Tidy Nest Team: Reimagine Your Spaces With Professional Organizers (Bedford & New Canaan Magazine)

Here’s a look at our ad that was featured in the May/June 2023 issue of Bedford & New Canaan Magazine!

Are you overwhelmed by the prospect of moving? We're also a full service relocation business. You can literally go on vacation and come back to an unpacked and styled house. And yes, there will be fresh flowers in the kitchen.

“Could not recommend this team more highly! Tidy Nest helped us edit our things before a big move, then plan and exec ute a seamless move in. We were sleeping in our beds and could find all of our things the first day- and 6 months later, the organizational systems are still holding. I love our pantry. and bookshelves. What’s more, they turned my 8-year old daughter into an organizing enthusiast so she’s labeling things in her room on her own now. Tidy Nest turned a chore into a lovely experience. Thank Six stars!” -Abigail, New York, NY

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Take a look at our press mentions in Bedford & New Canaan Magazine over the years.

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Here’s What The Tidy Nest Co-Founders Have Been Up To

We've been busy working with many of you to prepare for moves, to manage your moves, and to introduce better organization into your lives. A lot has happened this year so we're sharing some relevant updates with you…

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SHANNON

After working with many types of clients over the years, we found that people struggle with disorganization for very different reasons. I recently completed coursework with NAPO (National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals)  to develop a foundational knowledge for working with clients experiencing symptoms or having diagnoses of brain based conditions (defined by NAPO as anything that causes a person to have ongoing difficulty or challenging differences with cognition, emotion, socialization, or behavior). During my coursework I learned how to identify physical, mental, emotional and environmental challenges  and how to implement organizational and productivity strategies to empower clients in their daily lives. I am excited to say that I now officially hold a Brain-Based Conditions Specialist Certificate from NAPO!

In case you didn’t know, I believe that all spaces and items hold energy. As a professional organizer, I'm constantly touching a lot of items, and I'm in a lot of spaces. Some spaces are neutral, some spaces are dense with neglect and some spaces are just…full of busy energy.  Over time I started to feel affected by the spaces and the amount of items that passed through my hands. I wanted to find a way to protect myself from the energy I was absorbing. Since I’ve always been interested in reiki and knew about its healing power, I enrolled in my first reiki course at my local metaphysical shop (or “Hogwarts” as Jared would call it) and before I knew it, I had completed all three certifications and I am now a Reiki Master.

As a Reiki Master, I now have the ability to clear the energy in a room or home or clear a person’s energy (with their permission of course). Questions about reiki? Have no idea what it is? Send me a note and I’ll be happy to share what I know!

And one final thing to share… I just completed my exam, and I’m on my way to being a Certified Professional Organizer®.

In order to sit for the exam you must be a NAPO member in good standing, have completed prerequisite courses through NAPO and have logged at least 1,500 hours of on-site work (which was a piece of cake for me).

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Getting To Know The Tidy Nest Team

Taylor | Organizer & Community Manager

What’s your favorite space to organize? And what’s the hardest space you’ve ever tackled?

If I had to pick just one...it’d probably be my bathroom cabinets and beneath the bathroom sink. I get up pretty early for my 9-5 job and it’s a huge timesaver to have exactly what I need in the same spot it always is. The hardest space for me is always closests. My boyfriend has more clothes than me and trying to make it all work in our small one-bedroom apartment is tough.

What’s the one item you must have when organizing?

The one thing I cannot live without when organizing is a garbage bag. I am a huge fan of getting rid of old things to make space for new things. I make sure to do all of my organizing when nobody else is home... :)

What do you like to do when you’re not organizing?

If I’m not rearranging something in my apartment I’m probably listening to Shannon talk about rearranging something in my apartment. Otherwise, I love bike riding around Jersey City, trying the newest local restaurants and binge-watching The Sopranos.

What’s your go-to song to get motivated?

Anything by my favorite band, California Honeydrops.

What’s one tip you have to stay on track during a project?

It’s key to remember that organizing and reorganizing take time. To avoid getting overwhelmed, take mini (timed) breaks in-between projects.

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