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Jackie Ridley

A Tidier Life
United Kingdom

I offer a professional decluttering and organising service to help you live a tidier life, whether you want to declutter a cupboard, a room or a whole house. I'm here to guide you through the process and help you achieve the organised home you've always wanted. I provide hands-on decluttering and organising services in Northallerton and surrounding areas. I also offer virtual support with decluttering and organising to clients outside this area. I am a member of the Association of Professional Declutters and Organisers (APDO), have Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance and have a current DBS check.

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the stuff in your home? Would you like a tidier home but don’t know where to start? A Tidier Life decluttering and organising services can help. Our service is not about creating beautiful, Instagrammable spaces, it’s about helping you to have a home that works for you. Our service will help you to:

- remove things from your home that no longer have a use for you or your family - often this is because you have moved to your next life stage, for example your children have grown from babies to school age or you have just retired.

- organise what’s left so that it is appropriately stored and easily accessible when you need it following the principle of “a place for everything”

- develop systems and storage solutions that make it easier to a keep on top of tasks such as laundry and paperwork

One of the biggest barriers to using a decluttering and organising service can be feeling embarrassed about someone else seeing your home. We know from personal experience and working with our clients that there are lots of reasons why clutter builds up and it isn’t about being lazy - in fact our clients are often some of the busiest people we know. The good news is that it can be surprisingly quick to declutter and organise your home, even if your clutter has taken years to build up.

There are a host of benefits to having an organised home:

1. Feeling less stressed because you are in a calmer, uncluttered environment

2. Being able to be more productive/efficient as your home functions better

3. Your home is easier to tidy and clean – some clients are thinking about getting a cleaner but realise they don’t need one once their home is decluttered and organised

4. Your home is always ready for visitors with minimal time required for a quick tidy up

5. Better buying decisions because you can see gaps and duplicates in what you own

So what are you waiting for? Contact me now for a free initial consultation.​

Testimonials "Jackie came to help us get organised after moving house. When we moved in things had been quickly put away but not really thought through. ​ Jackie started with a discovery call which was invaluable in gaining insight into what kind of help we needed and really made us think about how we organise our home. My husband was hesitant initially but Jackie took things step by step and reassured us that we would always decide which items were donated or disposed of and her recommendations on this were really helpful. Jackie had a kind approach and really helped our view point on sentimental items that we had been holding onto but really had no use for anymore such as baby equipment. ​ On the day she created a layout that was more functional and made better use of the space available. She also gave us really useful ideas for storage solutions that we didn’t know existed. She did a great job of making our space easier to use and keep tidy. ​ After our organisation day Jackie provided a full follow up with further pointers on storage ideas and longer term solutions for even better use of our kitchen. We really the work she did for us it really gave us a new perspective and had since motivated us to extend this into further areas of the house." Nicola, Bedale