Annie! I honestly can't say enough about Annie's amazing skills, talent and brilliance in organizing anything you need done. Last summer we had to move out if our home for a renovation and at the same time I had a medical issue pop up. She helped me declutter, pack up, and unpack moving back in. She reorganized my storage and set up my cabinets for smart usage. Her skills are top level and she is also a wonderful human lady. Annie is fun, smart, honest, fair, creative and very professional. And her rates are completely fair and she delivers tremendous value for every dollar! I whole-heartedly recommend Annie to anyone needing to reorganize their home or office. I can't wait for her to come and help me with more projects in my home! Aptos Homeowner Christine L. 1.3.25 Annie - sorry it took me so long! You are the best! Look forward to our next project! Xo Christine read more

Annie is both a delight to work with and a lifesaver. I hired Annie multiple times to help declutter our home and to prepare to move. I'm partially disabled, so couldn't pitch in as much. She did a masterful job helping me quickly decide what to let go of - sorting into shred piles, donations, possible saleable items, and keepers. The bonus was the laughs we had while staying focused on what we wanted to accomplish. While her rate is very reasonable, I got way more than I bargained for in terms of having a fun and efficient partner and collaborator in getting my life in order and prepared for a major life change. Annie, you're amazing. Thank you! read more

Annie transformed my chaos into calm. My pantry is now an oasis--functional, beautiful, and somehow always tidy (a miracle!). She tackled my carport and storage with the same thoughtful, judgment-free precision. Her systems are intuitive and actually stick. Annie brings clarity, kindness, and real magic to the mess. Highly recommend! read more

Annie was so helpful in some organizational projects I had. I happen to love organizing, there were a few spaces that I knew could be so much better but I didn't have the time to research all the right solutions. Annie came in and I showed her the spaces, she took measurements then gave me links to purchase all the products and do the organization. I'm so happy with the time she saved me with these projects and am really excited with the new solutions. Annie is SO helpful and creative. I feel like so much mental space was cleared by getting these things done! read more

First, I highly recommend hiring Annie if you are in need of support around reconstructing, organizing, and maximizing your home spaces. She really has an eye for this work and even though I consider myself quite organized already, her ideas and perspective were innovative and refreshing. After our initial consult, she spent the next two weeks brainstorming and sending me ideas which was exactly what I needed help with. She researched and found a few pieces of furniture within my budget that I ended up purchasing and loving. We spend nearly five hours on all three closets and then were completely done. The relief I felt from hiring Annie was like lifting weights off of my shoulders and taking the biggest most nourishing inhale and exhale. If I ever had another organizing project, she'd be my goto. read more

I found Annie on Facebook when I was searching for a professional organizing company. She was so incredibly helpful to me. She even went as far as to refer another organizing company when I needed something urgent completed and she was fully booked. I highly recommend reaching out to Annie if you are in need of a professional organizer. Top notch customer service! read more

Annie is AWESOME! I've hired organizers before and they've been great, but what stands out about Annie, is that she's practical, laid back, and EASY to work with. She doesn't try to do a cookie- cutter approach. She accepts where you are, and who you are and works from that viewpoint. We have done multiple projects from organizing months of chaos at my desk, in my storage area, to prepping my house for an ARBNB. She excels at everything and is nonjudgemental and fun to work with! read more

Annie helped me organize my new art studio. She was very helpful, prompt and had great ideas to make the space functional and aesthetically pleasing. I highly recommend her services. read more

Annie has been an amazing resource. She has helped me recently organize our storage area with all of our valuable things that enables us to quickly find things as week as recently helping me with the overwhelming task of preparing my Moms home for sale, which was a difficult and emotionally charged event. Annie, handled everything with grace, ease and an incredible sophistication that created a beautiful space from which we could rebuild. read more

Annie was professional, respectful of my time and was focused on task at hand. She kept me focused as I worked along side her with the clean out and organizing of my garage. She not only helped me completely clean it out and organize everything back in its own space but taught me how to keep it that way. I feel lighter every time I walk through my garage now, it looks tidy and nothing like it was...a dumping ground. I will definitely be contacting Annie again for future organizing jobs. read more

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Annie helped us organize a storage locker that was hastily loaded after the unexpected passing of a family member. Annie worked with sensitivity when navigating what to keep and what to give away, and her efficient use of time and energy relieved me of significant stress around what to do with so much "stuff". Organizing the storage locker allowed us space to add items from our home storage shed so we could resume using that space as a small office. She also helped organize and trick out our small garage! Thank you Annie for helping us get back on track! read more

I wrote this on Google but am sharing it here as well because I want to share my review with the Yelp community as well! "Annie is such a great help! I needed assistance organizing and preparing my garage before a major surgery and Annie was excellent. She is so patient and understanding. Not pushing you to get rid of too much (if you have sentimental attachments), but motivating you instead towards downsizing, reducing the amount of "stuff" you have, and helping you clearly visualize and materialize your goals. I am so happy I found Annie and highly recommend her. You won't regret it!" read more

Working with Annie is more like a 5000 star experience than a 5 star experience. I have worked with Annie on 4 spaces within my own home as well as for an organizing project that encompassed an entire apartment unpack, organize and edit for a dear friend. I am not a frequent review writer, but I am honored to share about my incredible experiences organizing and editing my home and belongings with Annie's work and support. Annie approaches each organizing situation with care, empathy, practicality and a realistic timeline. Not only does she have deep experience assessing and rethinking the space, but she combines her excellent organizing techniques with a supportive, non-judgmental approach that makes the hard decisions of letting things go much easier. Annie looks for ways to use things you have on hand and does not encourage expensive purchases of storage containers, hooks, shelves, etc. unless they are truly needed and will transform the space. In addition, she recommends unique ways of categorizing, sorting and organizing items that are based on how they are used, frequency of need and how much they are loved. The closet she helped me organize nearly two years ago still remains in great shape - the system and approach she helped me set-up have made maintenance easy. In addition, she helped me transform a shared family area by removing many office supplies, toys and other things, finding them new homes (or saying goodbye) and moving them into more logical homes in other rooms. I could write much more about the amazing work Annie does, her professionalism and her fantastic approach, but I'll end with this: do not wait to book her services and work with her. This is some of the best money you will ever spend to transform your living spaces, refocus on things you love and clear away clutter and rehome items that you no longer need. Your spaces and you will feel renewed. Thank you Annie! read more

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Annie is a superstar! I like to think of myself as an organized person but with her help and inspiration we took things to a whole new level. My garage feels calm and pretty now and I want to be out there. Annie was so fun to work with...it felt like we were on The Home Edit show or something together. A class act and a darling human being. Not a single negative thing I can think of. She even brought me sunflowers on our last day together - such a doll. Highly recommended!!! read more

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Annie was just what I needed to finish getting ready for surgery. She is professional, hard working, flexible and of course has the eye for organizing. She responded quickly and was able to work around my complicated schedule. I would highly recommend her if you are feeling messy, unorganized or in need of a change. She inspired me to do the rest of my house too. I really appreciated the fact that she took care of all the items( either donated or throw away) that I had. I also was so appreciative of the fact that she worked around my inability to stand, walk and work with her. I had my station set up and she brought things to me to sort through... it worked out great. If you feel overwhelmed when you look at your clutter, Annie is the person you want. No judgement, just support and help to tackle the problem. read more

Annie is amazing professional organizer. She takes this skill next level with her listening and observation skills, compassion, empathy and decisive, and analysis of the situation. She listens to what the client is asking and observes the space to see if they match, and if not, will give kind guidance for the right solution. Annie is compassionate and respectful of her clients. I met her at a time of crisis and knew that if I could get my new home is some type of order it would aid in my healing. She was compassionate with where belongings could go as well as be respectful that some items may be too difficult to part with or even look at during that time. Annie has empathy when people are making decisions on purging or sorting however decisive and keeps things on track and moving. When sorting through some emotional items I knew I couldn't and some I could, Annie helped guide me to the ones I could part with and let go. Most importantly Annie can look at a space and talk with you and do a pretty quick analysis of what the options are to make it work. And if it isn't a quick scenario she will be transparent. When working with organizers it is important to be with someone who can hold your hand and listen while going through the process and Annie defiantly does both. Annie is organized (I have worked with others who are not) behind the scenes and when she comes to your space, she is on time, has tools to hang things etc, and is ready to tackle the space. I look forward to my next organizing project with Annie, she makes it light and fun.:) read more

We hired Annie to help sort and organize our two car garage, which due to a quick move into our home, had turned into a very full, disorganized storage locker where we could not even park our cars. Annie was kind and super efficient in helping sort what we wanted to keep vs. donate/throw away, taking donate/throw away items to the appropriate places and organizing what had been huge mounds of boxes and other items we had not touched since we moved into our home. She has great ideas about what organization systems will work best to maximize space while still looking nice and not breaking the bank. The garage is now a usable, organized space - we can find everything in it quickly when we need it, can actually use it to park cars and it looks SO much better! We will be using Annie again for more organizing in our home in the future - thanks, Annie! read more

Annie spent a whole day finishing unpacking from my move. And by that, I mean I moved nine months ago, still had six massive rubbermaids and boxes full of assorted crap that never found a home sitting in my chaotic living room, and was spending every weekend feeling absolutely overwhelmed and powerless to do anything about it. I don't think I did much while Annie was here apart from respond to questions and make decisions about what to keep and what to donate or trash, but by the end of the day I suddenly had an apartment. She made it so much easier to make those very stressful decisions, and did a great job of therapy throughout =D Annie also came up with several clever ideas that I would never have thought of myself but was delighted to discover. I try to do a Marie Kondo sweep once a year, and inevitably end up with unmade decisions scattered all over my floor for months. My mom dreads it, knowing how bad I am at pushing it across the finish line. I am never Marie Kondo'ing without Annie again. It doesn't get better than this. read more

If you have a mess, Annie should be your first call! Annie does SO much more than just organize. She is a wealth of information, ideas, and connections. We originally hired Annie to help us unpack and organize after a big move. But we have been working with her now for two years because she also has helped us find contractors for specific projects, a junk hauler, reorganize/design our at-home work spaces, turn the garage from storage into a functional workshop, and so much more. Such an amazing person to work with! read more

What a great experience it was working with Annie. She came on board to help me with some serious clutter that was leaving me, frankly, paralyzed and embarrassed. From the moment she walked through the door her kind, clear and guiding presence made it easy to start the process. She helped me clean up and organize years of piles and created a space that is beautiful and calming. The process was so much easier than I expected and dare I say...fun! She even inspired my two teen daughters to get involved (insert angel singing). It's fun to see them appreciate the space. I'm so glad I took the leap and asked her for help. You will, too. You will love working with Annie. She is talented, efficient and just a nice person all around. Everyone needs an Annie. read more

Annie did a great job helping me clear out and organize my home office. I was stuck working my way through so many family memories I wasn't moving forward and Annie really helped me make progress. She is fast, efficient, and fun to work with and her pricing is very reasonable. I'm so glad I found her and will be working my way through the other rooms in my house creating a much more functional space. I just wish I had done this years ago. It's great to have a professional perspective when de-cluttering and creating a more useful space. read more

Annie is absolutely wonderful to work with and I would highly recommend her. She came to organize my teen's rooms and did an amazing job. She worked with them to decide what to keep and where to put things. She made it so easy for them to do and we made progress very quickly. She also did shopping to get the supplies we needed to keep everything organized. And helped with decorating their walls. She has a good eye for what looks good and is very efficient with her time. read more

Annie is amazing! She helped us with a big garage organization project and far exceeded our expectations. She helped us with an organization plan and storage design and made the process so easy. She even arranged a handyman to install new storage racks. She is a pleasure to work with and worth every penny! read more

Annie is a true professional. After moving right before Covid hit we tried and tried to get settled into our small house near the beach but we just couldn't get ourselves through the downsizing process, then we found Annie, hiring her was a game changer! She knew immediately what needed to be done and how to do it. She took us through the grueling process of downsizing and we actually had fun doing it. She kept us focused while keeping us on track and motivated. She was mindful to how we wanted to function in our new space and we're finally feeling settled in. If you're feeling like you need some organization in your life, (and you probably do) Annie will get you over the hump!! read more

I hired Annie to help my husband and I with our garage after she organized my home office. The 3 of us pulled everything out and Annie helped us think about and choose what to keep and what to give away. She sorted stuff, labeled shelves and gave us useful suggestions. The job went so much faster and more efficient with her help and guidance. Thank you Annie! read more

Annie helped me organize my kitchen cabinets and pantry. I was skeptical at first, because I am an orderly control freak, but I was so glad I trusted her to help me. She respected my input, assessed the inefficiencies, and had great suggestions for changes. She suggested some simple changes that provided immediate relief, as well as structural changes and products that would make the space even more efficient. The whole process was faster, more effective, and more fun than if I had tried to tackle it on my own. I mentally give her a "high-five" every time I open my cabinet or pantry door and see the order she helped me restore. I highly recommend her! read more