May 13 2009: Professional Clutter Clearer
As if clearing out my own wardrobe wasn’t enough, I tend to get this strange perverted thrill just from contemplating clearing out other people’s wardrobes. I did my semi-annual cull of my cousin’s wardrobe tonight, and cleared out three large garbage bags full of clothes and accessories to donate to the Salvation Army.
I’ve also made plans with Mr. M to clear out his wardrobe soon as well, which I personally think needs a massive overhaul…suffice it to say that he apparently still has M.C. Hammer-esque pants from the nineties. Fashion might come full circle, but I don’t think he should ever wear those pants again. I’d like to make the same plans with my friends, but every time I suggest it, they kind of shrink away from me and hurriedly change the topic. I think I’m gaining a reputation for being ruthless with material possessions, and the sad truth is that many people still get emotionally attached to material goods. The thought of parting with their possessions can be hard for many people to stomach, and the simplified lifestyle is one that many people still don’t understand.
I sometimes think that maybe I’ve missed my calling in life. Someone as anally retentive and compulsively organised as myself (if I can make a spreadsheet for something, I’ll do it, and colour-code it too!) should really become a professional “clutter clearer”. Not a cleaner who’ll come in and clean your toilets and wipe your kitchen benches, but someone who will organise your messy home – filing important documents, clearing out unused items for charity, creating space-saving storage solutions, etc. Someone who can help you downsize from a large home to a small apartment, and essentially make life a lot easier through automated micro-management so you always know where things are.
Possibly a potential freelance career. Must keep the idea on the back burner.
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That, is the exact kind of person I need in my life – come clear my clutter pleeeeeeease? I’ll pay you when i graduate, haha ;)
Amanda on May 13 2009 #
That actually doesn’t sound too bad. As side or career job. Just imagine the people you could be helping and saving all at the same time!
My mother and I are pack rats, unfortunately. We have drawers filled with useless and sometime meaningless articles, but we just can’t seem to part with them…thinking that maybe in the future it would be of some use.
That’s where someone like you would come in! I’m pretty sure its a pretty normal thing around the world and I have yet to hear anyone with an occupation such as that!
Roxanne on May 14 2009 #
Yea, I’m not sure I would let you near my closet. I’m pretty sure there’s a bag of a couple hundred Beanie Babies that hasn’t been touched for years in there somewhere.
Shen-Shen on May 14 2009 #
If I paid you, will you come to the US and clean out my closet? I can’t open the door anymore.
Felisa on May 14 2009 #
Hi, come to New York and do this for my mom’s house? Pretty please?
Arwen on May 14 2009 #
You can come to my house any time to do clutter clearing! :P We have plenty :P
Emsz on May 14 2009 #
They have a show on HGTV dedicated to this very thing. It’s called Mission: Organization and I always love watching it.
I agree, that could turn into another lucrative side job.
Erin on May 15 2009 #
You are aware that there is an Association of Professional Organisers that you can join if you go down this path!
Imogen Lamport on May 25 2009 #
[...] no reason for her to enter my room and snoop through my possessions under the guise of cleaning. As an organised person, I keep my room impeccably clean – cleaner than the rest of the house by a long shot. She [...]
Jingwen » Blog Archive » A Total Invasion of Privacy on August 17 2009 #
Have u gotten rid of the happy-pants yet? If ur looking to unload then I’ll take them off his hands. I need a pair of happy-pants badly! I could wear em with my bowling shoes or something!
Johnny on January 30 2010 #