STEPHEN ILOTT - REMOTE GUIDANCE SERVICES
 
WHY REMOTE?

It is a difficult decision to open one's life to strangers, even professionals who are accustomed to guiding clients with clutter issues. Many issues are combined with life issues. (Emotional loss, job loss, inability to cope with overwhelming personal accumulations) This makes the client feel vulnerable and shy about adding the stress of having someone in just yet. So a solution that many find helpful in the short term is to have guided help as a prelude or even replacement for a full series of in home sessions. As a Professional Organizer I have seen hundreds and hundreds of home situations and many have so many commonalties that I am able to help get the clients off to a start and build their confidence until such time they can have an organizer visit.

The most common comment I receive is, "Let me clean up a bit first before you come over." The very reasons they have arrived at a cluttered situation will inhibit this sufficient cleaning so one may put off that needed home therapy.
SOLUTIONS

Discussing the situation via email is the best solution all around as it can offer written step by step advice and specific tasks aimed at specific areas a bit at a time. This allows the client to take the situation in hand, learn at a measured pace how to face the clutter and attend to a focused set of small tasks that with time amount to very large changes.

Many clients start with an "all or nothing" mindset. It has to be perfect of it is painful to not see vast improvements and perfection in a tiny amount of time. Reality is a tough master. So learning how to achieve those changes in such a way as to make them part of your new normal is key.

Many clients have maids come into their homes and wonder of wonders the clutter never leaves or gets cleaned. The fact is Professional Maid's Services won't clear up your clutter. It's not what they do and often a certain pile rearranged will cause stress for clients because they themselves didn't move the things and fear losing items so nothing gets touched.

But with guided decluttering step by step is as easy as checking your e-mail each morning or afternoon - whenever you have energy to face 15-20 minutes of focused organizing. Then you can be on with your busy day. As you may have noticed our days are racing by us at supersonic speed. Now imagine each day with 15-20 minutes done, day after day after day after day. It becomes a regular, satisfying task in which to reward yourself. More when you have me be part of your backup plan.

You will receive an updated set of tasks and plan strategies each week via the email you request. You may send questions daily and request new tasks as you wish and need them.

WHAT YOU DO.

Contact me and express interest in having me as you personal backup person. There is no obligation or contracts. No obligation of time or expense. No need to worry about anything but read a few emails.

What I will suggest from time to time is to tell me a bit about your situation and what doesn't work for you so that I can create a personalized plan of action which you may nibble on at your own pace. I may also ask for some digital photos of some small areas or rooms so that I can point out and interact on specific tasks.

My e-mail is info@decluttering.ca. My web site is the one you are presently on http://www.decluttering.ca

I ask that you not phone unless specifically asked to as part of an advice session. I am often not able to respond to calls as many things are happening all the time and I need to give you my full attention with specific written advice. So please, e-mail is best unless it is someone who does not use computer and you are making arrangements for them.
Cost

You will love this. The cost is a very special one. It is the cost I normally charge for one hour of my time - $46.00 plus gst per month. You may use one month or twelve. It is entirely up to you. The month of time will run from the date of payment.

You may be anywhere in the world to take advantage of this offer. This is a bargain I offer to enable you - to empower you and get you moving forward so that you can take control of your life once more. Should you need to book a live Organizer session we can discuss this in more detail. I have guided and decluttered clients as far away as Great Britain to great effect.

The detailed emails you will receive will be personalized to your situation by me and me alone unless you request one of my female associates. I am known for my sympathetic, understanding, informative and entertaining emails.

You will find you are not alone in many of the choices you have made and commonalties I see in many who are cluttered. Know that this is a positive thing. There are many who would love to speak with others who are similarly delayed in life. Getting past clutter is hugely liberating and highly addictive - so be warned. You may suddenly love your life and your house again.

How does one pay? I accept payments via PayPal (ask me how this works if you do not have a Paypal account. I can send an invoice for the $46.00 plus GST if you wish) or personal cheque with a backgournd letter of what you may need if you are so may. You may send the request c/o Stephen ilott - 1250 Cottonwood Crescent, Oakville, Ontario L6M 2W6. Payable to "Decluttering.ca" A time frame of one week will be given upon receipt of a personal cheque to clear.

If you are within the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) and wish to include in your personal guidance plan an actual consultation to review the actual areas concerned then this is gladly arranged and with only an additional cost of $36.00. This offers one full hour of review, advice and photos to begin the process.

So what's stopping you? Nothing, I think. Contact me. We'll get you what you need.

info@decluttering.ca - or leave a message to be contacted at (416) 460-8098