I love creating beautifully organized spaces.
I think I was born organizing! Even as a small child I loved to bring order to spaces. One of my favorite things to do was to organize my father's art studio. I would color coordinate his paints by brand, put paint brushes in jars, and pile up his papers. When I was finished, I felt satisfied and happy - it had an order to it and it looked beautiful!
For years, I thought everyone was like me and loved turning cluttered, confusing spaces into peaceful, functional havens. But I soon realized that sorting, evaluating, and letting go of items that no longer had meaning or purpose did not come naturally to many people. Friends began asking me to help them go through their attics, neighbors wanted me to help them move, and community leaders hired me to bring order to their events.
I started to notice that when people transform their space by letting go of clutter, it allows for new possibilities in their life and their home. I saw people discover how powerful it was to design systems that worked specifically for them and their living space. I watched friends, neighbors, and people I admire become more calm and content as a result of our work together. I was delighted, and so were they!
I believe that each of us deserves a space that feels calm and inspiring and that truly works for our life. I would love to help you get there.
-Sarah Thompson
Professional Home Organizer
P.S. I work with clients in-person and virtually in Vermont and around the country.
Nurturing community is important to me.
The Wraparound Families Project is a Clean Slate initiative that I started several years ago to honor and celebrate the dignity and courage of moms who are moving into their first apartment with their children. Through Wraparound Families, Clean Slate community members donate furniture and household items so that moms transitioning out of Lund’s residential recovery program have beautiful, furnished spaces where they can raise their children.
I'm really proud of this project and the ways Clean Slate is involved in the community.
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CONNECT: A project begins with a phone conversation or email exchange about your needs.
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ASSESS: We’ll find a three-hour block of time when we can meet at your house. You’ll give me a “tour” of the project area and let me know what you like about it and what's not working about that particular space. We'll discuss your project, your organizational style, and your hopes for your home after our work together. Then we'll get going.
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EVALUATE: Together we’ll evaluate your most meaningful belongings so that you can decide if an item is going to support the vision you have of your future and of your space.
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KEEP, TOSS, SELL, DONATE: You and I will work side-by-side sorting, de-cluttering and finding the perfect home for treasured items.
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PUT AWAY: We won't leave your home a mess! We'll put everything away before we finish so that your space is beautiful and functional.
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FINISH: We will make a plan for removing "giveaway" items from your home, and we will schedule another session, if needed. Your space will have a renewed flow to it, and all the organization systems we put in place will be ones you can keep on your own. Our session will close with you feeling so much lighter.
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ENJOY: Let your newfound space nurture you!
The Clean Slate Approach
