Did you know?
- Nearly one quarter of all adults say they pay bills late (and thus incur fees) because they lose them.
- The average American woman spends 55 minutes every day looking for things.
- It costs an average of $10 per square foot to store items in your home.
- So-called "crisis" purchases or fees related to disorganization can cost as much as 15-20% of your annual budget including buying duplicates of misplaced or broken items, last minute shopping at higher prices and extra interest and finance charges.
- Realtors regard "first impression" improvements such as de-cluttering closets to be one of the best ways to speed the sale of a home and fetch a better price.
- Cleaning professionals say that getting rid of excess clutter would eliminate 40 percent of the housework in an average home.
- On average about 80% of a home's clutter is a result of disorganization not lack of space.
Statistics courtesy of the National Association of Professional Organizers
Want to read more about organizing?
- "Tools Home Cooks Love - 10 Clever, Timesaving Kitchen Tools For Under $50 (And Often Much Less)," Lis Golden McKinley, Ezine, 8/12/09
- "Ten Ways to Declutter Your Home," Oprah.com, 12/18/09
- "When Hoarders Make Life Miserable for Others," The Wall Street Journal, 11/9/09
- "What to do with kids' art: Frame or toss?" San Francisco Chronicle, 10/21/09
- "Super Savers: Helping the Hoarders," The Wall Street Journal, 10/20/09
- "An Orderly Office? That's Personal," The New York Times, 3/25/09
- "The Zen of Cleaning," Newsweek (Includes my comment in response on 4/8/09), 3/21/09
- "How to Live With Just 100 Things," Time, 6/5/08
- "A Clutter Too Deep for Mere Bins and Shelves," The New York Times, 1/1/08
- "Consequences of messy desks," USA Today, 1/22/06
- "Many are the reasons for clutter, but help is out there if you know where to look," USA Today, 2/15/05
Other Organizing Resources
- National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO)
- National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD)
- National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM)
- Professional Organizers in Canada
