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PO provides ‘hands on’ assistance to create change FOR those feeling overwhelmed and uncomfortable due to possessions, Rebecca Gilmore is here to help. This professional declutter specialises in home organisation, helping people from all walks of life to reorganise, systemise and streamline their homes. Rebecca told the Cooroy Rag that there is a real need for professional home organisers such as her on the Coast. “People are getting so overwhelmed with possessions in their home and organising doesn’t come naturally. “I give them the tools to organise and to identify what they consider important, what they love, what they don’t need and how to streamline everything.” Rebecca provides several services to suit different people, households and situations. “I provide a declutteringreorganising style session. This involves setting up a
system to reorganise, taking into account the client’s personality and their family situation. “I also declutter for those who want to put their property up for sale. We go through room by room and identify what they don’t want to take. “By sorting out their possessions beforehand, they move into their new place with only the possessions that they want. “If they are downsizing, they sometimes need assistance with minimising their possessions.” Rebecca begins with an initial complimentary consultation in order to get to know the client. “We chat about what they’re looking for, their goals, their preferences and how their family operates. “I work with their organising style first, and then their space and possessions. Some people are visual and like their possessions out to see. Others like theirs behind closed doors.
“Different systems work for different people.” After 15 years of professionally decluttering, Rebecca said that she can walk into a home and immediately see what is working or not working for them. “I then concentrate on what system is working and apply that to areas that aren’t working. “Different systems work for different people. It takes a lot of confidence for people feeling overwhelmed and uncomfortable to ask for help and my job is to make them feel comfortable and help them. “That’s what I like, working with all the different people and different situations. To me it is not work at all, I love it.” Rebecca’s love of professional organising began many years ago as a nanny. “I nannied in Australia and the UK for some time and basically, I was the organiser of everything. I was responsible for the
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children and it came very naturally for me to be able to organise them. “Professional organising is an extension of this time and working with different families and learning styles. I was able to see the differences and what works for one person works differently for someone else’s circumstances.” Rebecca later worked in management rights and the relocation industry, honing her skills in decluttering, packing, unpacking and home set up. “All those experiences have helped me help other people.” Rebecca offers four, six and eight hour sessions where she physically does the work while teaching the client how to maintain the system they set up. “The length of time required to complete decluttering, organising, and unpacking tasks is determined by the client’s goals, how quickly they make decisions and the volume of possessions in
their home. “A four hour session is a great starting point. Six and eight hours see considerable results.” Rebecca also has a maintenance program, where she revisits the client three or six months later and a referral program. “People who have already used me can get a discount when I go back to them if they refer me.” If you’re feeling overwhelmed and uncomfortable by
possessions, give Rebecca at Ogilvy Lifestyle Solutions a call on 0483 812 806. “I do a lot of work in Noosa, Cooroy, Kenilworth and Eumundi but service the whole Coast. I am also COVID safe and have had training in infection control.”
Sunshine Mitre 10 invests in lifesaving defibrillators COOROY’S Sunshine Mitre 10 has invested in a new piece of lifesaving equipment. Our Maple St hardware store now has a defibrillator. In fact, all 18 Sunshine Mitre 10 stores in Queensland do. Sunshine Mitre 10 General Manager, Neil Hutchins, said that the defibrillators were an investment in emergency health care not just for their staff, but for their communities as well. “We have over 400 staff across our locations, and we take our duty of care to them very seriously. So we have first aid officers at each location, and now we also have defibrillators, which can help save lives for anyone experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest. “But it’s not only that. As many of our stores are in regional and remote locations, by having a defibrillator onsite,these lifesaving devices are more accessible to the local communities. “And while it’s a very big investment of over $35,000, if we can save just one life, it will be money very well spent. “These machines really can mean the difference between life and death. So we need more of them in
Sunshine Mitre 10 Cooroy Store Manager Robbo McInnes with the defibrillator.
the community.” Mr Hutchins said that Sunshine Mitre 10 had sourced the defibrillators
from iHeart180, a company founded by Guy Leech in 2016, after he lost a mate to sudden cardiac arrest.
