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Manny Muro, owner of Tidy Techs Professional Organizing, joined Sierra Waggoner on We Are Austin to share practical ways families can declutter, create systems that work and make the transition into a new school year a little easier.<\/p>\n
Tidy Techs helps clients declutter, deep clean and organize spaces throughout the home, from garages and pantries to attics and storage units.<\/p>\n
For families preparing for a new school year, Muro recommends creating what he calls \u201claunch pads\u201d\u2014central locations where everyday school items have a designated place.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to start making these launch pads for everybody, right?\u201d Muro said. \u201cCreating that central location where we can drop those backpacks, where we can set those lunch boxes, where we can set water bottles, and it makes it a lot easier and makes the flow of your home a lot better when you have a place for everything to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having a designated home for frequently used items can be especially helpful during the rush of getting out the door in the morning and coming back home in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
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Muro said clutter often happens simply because people don’t have a system for where things should go.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMost people don’t have a home for their clutter, right?\u201d Muro said. \u201cThey don’t have a system in place for those things to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
That system might look different from home to home. Muro said it could involve bins, clipboards, pegboards or other tools that help create a designated place for belongings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re creating these systems for you to give you the tools needed so that those piles don’t happen as often as they do,\u201d he said. \u201cIt’s easy to unpeel them, right? Because then you have the home for all these things to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
For families getting ready for the school year, Muro recommends first looking at where people enter and leave the home.<\/p>\n
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\u201cDo we have those drop zones and those hooks for backpacks? Do we have a place for those, like, lunchboxes to go?\u201d Muro said.<\/p>\n
If it’s difficult to figure out what system would work best, Muro said that’s where a professional organizer can help. The process starts with understanding how a family actually uses its home rather than forcing a system that doesn’t fit their lifestyle.<\/p>\n
Muro also said there are some clear signs that it may be time to bring in professional help.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf you’re walking into a space and you’re automatically just filled with dread about it and you don’t know where to start, give us a call,\u201d Muro said.<\/p>\n
A professional organizer can provide a fresh perspective because they’re not emotionally attached to the space or accustomed to the way it’s currently functioning.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very beneficial when you have another set of eyes coming in to look at it, because we don’t live in that space,\u201d Muro said. \u201cSo it is a fresh point of view for us to come in, ask a bunch of questions, find out how you function.\u201d<\/p>\n
For anyone who feels intimidated about calling a professional organizer, Muro said the first step is simply reaching out and allowing him to see the space.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first step is given us the call,\u201d Muro said. \u201cJust to have me in there, just for me to come in and take a look.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also wants clients to know they don’t need to clean up before he arrives.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot to feel ashamed by your space,\u201d Muro said. \u201cBecause I don’t really care what that space looks like right now. What I really care about is what that goal is, what you want out of your space, so that I can create that system for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Muro said shame can be one of the biggest barriers keeping people from asking for help, but his goal is to understand how a space is actually being used so he can create a solution that works.<\/p>\n
And for We Are Austin viewers ready to tackle their clutter, Tidy Techs is offering a special discount.<\/p>\n
Viewers can receive $100 to $200 off the service by mentioning the We Are Austin segment when they reach out.<\/p>\n
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