Kat is amazing at her job! Our garage was a mess - it had become a dumping ground over the years to the point that we had to carve a path to get through it. But with Kat's sage advice on organization, supplies, racks, bins, etc - and her help for 2 sessions - we can now not only walk through it, we know where everything is! I highly recommend Kat for all your organizational needs, especially if organization isn't your thing. read more

I love my newly-organized office and kitchen! I spent 4 hours with Kat, and the time flew by due to Kat's kind, funny, and sweet personality. In addition to helping me go through everything, Kat texted me links to bins and baskets, as well as advising me on how many I would need to buy. She also texted me some nearby places that I can use for recycling and for getting rid of stuff. So helpful! Working with Kat is like working with your best friend... that is if your best friend is super smart, efficient, and hard-working. read more

I don't need a professional organizer. Or at least, that's what I told myself over a three-year period as I cleaned and organized our garage again and again only to see it fill back up with the same clutter and slowly become unusable for myself and my family. Because I love organizing and decorating, and I'm pretty good at it. So why hire someone for something I could do myself? Then a new remote work gig made it necessary to turn our garage into a double office by day and a kid play space by night and on the weekends. I knew we needed help, and fast, so I did some Internet research and identified Kat as the top candidate for our project. She seemed the least judge-y and had a sense of humor, or so I gathered from the copy on her website. Long story short, Kat changed our lives after only a Zoom call, four hours, and what feels like a very reasonable amount of money. Had I known how good she would be I probably would have paid her three times as much. She transformed our garage in a single day's session, and now I'm happily typing this review in my beautiful new garage-office with my kids playing by my side. Words can't express the value of having an objective person by your side to guide you through a project like this, both for moral support and to answer questions like "What do I do with a bunch of old paint cans?" I'm not a big Yelp-er but I will make an exception for Kat and her incredible business! read more

Kat is terrific. She listened to what I wanted to accomplish for the day and then set out to help me get there. She is kind and patient and listens. We did more than I expected in the time she was here. She is so full of energy and really helped me, especially when I'd stare at something and not know what to next, she'd break it down so that I could make progress. No judgment, just kindness. Definitely recommend. :) read more

Kat is amazing. She is efficient, spunky, hilarious and all in all really damn good at her job. She had a kick ass website that allows ease of booking and always prompt with her responses. I hired her to declutter my home. Still a ways to go but love her tips on organizing, living a simple life and throwing everything else away. Stop hoarding shit, get professional help (someone like Kat or just Kat). read more

Kat is a joy to work with. She has helped me several times to organize and re-prioritize my clutter. She really understands what I want to accomplish and assists me in working toward my vision. I highly recommend using her many services. She gets the job done! read more

Kat is amazing! She has helped me organize my digital life in ways I would have never been able to do myself! She has taught me the coolest tricks and techniques and my email system and laptop will never be the same. One of my most favorite parts of my experience with her is that she allows me to do it myself. She guides me as a coach and teaches me what to do so that I am able to do it again later on my own. I am so grateful for all her incredible patience, wisdom and help. Now, she's onto helping me with my home. I can't wait to experience that same feeling within my physical space now too! I can't recommend Kat enough! read more

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Kat is an organizational goddess!!! I have been staring at, walking around and/or pushing aside piles of stuff for years. Its such an energy drain. If you're feeling buried or you've over consumed and need to start anew please reach out to Kat. She gracefully and masterfully guides you through each room, corner, drawer, nook and cranny. Ensuring you keep what you need and discard the rest. She has cool tips and tricks for hauling away donations. I love how she organized my pantry and kitchen. I would've never placed items the way she did and it's changed how I move in my kitchen forever. She is delightful, discreet and downright amazing. So grateful to have found her! read more

If I had 10 stars to give, I would. A dear friend of mine referred me to Kat last August. I can honestly say, this is the BEST referral I have ever gotten from a friend. Kat is a Gold Mine. I contacted her and she contacted me within the 24 hr. period, (per what it says on her voice mail and I believe her website as well). Her website is very straight forward with various options current clients and new clients can purchase, which are very well explained and beyond reasonably priced. So let me outline my process a little bit: When she contacted me she asked me questions about what my needs were and what my goals were in wanting to get organized. I was in a panic because I had to move away for at least 6 months to help a terminally ill parent. Upon my return, my house was a disaster! My husband tried, but really missed the mark on maintaining it, and it was just something that I no longer had the capacity to deal with while grieving the loss of my dad. Connecting with Kat was the BEST decision. When she came over, we sat and talked. She didn't rush me into the process, as she knew I was a bit fragile with things going on in my life. But she had us methodically tackle room by room, pile by pile. She keeps you on point. You do the work together, which is important. I needed someone to understand that while implementing systems for someone is great, it has to be a system that works for them, otherwise, it won't be successful. Kat completely gets that and really worked with me to input systems in place that I like. I continue to work with Kat. She has helped me with my entire house from top to bottom and so much more. We are also going to be moving and I am having her help me with my move from packing to helping me set up systems in my new house. I don't ever see her not being in my life. What I appreciate is that now that we have done a lot of work together, I can have her come here and there to help with home projects. It helps keep my sanity! My daughter's room, which I thought would never be clean again, is C-L-E-A-N! I mean, it now only takes her a few minutes to clean up her space and my daughter is really making a concerted effort to keep her room and her desk neat and tidy. That just gives me a piece of mind. I would also like to say she is helps me organize my tech gadgets, to painting, to email, to helping me create complete files for everything my family needs. She once even told me she helped someone file for Social Security. She is that organized, professional and TRUSTWORTHY. She makes what one would think be a daunting process, completely manageable, and FUN. I really look foward to my sessions with Kat, because now I am grasping how amazing it is to be organized, because it really does save me time in the long run. My husband is also very thankful for this process. Letting things go is often times harder for one partner vs. the other (Kat explained that to me) and it was harder for my husband. She completey understands how to work with him and does not pressure him. He is now seeing the value of clearing away the clutter. He is very happy that our house is calmer and happier. Kat is like a fairy godmother. She comes in with the best energy and she is passionate about what she does. VERY passionate and she has made a wonderful impact on our entire family. Even my pets LOVE her. They all come around her when we are clearing and cleaning! But her services will ALWAYS ALWAYS be used by our family. I can honestly look back and see a tremendous difference in my home from a few months ago to now. What a difference! While I can still create a mess, it is so much quicker for me to clean it up and it takes MUCH less time, because we have cleared and cleared away. Honestly, I also thought I had too much stuff, but I didn't. Kat said, "Hey, you have lived in your home for over 10 years. You acquire stuff. That's okay. Your house is not bad at all. You have been living life! Don't worry, Kelly. We will go through everything and sort it out to the way you want it." And we did just that. Any time I ask Kat an organization question, she knows the answer, or if I ask a random question because I am curious to know her professional opion on something, she gives it. Thanks so much, Kat. I adore you. My entire family adores and loves you. You have brought our family closer together. This may sound strange to people, but when you have a cluttered home, your mind is also cluttered and holding onto things you didn't even realize you were holding onto in the first place. But as you see the clutter being removed from your home, your mind and attitude shift. And because of this, I think we all feel as though weight has been lifted from our shoulders and we can concentrate on the fun of our family again and not stress about messes and cleaning - clutter free! Kat is efficient with time as well. She can do the project for you, if you need that done too. Thank you Kat!!! read more

Kat, the owner of The Simplified Life, worked with me a couple years ago when she was located in Southern California and she was amazing! She's a master at helping you sort through old stuff and getting important stuff and keep sakes organized and neatly stored. I know it might sound silly, but it is incredibly helpful to have someone help you decide what you need/must keep and what you can probably get rid of and not miss. I mean, yeah if it has been in a box unused, untouched for more than 6 months odds are it is time to give it to goodwill, and sometimes you need that motivation to get it done. What I appreciated the most was the organizational skills and tips she instills in you throughout the process so that it's easier for you to maintain the nicely organized and clutter free home she left you with. I highly recommend Kat and The Simplified Life; she's professional and nice, but direct and assertive when she needs to be! read more

I found Kat thanks to a Living Social deal. To say that the time she spent helping with organizing a very messy, disorganized space was helpful would be a huge understatement. She is a joy to spend time with and manages to turn a dreary task into an empowering activity. Those of you who dread having company over, you only need to hire Kat and you will fear no more. I am looking forward to spending more time with you, Kat. Thank you - seriously. You are a superstar. read more

My house is now ready for rental--took a year! However, working with Kat really jumpstarted the process- she efficiently worked with me, cleaned out cupboards in my garage, and helped me to organize and prioritize the jobs. Thanks again, Kat! Kat also came to me through living social-. She's smart, and gracious and gave me confidence that preparing my house to be a rental after I've lived in it for 30+ years(!) is doable and will be easier than I would think. I'm hiring her again to help me go through papers- a dreaded task though I'm sure with her help will be less stressful. read more

Kat helped my son organize this time. She has helped me many times before. He loved the new gained space afterwards so much that he wants me to sign his sibling up. He said this is the best gift ! I strongly recommend the SimplifiedLife to anyone who wants to organize and simplify their life. I am sure that you will feel much better after the session, lighter and more free! Thank you Kat! read more

Kat has changed our life for the better! She made our house something to be proud of. What it started out as: an embarrassment. Every drawer, closet, nook and cranny was addressed. She caught details I wouldn't have thought of. I feel 40 pounds lighter! (Well, at least 40 full trash bags lighter). It reduced our stress & now we can find shit and someone can just drop by. She is fast, fair, honest, kind, smart and FUNNY! We give her our highest recommendation! read more

I live in a small, some would say tiny, home. I was in desperate need of The Simplified Life to come in and help me clear out and organize my space. Kat was so helpful! She came in like Wonder Woman and with effortless enthusiasm and energy helped me get it done! And it was so enjoyable, like hanging out with a good friend. She really is amazing at what she does and she genuinely cares about her clients and what they need. Her supportive nature and decisive attitude really helped motivate me; so much so that I hired her to help me develop my small business and get my website off the ground. She was so patient with me as I am extremely technologically challenged. I am forever grateful for her help. I don't know if it would have ever happened without her. read more

I really enjoyed working with Kat. I found her through a LivingSocial deal and I liked her ideas & work ethic so much that I hired her on the spot for additional hours. Seriously, she and I organized my pantry in about 7-10 minutes. I never thought that was possible.) Well, we finished the follow-up work yesterday (well, one of the projects... sigh). No judgment, and she has an amazing ability to take one look at something, and know how it should be organized. I'm definitely using her again when we tackle the garage...ugh. Yesterday we cleared out about 15 boxes of stuff in 3 hours... stuff that had been sitting in a corner of a room for, oh, 1.5 years. Yup. And let's be honest - I wouldn't have unpacked them for another 1.5 years unless I had someone to "babysit" me through it, because by the time I get around to it, I'm flippin' tired and I want to spend my vacation days...not cleaning my house. Now I'm down to sorting the remaining 10% of that 15+ box pileup, and it's completely manageable. Hire Kat. She's awesome. read more

My mother passed away, and I was left with the task of clearing out her home. I had done the 'big' things - the furniture, etc., but when it came to finishing up - sorting through what was left in the house, a lot of items with little to no monetary value, but strong emotional value, I found myself unable to make any progress. I felt a bit embarrassed that I could not do this myself, but I learned that this is not unusual when dealing with this sort of thing, and was encouraged to get some help. Kat was wonderful! So upbeat, kind, and understanding... yet not afraid to 'push' me to move forward, make decisions, and take action. I was an emotional wreck when Kat helped me - still grieving, and overwhelmed with the task of sorting, and letting go of the more personal belongings left behind after the formal distributions had been made. Yet I left our sessions feeling positive; a bit exhausted, but in a good way, like a heavy weight had been lifted. I can only imagine how much fun it would be to work with Kat on a project without such emotional impact. I hope to experience that! read more

Kat has now helped our our family 4 times. Our most recent session was to work on our garage. My husband and I were not sure how to best tackle the project. Kat helped us separate and sort our stuff, identify items that we wanted to donate, optimize shelf space, label everything, and create a craft area for the kids. Needless to say Kat kept us on task! She even loaded our van with the donation and recycling items. As a bonus, Marcus kindly helped us with shelving and an ethernet cable project that was more involved that originally anticipated. Needless to say we are grateful for their help and are thrilled with the end result! read more

Best experience with a professional organizer ever! We had tried on our own to tackle a garage reorganization after 25 years of accumulation and never completed the work despite 3 attempts at culling items, reboxing and reorganizing. Kat and her assistant were so easy to work with, helped with the emotional decisions and were fantastic in figuring out the best way to store odd shaped things and to work within our space, our life and a no judgement zone! We really appreciated Kat's attitude of "can do" and she did it!!! We are so happy with the space and feel the weight of that long term project off our shoulders. We highly recommend Kat and her services and will hire her again for the crammed full closets in our home. read more

Kat. Is. Amazing. I am a self-described clutter bug. Try as I might, I have had a lot of trouble maintaining tidy spaces. Enter Kat. Recommended to me by a friend, Kat knocked on my door that clandestine morning we scheduled and we got straight to work. We started our relationship with an email or two to nail down our target, making it easy to get to business right away. Kat is a warm person who shares an instant connection, and she genuinely cares about helping you get the job done. Our time zoomed by very quickly, and we got done what we could. Which was almost the whole dang thing! (It was a lot of stuff.) The best part is Kat gave me homework. She doesn't just check in and check out as soon as our time's up. She gave me a few good cues on how to consider objects for better organization as well as what can be let go, and I still have my little shoulder angel Kat in my head when I'm putting things away. Communicative, friendly, and efficient are three words I would use to describe Kat's work style. She's good stuff. Just email her already! read more

I am thankful for the understanding the stuff does not define us, it is us who place value in it. Kat reichmuth came into my life, through living social deal that I encounter, and left her 'foot print.' As many of you know we are family of four in a 650sq home. Many, I mean many, have asked us why we wouldn't want to or haven't already move to a bigger place. I have to tell you that our family have learned so much from the land of "enough." We have learned to asked ourselves, many times, questions that can be applied to non-material things "When was the last time we used this stuff? How did it get there? Do we need it anymore? What's the purpose for this and are we using it that way?" I began to realize that what we were doing helps us get into the mindset of "pruning." By the end of the first hour I said to her "where have you been all my life?!" She simple replied, 7 miles north :) I booked for an additional 3 hour session afterwards. Kat not only organized our apartment and gave us space, more importantly she put our tangible home life back on track. Can you think back to a time when you were thankful you called a professional, and wished you didn't wait so long? She left me with this: "spend only what you have, buy only what you need, keep only what brings you joy and leave only a small "footprint." read more

Kat is so helpful, pleasant, patient, a really nice person, easy to work with... to sum it up- fantastic! She helped me clean up my home office as well as some tidying up around the house. Will be seeing her again soon for help in my garage and some closets. I highly recommend her! read more

Truthfully, for three years whenever I walked into my house, the last thing I wanted to see WAS the inside of my house! I agonized over the clutter, papers, junk, clothes and general chaos as I tried to clean it out ; I longed for a saner life and ability to invite friends in again. When I felt most defeated, I looked for help and was blessed to find The Simplified Life. Wow. In a few short visits huge progress has been made! Kat saw our house, listened as we shared our goals, then helped us identify the kind of space we wanted to create and simply waded in. Within a few visits I had donated a huge pile, ~30 bags of clothes (my weakness) and lots of other stuff. I thought I would feel empty after "losing" 30 years worth of clothes... but the opposite is true. I see that I have all I need and I'm not burdened with all the extras. There is much more to do in the house but I'm on my way with Kat's help. If you want organization, call The Simplified Life. Kat has uncanny brilliance about organization, and miraculously weaves what we want into how and what we do to achieve it. She sees my things and space with creative thoughtfulness. Somehow she remembers what I want and helps me to see my vision as we work through things. She is fast and very efficient, and she is always mindful of the speed at which I am able to go. I feel encouraged and helped in making choices, and I'm having fun with the process! Best of all, hope is being restored at every level, (including my marriage)... and I still have a lot to do, so more later. :) read more

Kat is the most amazing organizer I've ever worked with! I went into our first session with trepidation....there is so much fear and vulnerability involved with opening up one's stuff and, really, life to another person. It didn't take even 5 minutes with Kat to feel her acceptance of me as a person, and that my stuff was just stuff...not hoarded stuff, or an example of greed, or any other label. Just stuff. Work with Kat has helped me to simplify my life, beautify my home, accept myself more! Plus, though our many sessions together and the grace she consistently showers me with, she has become one of my favorite people and friends! I absolutely recommend Kat and feel 5 stars pales in comparison to how awesome she is!!! read more

This review has been a long time coming. I can't tell you how wonderful Kat is, as a person and a professional organizer. I've requested her help at least 3 separate times. She helped me organize my garage so I could park my car in there - and I still can! She helped me organize my linen closet to where I smile every time I see it. She helped me organize my full wall bookshelf. The great thing is that once she helps you organize an area, it stays organized - it's a miracle I could not achieve on my own. Kat really listens to what you say (and even reads between the lines of what you might not be saying) to help you organize your home the way that it works for you. I learned from her that one doesn't need to buy fancy and expensive organization "stuff" to be organized. She really worked with what I had - granted, my husband and I had put up shelving and purchased plastic bins previously. Still, having those items is not what helped us be organized - it was Kat's expertise and skill! It is amazing how much one can done when Kat is helping. Areas that I looked at for months (years) and could not bring myself to organize, get organized and beautiful in a matter of hours, sometimes just minutes. Plus, she is a real pleasure to be around. She exudes positive energy and joy. I too first met Kat through LivingSocial but she is the person I go to and recommend to everyone for professional organizing services. Please do yourself a favor and call Kat if you've been meaning to get organized. It is money well spent. Not to be too cheeky, but it will change your life. read more

Kat is an amazing organizer! She is quick, smart, and lots of common sense!! She organized my VERY unorganized basement in 2 hours and that with just calling for me once, that is just amazing!! She knows her her job very well and I will use her again. She really help me clear my clutter and now I feel better!! Thank you Kat:) read more

I recently had Kat in my home to help with kitchen organization. I don't have a huge kitchen but it is of decent size for a townhouse kitchen. My husband and I are avid cooks and bakers so we have a lot of stuff in the kitchen: mixers, blender, food processor. You name the small appliance and we have it! Plus dishes, sheet pans, stock pots...the list could go on for days. After living in our home for the last five years the volume of stuff had reached maximum capacity and it was no longer enjoyable to have all the things we wanted in our kitchen. The best and sometimes the worst part of home organization with The Simplified Life is that Kat makes you do the work. It would be so easy if she came in and just took over but that isn't the way it happens. With her help all of the cabinets and drawers were emptied one at a time and I had to do the work of deciding what stayed and what would go. Kat was there to talk me through the emotional attachments that I had with certain things because they were from someone special. It was easy to part with things after reminiscing about the memory but realizing that this plastic cup from the 1970's probably isn't the safest thing to drink from any more. What had been a dreaded project because very therapeutic with Kat's help and her humor. The knowledge and the process that Kat shared with me is something I know that I can take and move on to the other areas of my home. I know if I every get stuck again being bogged down with too much stuff that Kat will be there to help me out again with another session. read more

I met Kat through a Living Social deal and so happy I did. I was first smitten by her very cool website and then even more impressed upon meeting her. She did a very helpful overview of my house, and I was left with a clear plan of to do's. It's exactly what I needed to jump start my house and turn it into the house I want. I can't wait to check off my list and have Kat come back again. She has a vision that I love and she is so easy to relate to... she gets how life is busy so why not make our lives easier with a more functioning place to live. Love that! She's going to come back and help me with my girls' bedrooms and the study. I can't wait! I highly recommend! read more

I learned about Kat from a friend and saw what a great impact she had for her. I consider myself a pretty organized person - there's no obvious clutter around the house, but I was blocked on some paperwork that I couldn't seem to get handled. I also wanted to turn my home office into more of a "zen" space since I spend so much time there. I felt I could use some professional help and I was right! In our 5 hour session, Kat helped me see things through new eyes. We got the paperwork under control, I'm looking at moving a lot of it to the cloud, and I smile every time I walk into my office and see that clear desk. There's still a lot of work to be done, but both my husband and I are inspired to keep it going. He wasn't part of the session but he's impacted by the change. In the 3 days since my session, we've cleared out another drawer and picked up things around the house to donate. Anytime I'm in a drawer or closet, I look around to see what I haven't used or don't need anymore! Book with Kat - you won't regret it and it may even change your life! read more

Kat's ratings definitely are the real deal. I've worked with several organizers who did nice work, but I often felt like they were doing an excellent job tidying up but didn't create a sustainable approach to why things got cluttered to begin with. Kat really got it! We have a walk-in pantry that our family of five, plus a dog use all day, every day. It was definitely not a space that sparked joy, in fact going in you wanted to run back out. Within just a couple of hours Kat turned it into a space that I actually want to use. We all do. In fact, we all want to be more organized as a result. Before Kat even finished I hired her to come help with a larger project. She is excellent! read more

I wanted to update my condo and The Simplified Life (aka Kat) worked with me to A) identify my style B) move around what I already had to make it look even better C) shop for great additional finds within my budget and D) get rid of clutter. Thanks a million!!! read more

Kat is amazing. She has put me on a path now of organizational bliss. She is very easy to work with and aims to please. At no time was she judgmental of the closet or project we were going to organize. I highly recommend. read more

Kat embodies the perfect mix of kind patience, INSPIRATION and a natural appreciation for what one needs to keep and what can move on to its next owner. There is so much more to do - she gave me homework. There is no way I could have persevered through this part of "the purge" by myself. I already feel a great weight beginning to lift! I will definitely schedule more time with her. A++++ read more

When Kat came to do the walk through of my house and projects, I was embarassed...I told her to look by herself and after she was finished, to come and get me. She did and made me feel so at ease with her encouraging comment...like. Your closet is 85 percent done...Oh I thought ..I can handle help on 15 percent..and so we began. And we are moving through the rest of the house and garage..Hope to finish this year!! I am a slow learner! Call her! You will be happy! read more

Kat organized my entire garage in one session - something I did not think would be possible :) She is cheerful, warm and non-judgmental. Thank you Kat! read more

Kat was amazing. She helped me clean out the apt before I moved and helped me part with things I foolishly held onto and she gave me multiple tips to apply to my future - not only cleaning and organization but general upkeep and problem solution tidbits - Like using the dollar store for cheap/simple ways to run my home. read more

Kat came into our house for a 2 hour overview. We moved through each room of our house and she identified places where we could re-purpose storage we already had for areas that need more storage, and make everything more convenient and tidied up. She listenes very well and identitied the preferences of both me and my husband. She had many common sense storage solutions that have been a huge change in our lives. I have recommended her to several people. read more

I;m sleeping so good (no waking up thinking about the computer room mess) since Kat visited meand we tackled a very messy and overloaded computer room. With Kat's skills we eliminated a folding table and one rolling file cabinet. The computer counter got cleared and has stayed that way so far-3 weeks or more. Files on the counter were found a spot inside cabinets and drawers. Life is so easy now. It's a pleasure to put "stuff" away. Clutter is eliminated. She made it easy to toss out age old papers, combine office supplies and more. She's worth a million. read more

I continue to say Kat is the BEST! I have used her several times in different homes and each time I am more impressed than the next! She is a sweetheart and easy to talk to and to work with. No matter how small or large the organizing process is, Kat is your girl. She gets the job done with you and so efficiently. It's hard to purge and decide what stays and what goes but Kat lets you make the decision all the while moving you along. I highly recommend this sweet gal! You will feel so good when our house is looking great once again! read more