“Through working with Noreen, my house has gone from serious clutter to pleasant neatness. Her energy and good ideas, as well as her delightful personality, made it a pleasure to work with her.”

— E. Savita Eisenberg, retired Quality Software Engineer"

“Noreen effectively created a new school library, including cleaning, sorting, alphabetizing, and categorizing our books. As a parent, her feedback was integral in some of our organizational changes, and as a leader of this project she demonstrated her skills as a librarian with tenacity and dedication that cannot be described. Bright, dedicated and skilled, Noreen garners my unequivocal recommendation.”

— Tanveer Alibhai, School Principal

“How many people do you know who can make cleaning out a massively cluttered garage fun? Noreen can, and this is undoubtedly due to the combination of her competence in organizing, her patience while I ponder to keep or not to keep, and her easygoing personality. I can now say with honesty, I love looking in my filing drawers!”

— JHL, Ph.D, teacher

“I first hired Noreen to organize my business. She gave me wonderful suggestions on how to place my desk and arrange my work space so that it would be a productive environment. I decided to call her to organize my home office. What I had struggled with for almost three years, she helped me completely organize in 3 ½ hours. Even I was amazed!.”

— Lisa Spector, Concert Pianist and Instructor

“Noreen's inspired in her work. She touches objects and knows intuitively where they belong. There's a sense of order and peace in our house now that wasn't there before, and for the first time in a long time I can sit in my living room and truly relax.”

— Kate Mayer, Technical Writer

“Noreen was such a joy to work with. She brought an amazing amount of ideas and strategies for organizing my office. We cleared through a lot of material in a very short amount of time. For the first time, I have an office that I know how to organize and keep organized. I highly recommend her.”

— Lamon, Software Specialist

Why hire a professional organizer? Simply put, you deserve to enjoy a functional and aesthetically pleasing home or office environment.

Do you find yourself unable to take that first step to declutter your space? Don't let clutter or chronic disorganization waste your time or keep you from realizing your aesthetic ideals.

I use my experience and skills as a trained librarian to find ideal solutions to your clutter woes. I specialize in organizing home offices, corporate filing systems, and reducing household clutter.

Please contact me to arrange for a free half-hour consultation in the San Francisco Bay Area. I'll do my best to make our time together fun and productive.

As a trained reference librarian, I can provide you with expert research to answer your questions completely.

At the heart of every good librarian is a generalist who thrills at learning new things. I've helped clients in many different ways: from appraising antique doll collections to understanding medical treatment options.

I can research practically any topic of interest to you. My specialties are in medical research, creative filing systems, personal libraries, and online searching.

I also provide Internet training for ages ranging from older children to grandparents, in everything from researching online to selling on eBay.

Whether your home office files are in chaos, or you haven't seen the top of your dining room table in months, I can assist you in setting up an organizational system that you'll want to use.

Patience and nonjudgement come naturally to me, and together we can find the perfect system for your organizing needs. The bigger the challenge, the happier I am. Don't feel embarrassed by your disorganization. Whatever your situation, chances are I've seen worse.

Together, we can clear out and organize any places where clutter accumulates:

Clutter and disorganization lead to loss of time and income. Whether for one employee, a manager, or an entire staff, better organization and efficiency will save you time and money.

Home office and business filing systems are my specialties. I have created filing systems for new businesses, and have built corporate libraries from the ground up.

Each of my office organization designs is unique. Whether you need a database, an electronic filing system, or traditional paper files, I will meet with you for a free consultation, send you a timeline and business proposal, and together we'll design a system that works.

I live on the Coast in a historic home near the Pacific Ocean in El Granada, four miles north of Half Moon Bay and 22 miles south of San Francisco. I serve the entire San Francisco Bay Area from San Rafael to San Jose.

Noreen Cooper Heavlin
Sorting Things Out
PO Box 2846
El Granada, CA 94018

Send Noreen a message!

phone: 650-619-6894

I love what I do. My natural organizational skills, coupled with advanced training, can handle both the easiest of jobs and the most difficult of cases. I hold a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from San Jose State.

I continue to update my professional organizing and research skills by attending the Internet Librarian conference as well as workshops and conferences hosted by the National Association of Professional Organizers and the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization.

My interests include medical research, yoga, modern dance, experimental theater, film and anime, long distance walking, French and Spanish, and tending to my three cats, my dear husband, and my cherished son.

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