Don’t let your partner get in your way when you want to hire an organizer…⁠

Believe it or not, this topic is very popular in the professional organizing community. We have to get creative and advise each other once a disapproving partner becomes a part of the conversation. Whenever a potential client, mainly a mom, first reaches out, it’s obvious they are in dire need of outside help and are struggling to the point of it affecting their well-being. We love seeing supportive partners, but that’s not always the case. ⁠

Before reaching out to an organizer, we’ve seen that communicating the problems you’ve been having in your home and how it is affecting your day-to-day life directly to your partner first is very important. They might not even be aware that you have been experiencing this!⁠

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If he says: “I really don’t understand what this is.” You can say: “An organizer helps declutter and create a space that fits into our lifestyle. You might understand better if you can visually see the transformation. In that case, we’ll start on my side and you can see how amazing it looks and feels. (Also, here are some before + afters you can look at on HGO’s gram.)”⁠

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If he says: “We can do this ourselves.” You can say: “Yes, but unless you’d like to take a few weeks off work to reorganize our entire home, we will most likely never get to it. Hiring an organizer is no different than hiring any other professional or expert to help save us time, like a plumber or electrician.”⁠

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If he says: “I don’t want my things to be touched.” You can say: “An organizer will ensure that you are considered in the process and will never do something you don’t agree with. How about you join our consult call so we can discuss this together and you can feel more comfortable.”⁠

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If he says: “That is too expensive.” You can say: “This is an investment in our well-being and will save us so much time and money in the future. For instance, getting ready in the morning will take half the time, and we’ll be able to see what we own, instead of accidentally buying 10 extra toothbrushes.”

DISCLAIMER: We know we used “he” for every example. This can happen with any type of relationship, partnership or gender, but from our first-hand experience, it has mostly been men or husbands who have had these reactions.