Here’s an article from our newest organizer, Joette Tomblin:
Housekeepers are amazing to have. They can come as often as you like and clean everything from floors to toilets, dressers and desks, laundry and dishes. They provide an incredible service and those who can afford house cleaners usually love and adore them. I decided it would be interesting to call a few house cleaning companies and ask what the most difficult thing is to deal with on their job. I was expecting stains or rings around a toilet bowl—not a concern. They all had the tools to attack dirt and grime. The number one obstacle in their way is clutter. Yes, clutter. 
Five of the top housekeeping services in the Salt Lake area told me that clutter prevented them from doing their job thoroughly and up to standard. Imagine wanting to vacuum a living floor only to find the carpet and floor boards covered with stuff. (Stuff that their clients have no idea what to do with or how to store in their homes.) Imagine wanting to polish up the bathroom counter only to find that half the counter space is covered with makeup, hair products and jewelry. Imagine wanting to dust off furniture pieces throughout a house only to encounter clutter making it impossible to even reach the furniture. Or wanting to disinfect a kitchen counter only to find an impasse due to excess kitchen gadgets, food, papers and who knows what else.
If you sense that your home could use a deeper cleaning by removing excess clutter, hiring a professional organizer is the best solution to the actual problem. A professional organizer can help you toss, donate, and/or sell all of the excess that you have in your home. A professional organizer can help you make space where you never thought space could be found. A professional organizer can lighten your load and help restore peace to your home—peace that is missing due to clutter chaos. A professional organizer can teach you how to keep your home in order so that when your amazing housekeeper returns you really will get that deep cleaning that your floors, corners, walls, and rooms have been missing out on. Replace your housekeeper with a professional organizer. Try it for a month and see what a difference can be made in your living space. When the organizer is done and your housekeeper returns, they will thank you for it!
