Kristen is absolutely wonderful! I needed help packing for my upcoming move, to another state. When I reached out, she responded very quickly. She was available for every date that I requested. Her packing, and organizing skills are are impeccable. She is fast, yet also cares for your breakable items as if they were her own. Kristen is responsible, pays attention to detail, honest, and extremely organized. Her rates are also very reasonable. I moved at the end of June 2023. Everything arrived without incident! I highly recommend Kristen for all your organizing, and packing needs. read more

Kristin helped me get my life back. I have a nice house, but it was such a disorganized mess that it was making me miserable. I had tried to get organized, but all the organizing "stuff" I bought, as well all my other stuff, only added to the clutter. I'm good at a lot of things, but organizing a home is not one of them, and I literally did not know what to do. So I turned to the Internet. I looked here on Yelp. Kristin has great reviews, so I called her. She came over on a Saturday and spend the day restoring order to my home. I was so discouraged with my house that I just hid in my bedroom while Kristin did her magic. When I came out, it was like a weight been lifted off my shoulders, the sunshine through the clouds. LOL. Kristin took away all the Amazon boxes that had been piling up. She set up systems so that I could do things efficiently and logically--a place to put incoming mail, a place to put groceries, everything for making tea and coffee put together in the same location, etc. I have a lot of hobbies, and little bits and pieces of them were scattered all over the house. Kristin managed to gather, sort and organize all of them. Amazing. I was a little hesitant to hire an organizer because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find my things if somebody moved them. That ended up not being an issue at all, just the opposite. Now, if I want to find something and I don't know where it is, all I have to do is say, "Well, where is the logical place for it?" And there it is. Much better than my old method of trying to remember, searching the house, and then going out and buying a duplicate because I couldn't find what I needed. The best thing is now that my place is organized, I feel much more motivated and capable of keeping it this way on my own. I feel more serene now, and, my life is just, well, better. LOL. Highly recommended. read more

I was looking more of interior design ideas or suggestions about furniture layout. I did get few new ideas or how I could repurpose some of the furniture. However I did not get firm advice about what I should do or what is the best layout. The appointment started late. I came home early for the appointment in early evening around 6pm. No call till the appointment of running late. Then finally got hold of her on phone. She was across the bay and running late. I still wanted to meet that day and she agreed to come in even though it was around 8 pm. I don't know whether it was because of that, but I didn't get all the answers. From others reviews it looks like she is good at helping people organize. So it might work out for you. read more

I highly recommend Kristin. A true organizing professional and so much more. We have a multi-generational home that had accumulated a lot of kitchen items over the 50+ years, leading to cluttered countertops. Kristin helped us purge, organize cabinets, and clear all the clutter. She made sure it was a system that worked for our specific needs. She was so respectful of my grandfather and made sure that each member of our family benefitted. She made the process seamless from the purge to the final touches, even shopping for organizing products and dealing with the various types of disposal, recycling, composting, and donating for us. It made a potentially high-stress process a breeze. On top of all of this, she was very easy to communicate with and adhered to COVID safety protocols. We loved her so much, I asked if she does entire houses! read more

I'm been a long time user of Yelp but just as a lurker and not a reviewer. However, I have been thinking about for a long time and I wanted to share it with fellow Yelpers in the Bay Area. Eye opening and life changing are terms that come to mind if you ask me about my Home Health Checkup that Kristin performed on our home nearly two years ago. Kristin contacted me and told me that she would need to schedule some time to visit our home to perform the Health Check Up. She arrived promptly, was professional and highly personable. She came in and asked me where I kept all of our cleaning products and cleaning tools, vacuums, and etc. She asked if she could take a look at the rest of the rooms of our house and the garage as well. She noted the products that we used. She even checked on the type of mattresses, comforters and pillows we had. She then conducted a verbal survey regarding when we when we bought our furniture, family allergies and even our daily habits like, what door do you use when you come home and other information that she couldn't glean from looking around. Afterwards, she allowed time for questions and she was well informed and non-judgmental. I had no idea that bleach, Comet cleanser and Easy Off oven cleaner were so lethal. Kristin did a good job of explaining why they are harmful to our health and to the environment. She did a good job of following up on a couple of questions that she didn't know the answers to at the time. Within two weeks, she provided a written home health checkup report that assessed our furniture, cleaning products that we use and other miscellaneous items. She offered better choices for cleaner, health friendlier products that we should consider using. She also listed items or products that we should consider getting rid of and explained why. This report was also accompanied by a phone call in case we had any questions. Kristin is very passionate about this topic and she is a wealth of great "green" knowledge. In short, this is what we got out of the Home Health Checkup from Kristin: 1. We were provided with less toxic or non-toxic alternatives that were better for my family and our planet. For the most part, I no longer buy commercially produced cleaning products and I'm saving money to boot. However, occasionally I have a lapse and must buy some purple Fabuloso for those super dirty kitchen floor days but hey, we all have our weaknesses. 2. The checkup was customized for my home and family. She did not used a canned template, because one size does NOT fit most . 3. The whole process was highly informative but interesting at the same time. She provided more information in areas that I was interested in by directing me to online resources, lists of relevant publications and books. She also made some good recommendations on local and online businesses that support her philosophies. 4. She gave me recipes for effective household cleansers that I can easily make with stuff I already have in my kitchen. Kristin also introduced me to the magic that is microfiber cloths and sponges for cleaning. We are now cleaning a lot with steam as well. Cleaning is so much easier when you have the right tools. At the time of the checkup our daughter was two years old and now she's almost four. The only regret I have is that I wish had the Home Health Checkup done before she was born so I could have had a greener and healthier start from the very beginning. I highly recommend getting this done for any household but this should be an absolute must for any family with children or any family with a baby on the way. We are so grateful to Kristin for providing this wonderful service and raising our awareness of dangers that were lurking that we were completely oblivious to. read more

Hey Yelpers: I just hired a great organizer, Kristin! She will help you get your delayed spring cleaning - done! She's fast, she's efficient, she's affordable! I work full time and just had a bunch of stuff pile up on me...for years! Kristin helped me sort through stuff, discard, and make my space more useful and comfortable. Give her a call, you will be glad you did! read more

I hired Kristin because I had a paperwork nightmare in my living room, along with boxes filled with photos and an amazing amount of clutter. Every time I looked at it in the past, I felt kind of hopeless, like it was just beyond fixing. I looked at several organizers on Yelp and picked Kristen for her easy-to-read website and her reviews. What a find! She came two afternoons for 4 hours each day and my living room is transformed! She was able to help me sort paperwork and other stuff into manageable piles that I then could decide whether they were keep, recycle or donate. She also helped me clear out a full chest of drawers in a spare room closet, and move it out, so all the photos could be stored there. Kristen is a lovely young woman, who brings her own helpful supplies and not an ounce of judgement. She works at the speed of sound, providing great value. She took my donated books to Half-Price books, netting me a cool $12.50. The second day she left with all my donate boxes and took them to Savers. She also helped me clean up the chest of drawers, put it on Craigslist and checked back with me that evening and the next day. This was all included in her her fee! If you are like me, and just can't get going on organizing your house, Kristin is the person to call. It is a bit expensive, but money extremely well spent. She has also has great organizing tips and ideas for room layout. We will have her come back soon to tackle the garage. She is quite strong for such a petite person Thank you so much, Kristin! read more

Creative Organizing is the best. Kristen goes the extra mile, I moved from a large duplex into a small one-bedroom apt. She gave me great ideas for space saving - she drafted my furniture and laid it out like a blue print plan for my new duplex. She e-mailed me & texted me. me shelves, units before she went to purchase. She also worked long late hours and was prompt in getting my move done with a 2-day notice. She did little things like free boxes from her last project & making duplicate keys! read more

I am so glad that I hired Kristin to help me get organized. I recently moved to Fremont and as a mom of two young children I struggled to get the house in order. The one part of the house I needed to get done was the guest room and the other is the garage and I was getting overwhelmed and stressed out thinking about it! Kristin was able to give me the boost and the focus I needed to get the job done in a very short time! I now feel very comfortable with my pending visit from my in-laws and walking into the garage is actually a source of pride instead of frustration. The experience with Kristin is excellent and I believe I will definitely invite Kristin over again, maybe to tackle the kids toys! read more

Kristin really knows her stuff! She's helped me with countless organizing projects, including redoing my living room, tackling my utility closet and giving my desk and office an overhaul. She comes up with unique solutions that work for me and I appreciate her individualized attention. Also important to me is her green business certification and the knowledge that she brings to safely and greenly organize my home. She is reliable, hard working and has impeccable integrity. I can recommend Kristin with the utmost confidence; let her bring her magic to your house and business! read more

Kristin of Creative Organizing continues to impress me with new skills and resourcefulness each time she helps me in my 2 bdrm. apartment. After years of difficulty organizing the "stuff of my life", I made an agreement with myself to hire someone. I spoke with several people and Kristin stood out to me. She is always friendly and punctual whether it be by email, phone or in person. She has several years of experience and knows what it takes to get the job done. Her always-affirmative approach toward organizing encourages me to notice and improve on my own patterns and develop new skills to help myself. Kristin always finds the most effective way to get the job done and she always goes above and beyond, knowing that organization of my home allows me a greater sense of inner peace and improved concentration. Kristin helped me to organize my kitchen, bathrooms, living room, bedrooms, and closets, even purchasing bins and baskets to help organize the cupboards (much easier to find items now!) She also helped me move a few pieces of furniture in order to make the areas more functional following feng shui. I just can't say enough to describe how great it is to work with Kristin. She has made a great deal of difference in my life and is a total gem!!! I definitely want to continue working with Kristin so I can become more capable in the challenged areas of my highly scheduled life. read more

Kristin Hashimoto of Creative Organizing did a terrific job completely transforming my 11 year old daughter's bedroom. After a 2+ year (unsuccessful) struggle to tame her room, I hired Kristin. Kristin spent 12+ hours (over 2 days) helping my daughter identify what to donate/toss, what to keep, how she used stuff, and completely re-made her room to maximize use of space. It was much easier for my daughter to do this with a neutral calm and supportive third party, since she had so many emotions tied to her stuff. Entire process brought peace and eliminated stress. Huge load off for my husband and I, and esp my daughter, who is thrilled with her organized room. Best investment we made to improve a living space, improve overall well being, and set our daughter on the road to a more organized life :-) Looking forward to having Kristin come back to help organize other areas in our house! read more

Kristin is very professional. She brings her own supplies to organize any part of your house. She organized my kitchen, living room and bedroom. She can look at a space and see how to arrange it with the furniture that is available in your house. I did not have to buy new furniture or buy expensive filing systems. She seems to have an innate ability to look @ a space and know what will work functionally and esthetically. Her approach to my sitiuation was non-judgemental and enthusiastic. She has creative and artistic design ideas that compliment the space she is organizing. read more

Christina had an amazing approach to clear my clutter! She was fast, decisive, nonjudgmental, and allowed me to be at peace with my emotional need to keep or discard my clutter. Christina helped me create a space of calm and peace in a very busy area in my home, that has now become an effective area to conduct my business. It is a pleasure to work with Christina and not only do I highly recommend her, I am looking forward to her return! read more

I just had an excellent experience with Kristin Hashimoto from Creative Organizing. She's a professional organizer and I found buried treasures while cleaning, purging, donating and recycling. I had boxes that hadn't been touched since I moved here in 2000. My pantry was full of stuff that I didn't need (12 flower vases for example) and I was storing items in paper bags under tables. My place was a mess. Kirstin works extremely hard and I'm so very happy now. My living room, office, game room and kitchen are all decluttered and my pantry is organized, so I have inventory control. I had lots of things that I no longer have a need for and I'm glad I could donate them to people who will get a use out of them. We also found several "Holy Grail" items that I'd been looking for for many years. I highly recommend you contact Kristin if you need help like I did. She's very nice to work with. My lifestyle is much improved. read more

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I am selling the house I have lived in for almost 40 years. Kristen helped me with almost every room and the garage. She helped me to decide what to keep, found homes for the items I wanted to donate, and organized what I decided to keep so it would be easy to move. It would have been immeasurably harder without her. I cannot thank her enough for the help; she was worth every dollar and more. read more

I usually do not write reviews, but in this case I feel compelled to do so because I am so satisfied and happy with the results I have recently experienced working with Kristin Hashimoto of Creative Organizing. My home has been transformed from a chaotic cluttered mess to a welcoming haven of organized peace and neatness. I had been wanting to get organized for years, but despaired that my disorder and clutter seemed to be too much for me to tackle. I always thought that I should have been able to get organized on my own without asking for help, but I simply felt overwhelmed by the magnitude of effort I thought it would take to straighten out my jumbled mess. Finally I reached out for help, and Kristin came to the rescue with her quiet swiftness. Kristin is a hard worker and easy to get along with. She had plenty of suggestions for how to proceed with decluttering and organizing my home, but at the same time was willing to be flexible and work with me in a way and at a pace that I was able to handle. Sometimes we worked side by side on the same task, sometimes we worked in the same room but on different tasks, and sometimes we worked in completely different rooms on different tasks. We decluttered and organized every closet, shelf, cabinet, drawer, container, and box in every room of my home including the garage. And at the end of every session, Kristin took away a carload of my unwanted clutter to be either donated or recycled. Kristin did a superb job helping me get my home in order, and I wholeheartedly recommend her services as a Professional Organizer. read more

I have a 20' x 20' building in my backyard, which we've slowly filled over the last 10-15 yrs. with stored belongings. I'm currently spending most of my time with my new grandson, and I'll be caring for him when my daughter returns to work in a couple weeks. I needed to clear out a room in my house and put it's contents into my storage building so I could set up a daytime nursery. The storage building was almost full and everything in it was basically tossed in, so I decided to get it organized to make room for the stuff from the house. I hired Creative Organizing because it's a certified green business, and in anticipation of letting go of things I'm storing but not using, I loved the idea of recycling instead of just throwing things away. Kristin came out and helped me get rid of all the stuff in the storage building that I've kept just because I didn't know what else to do with it. We donated everything that was usable and recycled what we could from the "throw away" pile. She even took the old blankets I didn't need to the local animal shelter herself. She organized the remainder of the building, neatly put the items from my house into it and she set up the nursery so that everything I needed was within arms reach. My storage building is unrecognizable-it's neat and clean! And, I feel good about letting go of so much unneeded stuff by donating it to a local homeless shelter, where it's needed. Kristin is great at what she does, and she's conscientious about the work she does. Thanks again Kristin! read more