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Harmony Matters
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Creative sustainable
solutions to help you
Be clutter free
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Providing organizing services to Bellingham & Whatcom County since
2006
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Office - Home Business
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This client uses her office to run her home-based
business, to manage her personal correspondence and finances, and to do
computer work. She describes her primary organizing problem as one of
needing to “get on top of the paper,” to “find a system that works.” She
felt strongly that if we could help her de-clutter her office, her
business would improve, and that would lead to overall improvement in her
life. One of her goals is to be a successful business-person who can “stay
on top of stuff once it’s organized.” |
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Our
client had already painted the room a refreshing blue. She wanted our
help to develop a paper management system that she could maintain. |
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recommended rearranging the room so that the desk faced the door instead
of the window. This created a work zone with the filing cabinet and
office supply storage in easy reach from the desk chair. |
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The
wire shelves along one wall hold some PartyLite inventory as well as misc.
papers and other items. Our client uses the tall filing cabinet for
business files. The computer in the corner belongs to her nephew. |
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computer is moved out of the room, creating less visual clutter and more
physical space for focus on business. The wire shelves now hold business
samples, file boxes for processing paperwork, and supplies for putting
together hostess packets and preparing for shows. |
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Before, the desk was cluttered with paperwork because there was no paper
processing system in place. |
Now
the desk
is a clutter free and relaxing work space. File boxes for “to read”, “to
pay”, “to file”, etc., are located elsewhere so these papers don’t need to
spend any time on the desk. We also gave her a large in-basket where all
mail and papers coming into the house go until she can sort them. |
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This is just some of the paperwork we helped sort and file! We took
everything out of the office and brought it to our client to sort. She
looked at each piece of paper and deciding whether to keep, recycle, or
shred it. |
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created a whole new file plan, discovering our client's categories as we
went. All her personal files fit into the drawer under the TV stand, and
the tall filing cabinet is for business related files only. |
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Here is one of the things this client said when we were
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"At the end of the day I can tidy up and it's nice to come
into in the morning. And, I actually go in my office now in the
evenings, just to watch TV, because it's such a nice space to be in!" |
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Serving Bellingham,
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Sustainable Connections |
The National Association of
Professional Organizers |
Women's Professional Network |
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Naomi Pollack and Jesse Larsen
Professional Organizers and Consultants
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360.510.6291 -
naomi@harmonymatters.com
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