Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy, is available to speak to your company, club, class, or organization. She’s an entertaining, engaging presenter with great tips for getting and staying organized. She can deliver any of the topics below as a short presentation, a classroom session, or an in-depth workshop customized to meet your group’s specific needs. She offers a variety of formats—Q & A, panel discussion, open forum, or hands‑on workshop.

Contact Gayle at 713-816-9505 or by e‑mail for more information or to schedule an event.

Presentation Topics

The Five Most Common Organizing Mistakes

Most people embark upon organizing projects with good intentions and enthusiasm, but they encounter roadblocks before seeing much progress. Gayle reveals the most common mistakes and offers simple solutions for steering clear of them. Find out better ways to start your project and keep it moving forward until you reach your goal.

The Perils of Merging Two Households

When two people decide to move in together, they’re often surprised to discover that 1 + 1 always equals 2! Two full households of stuff won’t fit into the space of one without careful planning and diplomatic decision-making about what stays and what goes. You might also need to learn to compromise on the path to a harmonious shared space.

Your Personal Space of Shame: Organizing the Final Frontier

You know what we’re talking about—the closet where things go in but never come out, the unusable spare room, the junk drawer you can’t close (or dare not open), the impenetrable garage. Most of us have a place that becomes our last refuge for clutter. Gayle talks about the sources of resistance and how to overcome the final barriers to organized living.

Extreme Clutter: Cautionary Tales from the Files of a Professional Organizer

What is the cost of being disorganized? Family heirlooms are lost to wind, water, or critters. The things you’ve saved because they might be useful in an imaginary someday overrun your home and make it unlivable. Gayle recounts cautionary tales that will inspire you to change the way you manage your stuff.

Other topics include:

• Holding On, Letting Go: Organizing and Grief
• The Creative Spirit vs. the Organized Space
• Conquering Clutter 101: The Basics
• Conquering Clutter 102: Your Closet
• Conquering Clutter 103: Your Craft Area
• Conquering Clutter 104: Your Home Office
• Conquering Clutter 201: Your E‑mail