Detour Services Extends Hours to Include Sundays

Posted by Marie on February 8, 2009

In order to be more accommodating and flexible to our clients’ needs, I am now accepting on-location assignments for Sundays. Do you need more personal errands run or prep work completed for the next work week? Now is the time to take advantage of my new schedule. Get your first-choice times booked now.

A Busy Time For Detour Services

Posted by Marie on February 3, 2009

I know I haven’t posted a blog entry in a while. I’m very lucky to have been extremely busy since the beginning of the year.

With the economic downturn, businesses, especially small businesses, are being more aware of how they spend their money. A service like mine benefits from these choices.

I will try to be more diligent in being more productive here and keeping everyone informed.

Organization is a Process

Posted by Marie on September 27, 2008

My life does not always look like the picture.

You may be surprised that I, as someone who helps organize others, would admit something like this. But to me, organization is not about things or spaces; it’s about procedures.

If my glasses are not on my face, I know they are in one of three places. When I come home, my bags and keys get dropped at the same location each time. My filings tend to sit in one “to file” pile until it gets bothersome enough for me to do it all at once.

I know how my brain categorizes and processes information so I figured out the best ways to store my stuff—which may mean in temporary piles.

My closet used to be subdivided by color. My CDs used to be in alphabetical order. These systems did not work for me. It turns out that I don’t choose clothes by color, and I don’t figure out music via the alphabet.

Trying to work someone else’s system—one that feels foreign to you—will seldom succeed in the long run. As an organizing professional, I try to figure out my clients’ routines and how they process information. Then I can suggest improvements and modifications that feel natural and easy.

If you have trouble staying efficiently organized, please give Detour Services a call. We offer free telephone consultations and a money back guarantee on our services. Try us out and we’ll figure out a system that will work for you.