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Testimonial - Palos Verdes Relocation Project

We've pretty much completed a large relocation in the Palos Verdes area of Southern California, a newly built 14,000 square foot home.

An organizing colleague asked us to be part of her team, but her actual attendance was impossible due to another obligation. All the more important that she brought the right people onto the job, folks that would work well together.  We were in charge of unpacking, beautifying and organizing various areas of the home, including the butler's pantry, gentleman's closet, sweater closet, golf supplies, bathrooms, a breakfast room, parts of the three-car garage, and a holiday storage room.

Now that the job is complete, here's a note the lead organizer sent to me this morning:

"Thank you again for your professional and energetic commitment to making the [name omitted] relocation project a HUGE success. As you know, [name omitted] were delighted (and blown away) by everyone's contribution. I look forward to seeing the [name omitted] home now that all the furnishings are in place, and of course, to witness first hand all the great organizing [name omitted] has been bragging and raving about.

As I sit here typing this memo, I am struck by the thought that I am a bit sad not to have been able to work on this project with each of you.

I always enjoy the energetic buzz that a project like this ignites when a group of self-starting and creative organizers pull together, for the common good, to bring order (and beauty) to any given situation.

[Names omitted] are pleased, delighted and grateful. So am I.

One of Mrs. [name omitted] final comments to me was that we are definitely a group of "true professionals."  Thank you again for your integrity and professionalism in making this project a complete success and for representing yourselves, my company and our industry in such a positive light."

Picture above, where Hawthorne Blvd. dead-ends into Palos Verdes Drive West, courtesy Flickr

A Short Note From a Blog Reader

We were sincerely touched upon receipt of this reader note, in response to a post we did last February for an organizing product safety recall.

"Thank you for the blog piece on the trunk.  As a funeral director I experienced the unfortunate result that comes from designs that don’t take children in mind.  Where is the first place a child goes playing hide and seek?  You guessed it.

You have done a great service by carrying this article.  Thanks."

Fortunately, we haven't had to post any more organizing product safety recalls, even though we're on a weekly notification list.  We guess that's a good thing.  If you hear of one, please e-mail us.

Reader E-mail - The Power of Productivity

At the OrganizingLA Blog, we get lots of mail from Readers, not only from Southern California, but all over the world.

We'd to share this touching and fun note that embraces what we're all about-- funky new products, homekeeping hints and productivity techniques that enchance your life, and give you more time for the things you really care about.

But it's the interactivity that really makes a difference-- so please keep posting those comments and sending e-mails.  Sometimes, the best information is hidden inside the comments section from Readers like you!

"John-- I saw the E Nook a few months ago in PC Magazine.  It was difficult for me to locate on the web as I could not remember what it was called.  The magazine is long gone.......... I was starting to give up hope as various searches of "dock, charger center, station, valet" got me nowhere.  I have no idea how I actually came across your Blog!

I am horse person, my husband a gadget FREAK.  In the barn every saddle, blanket, bridle and helmet has a rack or hook.  In the house iPODs, phones, laptops and Palm Pilots are on the counters, tables, desks and dressers.  I am crazy about the E Nook!

For my birthday I received lingerie. For him.  For Christmas he will receive the E Nook.  For me.

Have a merry Christmas!  -- Ms. C"

Picture above is the nifty Jeep USB 2.0 Flash Drive plus Ink Pen, perfect for entering those digital comments to the OrganizingLA Blog

DailyCandy Features OrganizingLA Los Angeles Professional Organizers

 

Many, many, many pairs of eyes take a lick at DailyCandy Los Angeles every day, to sneak a peak at the ultimate insider's guide to what's "hot, new and undiscovered -- from fashion and style to gadgets and travel."  It's your virtual best friend, intellectual, impulsive and entirely well-informed.

OrganizingLA and stalwart John Trosko are just incredibly humbled to have been featured in today's Daily Candy, Los Angeles edition.  We believe that a beautiful home and a well-furnished life begins with organization.  Not just for holidays or special days-- but every day.

"...all the organizing euphoria you'll need to last a springtime." -- Daily Candy

It's great to have our coming out party.  Thank you DC!

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Organizing Testimonials – Read First-Hand What “Organizing Euphoria” Feels Like

Are you ever curious as to how our Clients feel when they're organized?  Or what the benefits are?

Here is a tidy recap of a few letters or notes of recommendation from a Client or organization who is familiar with our work and their reactions to the problems we interactively solved.  Simple click on each one to bring up the original post.

• A lifestyle expert's home office makeover in Hollywood Hills, CA
• A marketing expert's home office organizing in West Hollywood, CA
• Downsizing a Senior, complete with relocation and organization of her home, Century City, CA
• A Caterer's home and garden gets new storage, Pacific Palisades, CA
• Client with limited mobility gets her home unpacked, Tarzana, CA

Noted Trend Expert & Freelance Writer Sally Horchow Names John Trosko and OrganizingLA to her March "Hit List"

Sally Horchow, noted Trend Expert and Freelance Writer has named OrganizingLA and John Trosko to her "Hit List" for the month of March, 2006. Ms. Horchow has been working with our company on various "Pile Destruction" activities and organizational strategies for her home in the Hills above Hollywood.  We're so truly honored to receive this important distinction!

Employee of the Month
John Trosko, Master Organizer
OrganizingLA
My files, my shelves, my life will never be the same (thank GOD)

Sally regularly contributes her original point-of view on all lifestyle trends - from entertaining, food, and travel to design, fashion, and art - to The New York Times, Town & Country, and Daily Candy. Her work has also appeared in: Vanity Fair, Elle, InStyle, Food & Wine, Cosmopolitan, Town & Country Travel, Town & Country Weddings, Women's Wear Daily, Los Angeles Magazine, L.A. Confidential, Angeleno, Distinction, C Magazine, Veranda, Spa, Texas Monthly, and The Boston Globe.  Sally is currently appearing periodically as a lifestyle and trend expert on "TYRA," Tyra Banks' syndicated talk show. She has also appeared on: Food Network, E!Entertainment Television, KNBC/Channel 4 News, AMC, and Travel Channel.

Sally and her father, Roger Horchow (a Broadway producer and founder of The Horchow Collection), are the co-authors of The Art of Friendship: 70 Simple Rules for Making Meaningful Connections, a non-fiction work published by St. Martin's Press, which will be available in stores everywhere this October, 2006.

Click here to read the OrganizingLA "Hit List" mention.

Click here to explore articles written by Sally Horchow.

Pre-order the book, The Art of Friendship: 70 Simple Rules for Making Meaningful Connections.

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OrganizingLA Blog Reaches a Milestone -- 100 Posts!

Today, the OrganizingLA Blog hit 100 posts!

When our company started this site last July, we wanted a way to share clever tips for getting organized and to provide tactics for handling the clash between the urge to preserve and the unending march of time.  We know a little strategy can go a long way in streamlining an all too time-consuming chore: organizing.

Our professional blog covers a wide variety of relevant topics incorporating:

• New Techniques for Greater Productivity
• Support for Downsizing or Super-sizing your Home
• Clever Products to save you time
• How to Effectively Handle Technology and E-Mail
• Organizing Experts and Case-Studies in the Media
• Services that Make your Life Easier
• Views of Corporate and Small Business Productivity
• Easy Ways to Recycle and “Let Go”
• How to Get the Most Grandeur and Security When Hiring Consultants for your Home or Small Business
• Architecture and the Value of Space Planning
• Holiday Ideas and Smart Systems for Gift Giving

Along with a dose of unpredictable Southern California life-style, we also include:

• OrganizingLA Testimonials
• Before and After Photos
• Media Interviews and Mentions

A great way to sign-up to receive daily posts is to subscribe directly on the subscription form to the right, it’s easy and safe.  And if you're only reading the posts, you may be missing great information in the comment sections (check those out too.)

It is our hope that you will take this opportunity to pass along this news to your friends, family and business associates, along with your good vibes. So please wave to your neighbors and help get the word out!

Best regards,

Client Testimonial - Office Organization Project - West Hollywood, CA

OrganizingLA and Associates received this wonderful note from a Client in West Hollywood. We spent time organizing the home office of a small business owner and while the process continues to be ongoing, the results speak for themselves. We'd like to share the comments with readers.  As per the Clients request, we have not omitted any names or personal information in the letter.  Read on...

Client Testimonial - Residential Move Management and Organization Project - West Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley, CA

OrganizingLA and Associates received the following relocation testimonial last week.  We thought we'd share it with readers.  Parts have been edited for Client confidentiality.

Client Testimonial - Residential Unpacking Project - Tarzana, CA

OrganizingLA received a brief note from a Client after we finished a Client's unpacking job in Tarzana, CA.  Unpacking boxes, arranging donations, securing a place of rest (out of tall towers of boxes) and space-planning for a Client with limited mobility.  Please allow us to share it with you:

"Dear John-- As I said before, you are a genius at what you do.  I can't thank you enough!"

Client in Tarzana, CA (April 2004)