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Here is my belated recommendation for Nancy Heller. If you need a jumpstart and a cheerleader to get you going with your decluttering she's the right person. Very upbeat and energetic. It may not be what everyone needs, but a couple of months ago (spring/early summer 2005) it helped me immensely to get her assistance. While I had too much clutter to sort and dispose of in one session (and have admittedly backslid a bit since her visit) her helpful assessment, suggestions and positive attitude and encouragment reinvigorated my efforts.

Nancy is amazing: thorough, creative, encouraging, kind. I almost cancelled a zillion times in the week before she was due to arrive--right up to the morning of. There can be a lot of emotional issues in "stuff," and although I'd liked her in our initial meeting and subsequent phone chats, I somehow imagined she'd be insistant and heavy-handed when it came to the sentimental items I was on the fence about. But no. No judgments, no eye-rolling, not a hint of impatience. And she's so ingenious about ways to organize.

I'd recommend her wholeheartedly.