Best Clutter Control: Muddle Management

Profile

Samantha Naeyaert, aka the “Organizational Therapist,” helps clients regain control of their lives by teaching them to live clutter free. Her service, Muddle Management, is for all organizational needs, including closets, offices, moving, and everyday clutter issues such as “piling.” Naeyaert has been called on by everyone from people consolidating three homes into one to students wanting to learn how to stay on top of homework and housework. “The relationship between an organizer and a client is quite intimate,” she says. “By the time we’re through, I know the corners of their lives—corners that they’ve often kept hidden, sometimes for many years.” Naeyaert, who also specializes in kids with ADD, says the process begins with a free “muddle huddle”: a meeting at your location to set goals and come up with a plan. Then one or more professional organizers will provide hands-on help ($260 per four-hour visit, $65 for each additional hour, per organizer). They’ll even make a trip to drop off donations or recyclable items that fit in their cars free of charge.