How to achieve perfect order when you have four children
'05.09.2018'
Source: The Daily Mail
A mother of four, who started a successful business cleaning other people's closets, shared two key rules that she uses in her work. Tracy Bond from Melbourne created Love My Pantry by accident - one day she tidied up her daughter-in-law's closets and realized that she loved doing it.
Two years later, the “Master of the Pantry” is praised all over the country, there are even popular bloggers among satisfied clients, writes The Daily Mail. What helps Tracy sort jars of salt and sugar, bags, boxes and cans?
“All of this makes it much easier to find items,” says Tracy.
After cleaning the closet, Tracy's daughter-in-law decided to start her own company to organize the space. She wrote a message on social networks asking - who is ready for free tidying up the pantry? And the moms “just went crazy”.
Cleaning is a household burden that most people tend to put off for years with a promise to do it “next weekend”. But Tracy describes her job as “satisfying” and actually loves cleaning other people's houses.
“I've come across tons of people who just need someone to hold their hand. It can be very emotional, she says. “I send my moms for coffee, and when they come back and see what I have done, they are so happy… some even cry. It's so nice just to know that you are helping people by doing something good. ”
Her first advice on organizing the perfect pantry: clean it from stocks of old food and items that you never use, retaining only the essentials, and revisiting jerry cans, tin cans, and tubes. You should start by pulling everything out and exploring it thoroughly, checking that you use it regularly and that you don’t touch it a long time ago.
"People have been storing expired items in closets for years, and they are also full of random items like Lego pieces or old batteries."
The second stage: decompose food into beautiful containers with clear inscriptions. This will help to know exactly what you have and where it is located.
Tracy's business began solely with organizing pantries, but has since evolved to cleaning linen closets, garages, playrooms and entire kitchens. The clients, she said, are mostly mothers who are very grateful for Tracy's organizational expertise.
“The mother has a very heavy load on her shoulders - and even husbands love what I do. I've cleaned out quite a few garages. Nowadays, people have so many things that they do not know at all what to do with. ”
Young Mommy's creator, Sophie Kachi, recently invited Tracy to clean up her pantry and was delighted.
“Tracy is a magic fairy who comes to your house and in a couple of hours does what you have been putting off for the next and next weekend for the past five years,” Sophie wrote. “She picks up boxes, puts name tags, organizing you like never before. Oh Tracy. Everyone needs Tracy. My husband asked if she was going to move in with us, but Tracy refused. "
When she started the business, there were 1-2 clients a week for services - now Tracy's time is almost full. Disassembling the main kitchen pantry takes about two hours, plus additional time if other spaces need to be organized. The cost of Tracy's services starts at $ 170.
