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I CAN COME TO YOUR HOME TO help YOU!!!!
Does the mere thought of having to deal with all your clutter make you wann RUN??!!
Is your life and the way you are living it clouded by the clutter/ level of disorganisation you have?
Are you too overwhelmed with your clutter in office or home to consider tackling it on your own?
Do you have no idea where to start?
Well then I could be just the answer you are looking for. Really!
Sometimes you have to focus on what you do best, and call in the experts aka "KICK ASS KATE" to assist you in other areas. As mad as it may seem, I get VERY excited about helping YOU practically shift YOUR clutter. I mean I literally come into your home and get on with the job. I find it effortless and easy and can help you think about your clutter in a different way. Whether it is filing, cupboards, garages, whole homes- I will be able to help you streamline, organise, simplify and thin out / throw out stuff that is past its sell by date. So just like those TV shows that you see......I can come and make it all better for you.
I have ALWAYS loved doing this, always loved helping people simplyfying their "belongings".
It boils down to the concept of "living light" and creating space in every sense of the word, so that you have freed up energy to focus on what really matters to you
SEE BELOW FOR TESTIMONIALS................
WHY IS THIS STUFF JUICY TO ME?
Well I believe that when your life is simplified and you do not have to waste any time or effort or brain power in looking for something when you want it...not only does it empower you (I KNOW that you feel useless and frustrated every time this happens!), but you are also then free to get on with living your life in a more juicy way. Clutter literally keeps you stuck in the past and stops you from being 100% present. We all keep clutter for different reasons, but no matter what our personal story is, at some point you have to SHIFT it out of your life, or live with its negative effects. At that point you can get on with creating an awesome life for yourself.
LIVE LIGHT!!..............
PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY TO DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS. CLICK HERE
I am able to offer this service regularly in JHB or Cape Town, and others areas in SA by request
TESTIMONIALS FROM CLIENTS WHO DARED TO ASK FOR HELP WITH OVERWHELMING CLUTTER
BEV:
Here is her story........... After, relatively large, home renovations, I was left with feeling so dissatisfied. All I wanted to do was sell my home....Remember, this was a house I absolutely loved & wanted badly. Hubby kept saying no to the sale. Thank goodness. After much deliberation & watching one of the shows on Oprah, I decided to find a 'house declutterer' Up came the name of Kate Emmerson: Life coach. I made contact, found out what she was all about...and what the exercise would cost and then sat and did nothing!!! For a very long 3 months. All the while feeling more and more discontented. After returning from a short holiday, the wheels were, once again, set in motion. Kate arrived to do, what I thought, my home spring-cleaning!!! Ha! The joke was on me...
PIC: What a pretty "collar" you have. This was something she had been given and had been keeping for years YET HATED IT. Bye bye pretty embroidered mats! The relief of letting stuff go is so invigorating isn't it??
In came this little dynamo...Not only did she spring clean my home but she cleared so much clutter from my head too! The journey &believe me, it most certainly is a journey, began. No relaxing ride initially tough. First 3 days my body went into revolt mode. Aches in places I never knew of anymore. Gut upset the lot. The more I cleared the worse it became. Even the family got scared, very scared, I was beginning to change! Then came the 'wanting to cry thing'. By the next week I felt as if I could really breathe for the first time in years. The feeling of freedom I experienced just letting go of goods and thoughts and ideas that no longer served me, was amazing and liberating!! I made a bit of money back by selling some stuff to an organisation and the rest was donated to Breach. A very worthy organisation who help others less fortunate. They willingly fetch anything you're prepared to part with. Amazing group of people. Having crazy, bubbly & oh so cheerful Kate in my life for 2 whole weeks was brilliant. I think she could make the most miserable person on earth happy. She did most of the heavy work, thank goodness that she's young & able, I don't think my old bones could stand the pace. She finally left & I have to say a huge THANK YOU for showing me how to regain my freedom & teaching me how to breathe properly & just simply be happy & true to myself & for leaving a pesky little song buzzing in my head, every time I THINK OF HER. Just picture a little person, standing at your front gate, doing a little jig, singing for all the world to hear, very early in the morning, with the biggest grin ever (you'll get the tune if you know the words) GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING, IT'S SUCH A LOVERLY DAY, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING TO YOUUUU. So, Kate, this is for you, another song that I will sing -I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW THE PAIN/RAIN HAS GONE.............I CAN SEE ALL OBSTACLES IN MY WAY, GONE ARE THE DARK CLOUDS THAT HAD ME DOWN............IT'S GONNA BE A BRIGHT, BRIGHT SUNSHINING DAY! One or two words have been adapted in places to suit my life For all you did for me, from the bottom of my heart, once again, THANKYOU !!! Much love and see you one day in the near future.
Some more pics........ 
 BEV FROM SOMERSET WEST...BRAVE BRAVE MOUSE SHE WAS!!
PICS: Top Left is a particular cupboard that zapped all her energy, the top right is half way through the process of clearing - her face says it all you and cannot believe how much STUFF came tumbling out this cupboard. Picture of the left is VOILA at the end. A place for everything and everything in its place. Aaaahhhhh altogether now breathe.......
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ANOTHER HAPPY CLIENT: Bev from Big Bay
Dear Kate, My apologies for taking so long to write this letter, but as you are aware my business life is as hectic as our garage was before you got your hands on it. I want to thank you for the incredible job you did when organising and tidying our garage. After moving into our new home in April 2007, our garage became a home for every lost and abandoned article we couldn't find a place for. I knew that I wanted to tidy the garage but was absolutely overwhelmed with the enormity of the task. The way that you calmly arranged the goods in generic piles, gave suggestions on the best way to store the goods and stood firm when I wanted to keep "absolute rubbish" was nothing short of miraculous. I am so pleased with the outcome, as all of the goods have been stored in the cupboards you suggested we buy and the idea of having smaller things stored in clear plastic containers, so they are easy to identify, has just made my life so much simpler and easier. I am very proud to say that in the six weeks since you organised my garage, I have used it more than since we moved into the house. It is an absolute pleasure to be able to park our cars inside and when doing any little household chore, the ability to find exactly what I am looking for in the shortest possible time has definitely decreased my stress level. I also find that it is really simple to keep neat and tidy. Once again, many thanks for your help. I would never have coped without your invaluable assistance.
Kind regards, Bev Marks, Big Bay Cape Town
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AND ANOTHER HAPPY CLIENT: Heide Block JHB
I told Kate about it, her heart starting beating and she enthused that she just LOVED doing these kind of things - she could barely wait for the opportunity to get into the mess, which we were so keen to get out of ... she came around to see the site of battle, drew a plan of the sights and then discussed a strategy for a Keep room( to allay the fears of family members that someone would toss out much loved pieces) ; a Sell room( there were times we got so crazy with this building process, we could have done with a Cell room (probably padded would have done well!) and some other suggestions.
Sunday morning Jan 20th came with Kate and eight other pairs of hands(some eyes rolled, since we'd done clean-ups several times in the years with little effect really!)Sleeves rolled up and we got stuck in to the room that would need to be cleared to be an art studio.
Kate was hands -on too, no need for gym that day . She firmly but respectfully guided the emptying out of the room and into the designated areas.
By middle of the afternoon, it was empty ,and the washing of floors and windows could be done. No going home for Kate till mission accomplished so by 5.30 pm the instruction was issued "to bring out the art stuff that has been lying under beds, against walls, in cupboards to it's rightful place"
I had a feeling of exhilaration of a goal achieved, an open space, and the thought of what could be created there was so exciting. We have still got a way to go with clearing the Keep and Sell, and Give Away rooms, but the task is a lot more manageable now, thanks to the work done with Kate, and also a resource list she gave us to contact appropriate people. At best it can be bought, or at least , removed.
We were greatly helped having Kate's kind, enthusiastic energy and support- I would really recommend Kate and the process of having someone come in to facilitate a de-clutter!
This is what precipitated the clutter clearing: Some people participate in a Mexican wave with great energy and joy- we've just had a "renovation wave" ! It took five years to ripple. It started at the beautiful Tipuana tree (that had lifted the paving of our outdoor patio, occluded a large water drainage pipe completely and finally was making it's way to the house foundations). We knew the time had come...
The bulldozer came for the 4 ton roots.- It bulldozed the perimeter of our property, left an enormous gaping hole in the shrubs where no fence had been( unusual for Joburg , hey?) as well as a massive cavity looking like a UFO crash landing site. The pillars and overhead railway sleepers fell down with just a push of one finger ...and then began " the house is 40years old you know, really could do with some maintenance and reworking- we've also always wanted an closed outdoor patio , and once we are doing that then we may as well.....and then, if we do that, we may as well do....!!
In five years virtually every room in the house got some attention - book shelves came down and books got put into boxes and were shunted to the next room down the passage ,which ,when that room was worked on, were shunted to the next room down the passage. Clothes cupboards got emptied into big black bags ; records crated to be given away some time;CD's of the" why did we ever buy that type" and ornaments of the' how could you ever have liked that" type got removed from shelves that were sanded, and revarnished in more contemporary mode .
We had years of "I Know we've got that but I wouldn't even attempt to start looking for it"; treasures from grandparents broken because boxes were put on top without thinking , and the dust!!...till ..one day I needed my black jacket - I took it from the cupboard and saw it's dust epaulettes ...
'enough' I cried.." but where do we really start?" Another BIG factor that precipitated this desire to shift stuff and clean up, was my decision/ desire to create an art studio for myself( the end point of a long worked for plan to have some time and literally too, room for myself. Art colours my life and gives me energy for other things..)
Heide Block
This first picture was taken about 5 hours into the process of clearing out this room to make way for Heide's studio. it started of 150% full to the brim...... 
By the end of the Day Heide finally had the space she had longed for to create her inspiration art works.....and we had grubby paws and aching bodies to prove it. 
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