Testimonials
Amanda Maddalon
Office Manager | Saddleback Women's Medical Center | Irvine, CA
"When I called Kat I had recently started a new job that had two locations. Both locations were in complete disarray and they need literally every aspect of the office needed attention. The goal was to have her put into place systems for inventory, organize employee work spaces, and bring balance to individual doctors' treatment rooms.
I loved her manner working with and approach to the employees. Gaining a good sense of what they needed and having an awareness of their environment, so making the changes that she did would work not just in the moment but for years to come. All goals were accomplished and then some!
She gave me/us tools to use in the future. She was supportive and empowering. By teaching us new and inventive ways of creating a cohesive, organized and peaceful workplace. I have and would again refer her. As a manager we think we can, and often do, tackle everything. As I have shared with my fellow work associates, we all need organization and flow in our lives...be it professional or personal.
I think that sometimes we get in the way of ourselves. Bringing Kat into my life both professionally and personally helped me and in-turn afforded me more time and attention to those around me.”
Elizabeth Lehner
Real Estate Agent Ranch & Sea Realty / Juncal Real Estate | San Marcos, CA
“Over an 8 year span, Kathryn has continued transforming the spaces in homes that I have been selling. The majority of her services are working with me on home listing preparation.
Professionally, she has helped me reach deadlines that I would not have been able to meet on my own. She has also increased the marketability of the homes that I have sold. She is my go to call on 98% of the listings I sell. She is a great asset to me.
As a Homeowner I have also used her services for various organizing and staging projects in my own home. I needed her to help me get my house ready since one of my family member's was going to undergo ongoing medical procedures. I wanted certain areas of our home to be calming and relaxing. She truly has a gift for this type of work.
After working closely with someone for such a long time you develop a rhythm. Kathyrn is always open to hearing my vision of how I would like things to turn out. She never disappoints! Her ability to really listen to your needs is one of her strongest skillsets. She also is a very genuine, adaptable and open person. I have and will continue to recommend her. Her work really makes a difference in my real estate business.”
Ann Malcomson
Homeowner Retired PacificTelesis Naples, FL
“I first reached out to Kathryn after my divorce. My life felt like it was in total chaos. It was. Kathryn was so kind and non-judgmental. She was so supportive as we went through my things and sorted through everything. We purged so much. She offered to remove everything that I was getting rid of, making the donation process easy and convenient for me.
I have always been amazed at how much we were able to accomplish. Somehow, Kathryn just keeps me motivated. By the time we were done, my home looked decluttered and refreshed! Not only do we accomplish a lot as far as getting things organized, but I am also always in a better place emotionally. We talk about life, parenting and future goals.
She taught me, “Less is more” and helped me get clear on what is important to my life. It is not about stuff. Experiences and creating memories with people we love is much more important. Kathryn is never judgmental.
Recently, Kathryn helped me prepare for a move from San Diego to Florida. I lived in my home for 34 years and this was the first time in 34 years I was moving. It was overwhelming. Not once did Kathryn make me feel like it wouldn’t get done. We worked great together. She was great in helping me purge and sort through things. When I felt overwhelmed, she reassured me. She made sure she had room for me in her schedule. We just kept going. She knew exactly how to organize things so that everything made sense. She knew how to stage things so that things would be orderly for the movers. I’m so grateful that she was there for me.
Kathryn is so kind and easy to work with. She has a warm way about her. When you are organizing your home, you are letting someone into your life. It’s very personal. I completely trust Kathryn and know she’s seen it all before. Kathryn has a kind heart and when you are opening your life and home to someone, this matters. I have worked with other organizers. Kathryn’s personality makes all the difference. She is warm and right from the start you feel comfortable with her.”
Bill Bindseil
Entrepreneur & Investment Advisor | Encinitas, CA
“When I decided to work with Kathryn, I was dealing with quite a lot of grief and loss at the time. Death of both parents and divorce in the previous 3 years. My main goals for working with her was to clean out the collected personal possessions…both from downsizing from a much larger East Coast home, along with the possessions that I took back from cleaning out my parents seat. Goals were to clear and make the garage accessible. Create a comfortable warm atmosphere my new condo with only the possessions that I really wanted and wanted to feel organized and not cluttered.
Kathryn puts her heart into her work. She listens to what you think you need and also sees what you really need. She creates a safe space to work in and pushing enough to get actions done. I certainly accomplished my goals. My biggest takeaways from working with Kathryn were the importance of getting clear on intentions, putting a plan in place, and knocking things off in chunks. I would recommend Kathryn to both friends and businesses that need a talented organizer. Kathryn is a very good communicator. She has a way to guide people to new perspectives…”
Tara Eslinger
Managing R.N for Laboratory Department | Tri-City Hospital | Vista, CA
“Kat is wonderful to work with. She is patient yet steadfast with the project. She keeps you on task and really listens to you as you're going through your space and belongings. She even offered to take my donate pile to goodwill and send me my receipt for tax purposes. What more could you ask for!? Someone who cares and is detail oriented is exactly what you need when organizing your space.”
Kelly Jett
Photographer, Singer & Songwriter | San Diego, CA
“Kat is amazing. My house now feels like a home. She has amazing skills, as well as intuition with what method of organizing would work best for me. Kat kept me focused and knew when I needed a break. I will definitely use her for whatever organizing I need in the future. I feel like my whole life is more simplified and open, full of wonderful space. :).”
Ashley Jenkins
Yoga Instructor | Oceanside, CA
“Kat was great! I really needed someone to help me focus and look with fresh eyes. Never once in the process did she make me feel guilty about my "stuff" (which is quite a lot) but worked with me to find homes for everything, working with my limits space. We also tackled my garage, a huge project. I was able to focus on going through boxes of things while she boxed and labeled and allowed me to really focus ongoing through things so I could let them go, trash, or find a home. Kat has a great energy and I never once felt that she was pushing any specific method or style of organizing on me. After our sessions, my place is still organized! Still some spots to be worked on, and I am slowly making progress on my own. Having someone to help focus and commit was super helpful. Kat was the perfect person for the job, and I hope to work with her again!”
Cathy Mathews
Dog Rescue & Puppy Doula | Lake Forest, CA
“My closet was my most unorganized and frustrating part of the house! UGH! I was seriously overwhelmed with how to organize and what i needed to let go of. Everything had a story. LOL! Kathryn Young, has been so amazingly helpful with great organizing ideas AND so extremely patient with me while we set up a plan to help me get rid of the unneeded "special" things I'd accumulated over the years. AND, the process has snowballed into other areas of my life! BUT, now I'm excited to do it because of how much better I feel. I can't say enough about how this whole process has helped me in so many ways."
Nancy Kaufam
Home Owner | Charlotte, NC
“The thing we enjoyed most about working with Kat was her professionalism! We put our home and our possessions in her care from start to finish! Kat was always timely, and communicative. And she made an extremely difficult time not only tolerable but pleasurable because of her kindness, concern, and compassion. We would absolutely recommend Kat for all of the above reasons! There is not a nicer, kinder, or more competent professional!”
Ben Humbert
Real Estate Agent | San Marcos, CA
“I'm a local realtor … Kat was hired by my clients who happened to live out of state and were selling their lake property.
Kat did an amazing job packing and coordinating the delivery of the owner’s personal items while constantly communicating with the seller and myself the Real Estate agent. She went above and beyond and was a key player contributing to the home selling in less than a week! Her hard work to prep the home for the market was significant in receiving them multiple offers and helped the sellers get the number they wanted.
Kat is very well organized and efficient! …the seller to be across the country and know they had Kat onsite to handle all their personal items was monumental to a smooth transaction. Kat consistently updated on the process and had great communication with everyone involved.”
Amy Ma
Montessori School Owner | Founder of Sol Gratitude Village & The Gratitude Sanctuary | Vista, CA
“After running a Montessori school for almost 20 years, I decided to pause my teaching life and become a full-time student again, but this time is the wilderness immersion for a year in the Pacific Northwest forests and sand dunes. With that, I decided to close down my school and move up to WA for the wilderness immersion as a continuing education for my mentoring path.
Working with Kathryn surpassed my goals, her way of guiding me to plan, organize, pack and store was efficient and effective. I love how she guided me on what to keep and what not. Sentiments come in when it comes to transitions and part, Kathryn was able to deepen the reasons for the keepsakes and not. The NOTs were often the lessons of continuing contemplation on my current journey to future, but not back to the past.
I have decluttered so much and with her help running donation and storage runs was amazingly supportive, not oy physically but more importantly, to me, emotionally. Moving is purely an emotional journey for me, the physical journey is always being encouraged as one box at a time. Her presence and wisdom was impactful, loving , gentle and positive. Her loving guidance and time management was a plus...time management for me has always been my ongoing work, with Kathryn, she had facilitated a timely move which saved money. She kept me on track with our deadlines.”