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Finding Peace of Mind Through Organising

As you know the service that I provide is both confidential and non-judgemental. I don’t discuss my clients or post before and after photos.

So, when a client offers to share their organisational journey, I am truly honoured.

My Organisational Journey – Finding Peace Of Mind Through Organising

It’s January 1st, 2020. 

The last six months had been rather rocky at home, my brain was foggy and the house (albeit a nice house) seemed to be in bit of a mess (we’re the ‘we have ten pairs of nail scissors in the house but can’t quite lay our hand on them when we need them’ type).  It looks fine when people are coming around after a bit of a tidy but it’s a new build and I think it was built to sell. The storage element doesn’t seem to have been a priority.   I tackled some of it when we moved in but ran out of steam.   Now the other half was starting to grumble that he didn’t like the house and that he couldn’t find anything.   I needed to get my house in order for my own peace of mind.  I sent a number of texts that morning… one to a fitted wardrobe company (I had used them before) and one to Tracy of Blissfully Organised.

The appointments were set for early January.  I had grasped the nettle.  I’d met Tracy before in my old house.  I had asked her advice on how to present the house before selling and she did a bit of an audit (as she calls it) and she gave me some advice.  I’d said at the time I would use her again. 

On first impressions, she is warm but professional.  Very positive and well-presented but not patronising or intimidating!  Full of advice. Discrete.  This is not someone who is going to gossip about the state of your home.  She’s too smart for that.  As you would expect her sales process is very slick.  You get a reminder a few days before she comes around and you are advised of costs and billed quickly.  Done and dusted.

She came around.  On time of course.  This is not someone who has a tardy approach to timekeeping. We had a bit of a chat and I explained the background to the past while, what I wasn’t happy with in the house and how I thought she could help.  She explained what she thought she could do, realistically how long it would take and how much it would cost.

We tackled each room together.   Her approach is to take everything out, see what you have, “rationalise” (take things to charity shop and tip), group stuff, reorganise and advise on storage and labelling.  She’s logical and full of ideas and resources.  There’s a whole world of organising out there that I didn’t even know existed. As she goes, she makes notes and then sends a follow up note of recommendations that day (of course). She also groups stuff to take to the tip, recycling and charity shop.  The amazing thing about Tracy is how quickly she works and that she is incredibly thorough.  Many cups of coffee went cold as she cracked on. When my enthusiasm waned, she kept going.  In saying that, we chatted about all sorts of stuff as we went along.  She’s a lovely person and a good listener.

Having gone through the whole house with her, I now feel like my house is ordered, the storage space is optimally used, things flow, I now know where stuff is and I am the proud owner of a Dymo label machine which my kids love and is the envy of my friends.  ANON

Tracy Ross, Professional Organiser and Home Organisation Coach

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  • I first met Tracy in 2019. I live overseas and wanted to help my Mother clear a downstairs room to become a bedroom, I needed a gentle, trusted professional to complete the task after I had returned to my home. We all met and agreed upon a plan, but it was not to be as my Mother’s health deteriorated very quickly and she passed away. Although I did return to the UK a few times that year, decluttering wasn’t a priority. Then Covid put an end to my being able to return. Finally, in spring of this year, flight restrictions were lifted and I saw an opportunity to return to the UK, now faced with the task of clearing the family home. I contacted Tracy and thankfully, despite short notice, she had some free days to help me. We arranged 6 days throughout my 2 1/2 weeks to help me stay on track and motivated. Tracy helped me stay focussed and helped me believe we could achieve a fairly daunting task of going through a lifetime of memories, papers, photos and possessions. I had to be very disciplined about what was kept as whatever I chose to keep was to be shipped back to my Country. Tracy gave me time to tell a story about an item and why it made the “keeper”, or “think about it” pile, yet didn’t break stride in her work whilst listening. It was a very cathartic process. I felt like I was talking to a long time friend. She has a talent for putting you at ease, and for helping you see objects with a critical eye. Not once did I feel she was making the decision, more that she helped me verbalize my attachment, or not, and that really builds a bond of trust. After each session, I had “homework” to complete before we met again and a follow up email charting the successes of the day and the plan for the next session. As I was on my own during my stay in my family home, this could have been rather lonely, but knowing that Tracy was coming, both broke up the monotony of going through endless boxes and kept me on task such that the job was successfully completed.

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    May 9, 2022

  • Tracy helped my young girls and I declutter before a house move. In particular I was impressed with how Tracy got on well with the girls (7 yrs and 3 yrs) straight away and explained the sorting process simply. This has had a lastly impact on my children, getting them to appreciate you can’t keep everything!! I too enjoyed spending focused time with Tracy looking at my wardrobe. I will definitely be implementing the learnings for my clothes purchases such as reducing my tendency to buy some items in too many colour ways! Thank you Tracy for all your help. Jo

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    August 25, 2020

  • Tracy is amazing. We were renovating our house and finally was able to plan some extra storage. Tracy helped us to plan out new fitted wardrobes and then came back a few months later to help me get into a system with my laundry ( one of the things as a family I find hard to keep under control! ). She is kind, non judgemental, motivational & inspirational! I would say most people could do with a bit of Blissfully Organised in their lives!

    thumb Laura Dannan
    December 14, 2020

  • Tracy has helped me many times over the years, and I think I must have known her for 10 years now! When I first contacted her I had reservations about letting someone into my home, making judgments and telling me what I should do. But Tracy's service is NOT like that at all. She did a full home audit and we chatted about what I hoped to achieve. For years I'd been frustrated by our storage area, a large room under the house which was hard to access and full of things we hadn't seen for years. We agreed to tackle it and Tracy suggested that to start with, we took everything out. I thought she was completely mad at this point. Three hours later we had done just that, assessed what was there, got rid of some of it, sorted some and made plans for the rest. It was like a massive weight had lifted from my shoulders. After that she helped me organise rooms, and filter through boxes of stuff. More recently she helped me prepare for a big move. It's always an absolute pleasure to see Tracy and she is very thoughtful in her approach. Her service is life changing and I am very grateful that I contacted Tracy all those years ago. Contact her now, you honestly won't regret it.

    thumb Clare Suttie
    June 11, 2020

  • Tracy is exceptional at what she does and is generous in what she gives. Highly recommend.

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    February 23, 2022