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Janine Adams, professional organizer

Want to get to know me a little better, before you invite me into your heart and home? (Of course you do!)

Here are the essential details:

  • I’m a Certified Professional Organizer (CPO) and I’ve been helping people create order in their homes since 2005. In that time, I’ve amassed thousands of hours of training and on-the-job experience, delighted more than 300 clients, written more than a dozen digital guidebooks, served on the board of the Institute for Challenging Disorganization, was elected President of the St. Louis Chapter of NAPO, the National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals (three times!), and appeared on TV shows like A&E’s Hoarders and TLC’s Hoarding: Buried Alive, as well as morning talk shows like Great Day St. Louis. I’ve been a blogger for Rubbermaid and SentrySafe, and partnered with the popular personal assistant app Springpad back in the day.
  • Unlike many of my (incredible) peers, I am not a naturally organized person — at least, not from the outside looking in! I’ve worked hard to discover systems that sync with my personality, and allow me to create genuine order, not just the appearance of order.
  • I am highly empathetic and nearly impossible to shock. If you think your home, office, attic or garage is truly “the worst” … just try me. I promise you’ll never feel shamed or judged. I’ve had plenty of my own ‘rock bottom’ moments of disorganization, and I get it.

And here are the non-essential (but fun!) details:

  • Before becoming a professional organizer, I was a sought-after pet writer. (That may sound strange, but it’s true!) I had seven books published — some of which are still on the shelves at your local Barnes & Noble — and more than a hundred magazine and newspaper articles. If pets are part of your life, I may have a trick or two up my sleeve to help you and your furry babies co-habitate with greater ease.
  • I am an avid knitter — and TV watcher. Usually at the same time. And these days I’m also learning and practicing hand lettering while writing thousands of postcards to voters. I love kicking back and relaxing in the evening. And I don’t feel a bit guilty about it.
  • I am fascinated by ancestry, and a passionate genealogy researcher. I’ve traced my family’s roots back past the Civil War, with (possible) tendrils reaching back to the Mayflower. I love making sure my ducks are in a row with my genealogy research. Organizing it is part of the fun.

    I’ve started bringing my passion for genealogy into my organizing business, with live presentations and one-on-one services for family history buffs. I’ve written articles on genealogy organizing for several genealogy publications, including Family Tree Magazine, and I’ve hosted two webinars for Family Tree University. (Hop on my mailing list for updates — and check out my (other) website, OrganizeYourFamilyHistory.com.)

When you contact Peace of Mind Organizing, you contact me. I’ll discuss your project with you via email and, if you’re interested in team organizing, we’ll set up an appointment for me to come to your home to discuss your goals so that I can give you a ballpark estimate.

You meet me at the initial consult and then I turn you over to my amazing team members (who keep me in the loop on your progress together) for the organizing sessions. All my team members embrace my empathetic, gentle approach. (Otherwise they wouldn’t be my team members!) I have two fabulous employees who are on almost all of my teams and I also use independent contractors, who have their own organizing businesses, when I need extra hands (and brains).

All done! What now?

  • You can read more about why I became a professional organizer — or check out my training + credentials.
  • You can peek at my services for clients in and around St. Louis, MO. (Psst. Want a team of experts to sweep into your home for a dramatic makeover experience? Don’t miss this: Operation: Peace of Mind.)
  • You can hop over to my blog for hundreds of articles on creating order and ease in your home, your workspace, and your life.
  • You can drop me a line to say hello — or pop a question that you’d love to see me answer in a future blog post. (I’d love the inspiration!)

Thank you for visiting! Wishing you peace of mind, today and always.

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