Tori Farah

Tori helped my husband and me organize our kitchen and our spare bedroom. Before, these areas were cluttered and messy, and the task of organizing everything was overwhelming. Tori had great ideas for how to de-​clutter, and she used simple, effective solutions to make these spaces tidy. Best of all, Tori doesn’t judge! Even if you feel embarrassed about your lack of organization, she’ll empower you to become a tidier person. Now, we have beautiful, clean, functional spaces! Tori is professional, thoughtful, and she makes the process fun. I can’t recommend her enough!

For most of my life, I’ve been battling against clutter. I’m a sentimental writer who likes to be surrounded by familiar and inspiring things, so I always saved way more than needed to be saved. I’m a person who’s nervous about not having the proper documentation for things (what if I’m audited? or in a car accident? or in a Ponzi scheme?), so the accumulated paper in particular was overwhelming. I have a home office in my small bedroom, and there was no distinction as to where the work ended, because it never did.
Tori came in with a good-​natured and understanding approach: we spoke about what I needed and she gave me an estimate for how many hours it would take: she stayed with me every step of the way to explain what was really needed and what I could ditch. She helped me to rearrange the furniture to create «office» and «living» space, and gave me guidelines for upkeep, which — more than a week later, I’m still following. Shredding so much paper, giving away so many books, and finding a place for the things that were important to me (a «memorabilia» box goes a long way) was scary and cathartic, but Tori made it a nurturing and validating process (and as painless as a massive purge can be for someone like me). We worked with the furniture I had, and Tori gave me suggestions as to what organizational pieces could be added. We created a to-​do list for projects, and I’m making some slow progress on it. :)
Of course, I’ll have to commit to the upkeep, but Tori’s checking in on me to see how things are going: I feel proud to have taken this organizational step and am committed to keeping things neat as I move forward. It will definitely be a challenge. But Tori has set me up for success, and I’m grateful.