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"great! Everybody knows that moving your home, after a certain amount of acquisition of posessions, is traumatizing and an overwhelming ordeal. When my wife and I, for a variety of reasons, decided to join the exodus of interesting Manhattanites to Brooklyn after 30 years in the same Manhattan spacious apartment, which had been an excellent home for us until then, quite frankly I couldn’t imagine how we were ever going to accomplish the move. But I knew that lots of people had managed similar moves before and thus we should be able to, as well. However, as the moving date approached, I knew we weren’t preparing and getting organized anywhere near enough and I was feeling more overwhelmed than ever. We had a lot of things, and city apartments, even decent-sized ones, do not have close to the extra space that a free-standing house with a basement and a garage has. My wife is a very productive and capable person, but I knew I could only lean on her so much, and she herself, even making her best efforts (while working), wasn’t “plunging in” as much as was going to be needed. So, I broke down and accepted an expense that an affluent friend had indulged in and I had sworn to myself that I wouldn’t indulge in (partly because I didn’t know where the money would come from) — I hired a woman named Donna Klimek (company name: Declutter 123) to help us handle at least the first stages of the project, and wound up keeping her on to provide help when needed for all stages of the project, and I never regretted the decision or cost for a moment. Donna is no-nonsense, machine-like physical worker, while itv the same time being warm and nurturing, and understanding what you’re going through, and she guides you through the process. She is very experienced regarding what to expect when moving and very organized, and knows how things should be done (down to the smallest but still important details, such as detailed labelling of boxes, predicting how long you will need to be able to function without access to anything that goes into a movers’ truck), supervising the oft-times difficult or uncaring movers, and dealing constructively with the unexpected bumps in the road that inevitably pop up. Importantly, she keeps the process moving along efficiently and keeps it on course until it gets done, all with a warm and pleasing manner. And she’s good company to go through an ordeal with (most people aren’t), a pleasure to have around, and all importantly, she keeps going and keeps you going when you’re ready to collapse and accept for the next several months getting only 80% to the finish line, rather than the desired 100%. She is consistently cheerful and motivated, and she motivates you to keep going (often simply by taking on more of the necessary work and thereby making it easier for you to continue in some diminished fashion, instead of quitting entirely, which is what you desperately want to do). In short, Donna is a gem who is worth every penny you spend on her. You will get you full money’s worth and more. I know most of us have financial challenges and instinctively this cost seems indulgent, but of the various things you spend money on, this will be some of the best-spent money ever. We are now beginning to settle into and function in our new home, and I really don’t think we could have gotten to this point for at least another 4 - 6 months of chaos and hellish living conditions had it not been for Donna. Motivated, pleasant hard workers like Donna are hard to find, and if you have a substantial challenging move coming up, I highly recommend that you bite the bullet and spend the extra money to hire Donna. I guarantee you won’t regret it."





























