TESTIMONIALS



Our family hired Shanna to help us clean out our recently deceased mother's home. Our mom saved "everything', and the closets and storage rooms were packed with twenty years of stuff.

Shanna dug into the problem and directed us on what items were recyclable or donatable. She arranged for an appraiser to look at all of our items and make sure we weren't donating some unknown "gem". She arranged for charities to come to our home and pick up the items. This was no small task, as we ended up compiling 50 moving boxes of items for donation.

Beyond her skills in organizing and helping us to go through the entire home, Shanna was great at dealing with the various personalities of four siblings dealing with a very emotional event. She completely exceeded our expectations and allowed us to move past a very difficult situation.

John M., Bowling Green, Ky
July, 2011

Shanna has been amazing in helping me with my organizational challenges. Since I was a child, I have struggled with personal organization issues. I was raised to not be wasteful; the mentality of holding on to possessions, clothes, and gifts even if they did not physically fit or suit my taste was a behavior I learned from my elders. Prior to calling Shanna, I read organizational self-help books and saw some good shows about de-cluttering. They gave great tips and insights about donating items and practical techniques, however I got to a point I was so overwhelmed and wanted to get my environment under control. I was spending so much time "finding things." I felt hindered.

The investment of time and money to work with Shanna has yielded positive and empowering results. She gave me assignments between our appointments. My entire living space looks more open and is more efficient. With her gentle guidance and firm discipline, I am more independent with de-cluttering. I can find things when I need them. Now, my coffee table is clear most of the time. When I have visitors from out-of-town, it only takes me a few hours to prepare rather than an entire night. It is easier for me to manage a budget because I can find my bills, pay them on time, and am not constantly replacing items I would lose due to lack of organization.

For those people who do not like wastefulness, Shanna is a "green" organizer. She incorporates recycling, re-purposing, and donating into her organizational process so the stuff finds the appropriate "homes." I highly recommend Shanna to anyone who is not naturally organized, feels overwhelmed, or has experienced self-esteem and self-consciousness issues due to clutter. She is so caring and talented.

JG, Lexington, Ky

I contacted Shanna as I was just beginning the first stages of divorce. I needed serious help getting organized. I had old papers and bank statements and financial documents that I needed to have organized for a meeting with an attorney. I also needed to get organized with my home environment as I was now needing to move into a smaller place and had years of odds and ends that accumulate through a relationship that I needed to sort through. Shanna sat down with me and helped me get organized and sort through my big mess. I don't know what I would have done without her. Thanks Shanna, you are the best.

Greg W., Santa Ana, CA

I called Shanna when I first started thinking about moving from California to Florida. Having lived in my old house for almost twelve years, I had accumulated a lot of stuff and junk, and it was scattered everywhere and I was feeling overwhelmed by the thought of what to do with it all. Shanna came over and very patiently and very professionally helped me put my things in order, and separate what I wanted to keep and not keep, and before long my mess disappeared and I felt less overwhelmed thinking about my move. Not only did Shanna help me get packed and organized, but she also taught me a lot about how to keep clutter under control in the future, and gave me a lot of helpful tips that I will continue to use on my own. Thank you, Shanna, for giving me the motivation and the help that I so desperately needed.

Teresa E., Los Angeles, CA/Miami, FL.

Having a home office that was gathering clutter at an alarming rate, and not having the knowledge or time to do anything about it, I decided to contact an organizer for help. I found Shanna to be very knowledgeable, and with a few sessions she had my home office neat and clutter free. I also decided to use her skills in designing and organizing my hallway and kitchen pantry closets which are now a joy to use rather than a chore. Shanna was always on time for our sessions and would call in advance to remind me of any special tasks I needed to have completed.

Gary L., Sherman Oaks, CA

I am sitting and writing this in what feels like a brand new office. I did not realize the extent that my little piles were clouding my thinking and making it difficult to work. There is such a difference when I walk into the space. Instead of looking up at a mess with lots of things to do, everything is organized and clean which puts a smile on my face and increases my energy immediately. What impressed me the most when we worked together was the speed at which you were able to get things done and your clarity and confidence. Most of us hate to clean and organize our work spaces because it is such a pain and presents lots of organizational challenges. You were able to size things up so quickly, and you were so clear and confident that we were able to get so much done in such a painless manner.

Cliff Rayman
Coach for High Achievement Business People and Athletes
Porter Ranch, CA

When I made the big decision to move in with my boyfriend a whole world of stress, panic and chaos immerged that I hadn’t thought of. I had been living alone for five years where everything in my home was mine, and I had become at ease with the arrangement and the freedom I felt. Shanna came to my home and transformed a situation that seemed completely overwhelming to a systematic process that was very easy to follow. Shanna’s flexibility in her methods allowed me to feel safe and secure about what was really my life I was sorting through and packing away. The most wonderful thing is that after one year of streamlining in a smart ways that were catered around my needs I don’t feel that I would do anything differently. I am not "missing" anything, and I haven’t felt the need to go out and buy a replacement of anything that didn’t make the move with me. Being a habitual pack rat I have moved the craziest, most useless things in the past. Not this time! I would never move again, without A Sense of Order.

Sara B., Santa Clarita, CA

My ex-girlfriend’s lawyer was demanding my finances be audited to determine child support for our son, so suddenly I had to reconstruct 16 months of transactions. Shanna sat down with me and not only showed me how to file my receipts, but set up all my records on Quicken, and organized all my bills and expenses into something I could understand and work with. The ripple effect of this process was that I actually started saving money. Because I have to account for all my income and spending, I tend to think through my spending decisions more than I used to. Also, it makes tax time much less painless, because now all I have to do it take my well-organized receipts and my quicken files to my accountant.

Leo C., Los Angeles, CA

Thank you for helping me organize my office! Everything was stuffed into the cupboards and I didn't know where to begin. Now I can find all my files so easily with the color coding and clear labeling, and they are so easy to get to since we moved their location. This is just the beginning but now I know that my office system can grow with my business.

Susan O., Century City, CA