I cannot overstate how helpful Deirdre was for my family and me. We had accumulated approximately 10 years worth of stuff that had just been sitting around our house. I didn't want to just put everything into the trash (because, as Deirdre put so perfectly, there really is no "away" when you "just throw something away"). I knew there had to be a more responsible way of handling the shoe boxes of crayon stubs and dried up pens and foreign DVDs and etc, but I didn't have the energy or the enterprise or time to figure it out myself.

Deirdre came and helped us sort through things, she hauled a good amount of it away, and told us what we could do with the rest and anything else we accumulated in the future. It may sound extreme, but all that stuff was such a weight on my mind. 

I can't recommend Deirdre enough. I was so overwhelmed with all the stuff accumulating in our basement and closets, I couldn't tackle it myself. A big question I had was where all of it would go if I no longer wanted it, and didn’t want to deal with a lot of waiting for people to pick things up. She got right to work helping me figure out what to keep and what I could get rid of. She knew exactly how to dispose of all my cast-offs responsibly, from old bedding, batteries, and bikinis to electronics and even furniture.

My basement was a new place within a few hours — an almost emptied closet I could actually use, floor space I hadn't seen in years, and so much less crap everywhere! I feel so much better that I didn't just dump it all off someplace that would have likely tossed much of it in the trash. She's super organized and knowledgeable and yet very relaxed.

It was all so much easier than I expected.

To my frustration, our basement had become a dumping ground.  Well into my 2nd year of empty-nesting, I really wanted to get rid of stuff. I took stabs at it every now and then but didn’t feel like I was getting anywhere.  I felt stuck and was ready to pay someone to help.

 

As luck would have it, Deirdre’s IG post about her clean out services appeared and literally within days she came to the rescue. I’ve been a fan of Deirdre and all the content she shares on how to live more responsibly and knew she was the perfect person to help.

 

Deirdre arrived with bags, notebook, tape and, of course, a wealth of knowledge of how to pass along unwanted stuff responsibly. After 3 straight hours of work, we had organized and labeled everything and created a plan for getting it all out of the basement. Best of all was when Deirdre took a carload of items away to drop off at Big Reuse the next day.

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Deirdre’s easygoing, non-judgmental manner and humor combined with her plan of attack made the dreaded task as enjoyable as it could be. She also followed up with additional resources. I’m so glad I did this and highly recommend Deirdre to anyone feel stuck like I was.