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Is It Worth It To Hire a Home Organizer?

  • Writer: Tabi (they/them)
    Tabi (they/them)
  • Nov 13
  • 6 min read

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November 2025 - Organization Pending's Newsroom - Upper Arlington, Ohio

Organization Pending is a home organizing company offering in-person and virtual services. Welcome to the Newsroom, offering monthly decluttering and organizing tips and discussions, interviews with Community Recommendations, Columbus recycling and donation news, and more!

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This month we're discussing Is It Worth It To Hire a Home Organizer?, with real-life experiences to back up some surprising statistics on how clutter interacts with our daily lives, and 4 Reasons to Hire a Home Organizer. Don't miss pumpkin, political sign, and holiday lights recycling resources, and make sure to look at Organization Pending's 2025 Local Holiday Gift Guide before Black Friday and Small Business Saturday!

Is It Worth It To Hire a Home Organizer?

an open dumpster in daylight, it's about half full with boxes and other stacked items

Often clutter is caused by the processes behind dealing with incoming and existing items. There could be missing steps in the daily, weekly, monthly, or seasonal household routines, or it could be that life events changed your needs, or put you too far behind your normal decluttering schedule to easily catch up by yourself. When clutter becomes overwhelming, almost every home has one person who wants to rent a dumpster and toss it all, but that doesn’t always address the underlying issues of accumulation and disorganization. 


  • Americans spend $2.7 billion annually replacing items already in the home. (1)

  • Americans spend 2.5 days a year looking for lost items, and over 60% of us have been late or missed appointments because of it. (1)

  • 48% of us consider our homes at least somewhat cluttered, but 41% of us haven't decluttered in over a year, and 72% believe we would gain more space through decluttering. (2)

  • 36% of people report a lack of motivation to declutter and organize, and 29% of people are too tired to declutter and organize, overwhelmed by their busy lives and juggling multiple responsibilities, leading to their homes and belongings feeling overwhelming. (3)


And these statistics are reflected in the reviews clients have left on Organization Pending's Better Business Bureau® profile.



4 Reasons to Hire a Home Organizer, According to Organization Pending's Clients

  1. Overwhelm: "Tabi has been a consistent accountability partner. Stuff builds up over time and it can be emotionally overwhelming to set aside time and tackle it on your own. When scheduling time with Tabi, I am motivated to do as much as I can." "Organization Pending made my downsizing so much easier. I had our entire family's home to go through and was overwhelmed." "They desire to see you free of the overwhelm and return a room to you that is useful once again."

  2. Shame: "Tabi was so encouraging - the shame melted away with their gracious spirit. They are a delightful soul with so much compassion." "They never made me feel judged or tried to convince me of what to do with the items. I appreciate this so much as there can be a lot of shame around the things collecting dust in the basement."

  3. Donation & Recycling: "Knowing our belongings were not just going to a generic donation facility or landfill made sorting so much easier. Tabi took care of all the details of the best location for donations by category and would also deliver them for me." "They are a wealth of information about recycling, reduce, and reuse options in the Columbus area so I know I am able to rehome or recycle my extra stuff responsibly."

  4. Experience: "Punctual, communicative, thorough, awesome!" "Tabi is a complete professional." "They truly stand out with a focus on delivery of excellence, patience and insight!" "What a wonderful experience!" "The best service." "Game changer and money well spent!" "I cannot recommend them enough!"


many brown paper bags and a crate are filled with hardware donations and household hazardous waste recycling from decluttering

When you hire a home organizer for whole home services, you give your entire house a reset, letting go of the things you've been meaning to, and organizing all of the like items in the home together, establishing zones in each room and space - so you never have to wonder where things are, or where they could be if you're not sure if you have it. If you hire Organization Pending for In-Person Training Sessions or Virtual Body Doubling, you pick up tips specific to your home and family from Owner/Operator Tabi (they/them), and you learn the steps of decluttering and home organizing one-on-one, gaining these skills to apply in the future. And many clients I work with have kids who are also struggling with disorganization. With Kid Organization Sessions, kids 10 and older can choose to work directly with me, or invite their parents into the process. For younger children, there are a few options, depending on the age(s) of your kids(s) and your goals, and we can talk about the best session type for your family at your free virtual assessment.


drawer with DIY drawer organizers made from cardboard boxes with the tops cut off, socks are folded over, file-folding style within the drawer organizers

Home organizer tip: If you've started your search for a home organizer, you've realized there's more than one type, and you might be feeling uncertain as to which home organizing company is right for you and your family. Learn more about in-person vs virtual services, the difference between hiring a single organizer vs a team, and the aesthetic-forward vs upcycled-forward approach to home organizing in How to Choose the Right Home Organizing Service for You.


Home organizer tip: Sometimes potential clients tell me, "We should clean up before we hire a home organizer." Discover how to save money and get more for your dollar in Should You Hire a Home Organizer Before a Cleaning Company?.


(1) PR Newswire. Lost and Found. May 2,2017. www.prnewswire.com

(2) PR Newswire. Americans Have Too Many Things and Not Enough Money, Study Finds. August 29, 2016. www.prnewswire.com

(3) Woodruff, Lisa K, Research Studies, Organize 365®, 2021 from organize365.com/research

Pumpkin Recycling, Political Sign Recycling, and Holiday Lights Recycling:

Upper Arlington Updates

A large red garbage bin that has been repurposed for pumpkin recycling in Upper Arlington.

Pumpkin recycling will be available at Fancyburg Park, 3375 Kioka Avenue in Upper Arlington, from November 1st through December 8th. Please use the marked bins in the center of the parking lot - the green compost bins are for table scraps only.


Political Sign Recycling is available November 3 - 21, at the Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Road, near the Police Bay in the back.


Holiday Lights Recycling will also be available at the Municipal Services Center from December 26 - January 3, near the food waste composting containers in the back. You are also able to recycle these year-round at 4100 Roberts Road.

Organization Pending's 2025 Local Holiday Gift Guide

Support Columbus businesses this holiday season with gifts for the home, unique local gifts and experiences, gift cards, memberships, and gifts to get yourself!


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Gifts for the Home



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Unique Local Gifts and Experiences

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Gifts Cards

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Memberships



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Gifts to Get Yourself



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Organization Pending's Newsroom is written by Organization Pending's Owner/Operator Tabi Berkey.


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