Organizing Photos
“Although I consider myself to be fairly neat and orderly overall—there were specific areas in my home where I was lacking in organization. One of these was my collection of photographs (which had been sitting in piles in a large box in my closet for years). At first it had never occurred to me to hire a professional organizer for a specific task or project but when I heard of Taryn's work with other clients I thought I would ask if she would be willing to help me organize my mess of photos. With Taryn's help in sorting through my pictures, I now have a nice, large, well-organized photo album containing all my treasured photos and can actually enjoy it and show it off to loved ones! I feel like a burden has been lifted and I can enjoy sharing my memories again!” —J.H., Bloomingdale, NJ

Paperwork Organization
“I called Organized Havens because my house was overrun with paperwork-incoming mail, the kids’ schoolwork, my husband’s work papers, my volunteer projects. I was tired of all of the clutter and of not knowing where to look to find the things my family needed. Taryn came in and helped us sort through all of the paper and make decisions on all of it. She then set up organizing systems for incoming mail and created homes for my projects, my husband’s work and the kids’ schoolwork and showed us all how to keep up with these systems. My countertops and dining room table are clear and paper free and have been for six months now! Getting organized has greatly reduced the stress in our family’s lives and we would recommend Taryn to anyone who feels overwhelmed and stressed about paperwork or clutter in their home.” —A.S., North Brunswick, NJ

Classroom Organization
“I just wanted to say thanks so much for all of your guidance and encouragement during our time together working on my classroom closet. I can’t believe how awesome it looks! Every time I open my door, I can’t help but smile at the fact that I can actually “see things” and they’re not hiding anymore. Labeling my containers was a fabulous idea. I just recently pulled out my September container to get ready for the first day of school and was thrilled that I didn’t have to go searching for it; it was all right there. Taryn, you are truly talented and I look forward to attending your next organizing workshop for teachers to learn more ways I can keep my classroom organized. Thanks again for inspiring me to be a more organized teacher!” —D.Q., Somerset, NJ

Kitchen Organization
“Two months ago Taryn Lamb came to my house with a mission to organize my kitchen. It was hard for my husband and I to imagine spending money to have someone come over and do what we thought would be “cleaning” my kitchen. Cleaning is far from what happened. Taryn came in, very professionally, and did help clean some but what took place was much more than a pick up. She turned my kitchen into a space that is functional and easy to maintain. Anyone could now enter my kitchen and find what they needed to create a meal.

Over the last year I had organized and re-organized my kitchen only to have it always return to chaos. I couldn’t seem to fit all of my appliances and food into the kitchen. I had things in closets separated from the kitchen by a room or two. Taryn spent 6 hours with me and we got everything into the kitchen in a useful and functional manner with room to spare.

I kept asking, “Why couldn’t I do this myself?” I’m not sure why but I couldn’t, I had tried. Every time I tried I felt like it would last a month and then return to a state where I was organizing again. Even after Taryn had come, my husband and I both wondered how long things would stay organized, my track record was not that great. I am happy to announce we are on month three and there is no sign of a mess coming. Everything has its place and it’s easy to get it back there. My husband has even made comments about how easy it is for him to find things he needs.

I realized how one day with Taryn was money very well spent when we recently had house guests who commented on how well the kitchen worked, without knowing I paid had some one else to organize it. I would gladly have paid more to have my kitchen the way it is now.

Taryn didn’t just stop with helping me organize one thing. The whole time she was here she was giving me suggestions and has sent helpful emails to remind me to do some of the things we talked about. My biggest example of this was the endless amount of paperwork that comes in and piles up. We didn’t touch that when Taryn was here but I got encouraging emails and a plan of how to keep it under control. Again month three is here and my basket has only two papers in it.

Don’t hesitate. Being organized has taken stress off of each of my days. Taryn knows what she is dong and does it well.” —C.P., Kendall Park, NJ