Professional Organizer in Portland, Oregon - Restoring Order offers professional organizing services:residential,corporate,home office

Dear Vicki,
Thank you so much for thinking of me. I have gotten so much from your company in the way of ridding my life of some clutter (a girl needs to do some things in small doses) and helping me enjoy my house even more. Keep up the good work and I continue to spread your name to anyone who will listen.

~Mary the Messy (but getting better)
Mary Petrjanos

Vicki : Thank you so much for all that you have done for me. I cannot tell you how much it has improved the quality of my life as well as work performance. I have spent the past few days at the office working on an "work reference binder" using the same invaluable skills that you taught me at home. Already I notice a difference in my performance and most importantly STRESS LEVEL. I feel that you have added an extra day to my week! You are such a wonderful teacher, Vicki.

I would love to work with you again. I am thinking that the next thing that I need help with is the office at work. I will definately give you a call when I am ready for that project :) .

Please feel free to use me as a reference for future clients. I would be happy to praise your WONDERFUL skills!! Also, I caught a glimpse of your new products on the website this morning (which I have been looking forward to!) and they look fabulous!

Jennifer Frotton

Paralegal

Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting and Shlachter

"It was a pleasure to work with Vicki Norris. She has a sensible and enjoyable approach that brings order to chaos.

"I was introduced recently to a delightfully gifted person, Vicki Norris of Restoring Order®. Little did I know then, how much help Vicki would be to the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (ICFG).

Vicki's counsel to me personally and to my staff have proved to help bring focus and clarify to the priorities of our mission. Her optimism has inspired us to be more productive. She has the ability to quickly analyze the whole picture, break it down into parts and recommend ideas that bring about wonderful solutions.

I would highly recommend Vicki Norris of Restoring Order® to you! You will be blessed and will benefit greatly from her passion and expertise.

Glenn Burris, Jr
General Supervisor, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Los Angeles, CA

"I have been the managing partner of Top, Murphy and Company CPA firm for the last 17 years. My business partner and I have invested our lives in this firm from the beginning. I have a tremendous load of responsibility and clients are counting on me to come through for them.

Little by little over the years, I gave away a little time here, stretched a boundary there, took on another person's work, and, before I knew it, I had compromised all these years with an "it's only temporary" attitude, and found that I had violated my own core principles. I had "arrived" at what should be a season when I could enjoy the fruits of my labor, and I found that I was not even happy.

I finally had come to a place where I realized my approach had failed. I now wanted what I had given up: my lunch break, my weekends, and my personal life, and I longed to have more balance in my life. I wanted to spend more time with my sons and grandchildren. I was so overwhelmed, I was surrounded by piles of paper and chaos, and I needed to take control of my office and work load.

She started by telling me that it IS possible to design my life to support my values, and proceeded to list the priorities I was sharing with her. She interviewed me about my goals, my job description, my causes of disorder, my time management, and my work style. Using this background, Vicki guided us through a process that left me with several systems that help me manage my workload.

In three days, my office was a totally transformed place. I had a place to process paper, instead of letting it pile up on my desk. My filing system was defined and created. I began to see my desktop, my conference table, and the floor. I had a system for managing client, firm, and personal projects. I even came away with an index of every file in my office. In the process, I learned from Vicki how to handle, and make decisions about, paper.

I've never come into tax season feeling so good. I know exactly where everything is, I can make better use of my support staff, and I can spend more client time than administrative time. I have determined to institute little morale builders each day for me and my staff. I can still see the top of my conference table. Each evening, I round everyone up at a reasonable hour, and we all head for home, even during tax season."

"As an anniversary present to my husband, I decided to hire Restoring Order® to tackle my master bedroom closet. During the intake assessment phase with Vicki Norris, I discovered that I felt out-of-control as a result of my chaotic closet. After reviewing the contributing factors to how my closet became so messy, I started to see that it wasn't just my lack of upkeep, it was that other nomadic items were living there that didn't belong. Vicki pointed out that my bags of paper in the closet indicated that I must not have a home office space elsewhere in the house. It was a revelation to me, as I had never stopped to consider WHY my closet became a landing spot for other items. We got busy sorting and purging my closet contents by type, and later chose "zones" where types of items would live. Now, I know right where to go to find which type of clothing, and I know where to return the item after I've worn it. I haven't missed what I purged because, working with Vicki, I realized that I hadn't let go of anything since the eighties! I am able to walk into my closet now, and easily maintain it. I can see the floor to vacuum it, and, best of all, I've eliminated that out-of-control feeling. I appreciate that Vicki didn't just "tidy up" my space, but helped me figure out how the mess originated, and set up a sustainable system built around my needs."

Sharon Helms
Portland, OR