ABOUT
Experienced Creative Home and Office Organizing and Declutter Solutions Specialist.
Love Living Lighter, Founder Carrie Albachten is a Certified Health and Life Coach, (CHC - CLC)
Coaching and organizing clients to live a lighter life with ease
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ABOUT
Carrie has been helping people with organizing since 2015 when she worked as a personal chef. Her first task in the client's kitchen was to organize and make the space as functional and efficient as possible. She would work as efficiently to spend more time preparing her client's meals, rather than wasting precious time searching for cookware, equipment, and ingredients. Most importantly, Carrie ensured that every item, large, or small, had a specific place where it belonged.
Her organizational skills impressed clients and hired her to organize other parts of their homes, including closets, kid's rooms, offices, and garages. She also helped prepare homes for sale, manage moves, and downsize into the next phase home.
Carrie became a certified Health and Life Coach in 2021 and is dedicated to providing unwavering support to families during challenging times. With her extensive experience, she offers compassionate assistance to those facing terminal illness, grief from loss, and divorce. Carrie goes above and beyond in guiding her clients through transitional periods by meticulously organizing their homes and offices. Acting as a reliable pillar of support, she helps families navigate chaotic times by arranging personal belongings and offering comprehensive preparedness guidance.
MISSION
As a certified Health and Life Coach, Carrie specializes in helping you enhance your health and wellness in relation to clutter. She will assist you in addressing the emotional challenges associated with possessions and help you assess the benefits and drawbacks of keeping items that no longer serve a purpose. By implementing new habits and systems, you can better manage clutter and overcome obstacles more effectively. Additionally, these new organizational habits will free up more time and space for you to engage in the activities you love.
Throughout our lives, we collect and accumulate various things at different stages. Creating lighter spaces requires time, care, mindfulness, and resources. I enjoy helping my clients achieve LIVING A LIGHTER LIFE.
the process
BOOK YOUR INITIAL DISCOVERY SESSION
We design a plan tailored to you by discussing why you no longer need certain items in your life, We'll explore how to evaluate the pros and cons of "letting go" of belongings that may be holding you back. Together, we will assess the functionality of your space and create an improvement plan.
ORGANIZING STEPS
STEP ONE
TO DECLUTTER EACH SPACE! THE CRITICAL AND MOST EFFECTIVE PART OF THIS PROCESS. THIS IS NOT ORGANIZING YET!
This step is the most important. Sorting items into groups of what will stay, go, or decide. ! It involves letting go of items you no longer use, want, or need. To create a clear vision, it is essential to complete the decluttering process.
STEP TWO
- DESIGN SOLUTIONS AND CONTAINMENT TO HAVE THE HIGHEST FUNCTION.
Not every space needs additional containment depending on space and accessibility! This is the time to evaluate the decluttered space to see how to best fit items with the highest function.
STEP THREE
- ORGANIZING ITEMS BACK INTO THEIR SPACE - RIGHT SIZING It's like a puzzle that fits perfectly. We work each item back to make it functional
STEP FOUR
- BYE-BYE CLUTTER ! REMOVING ITEMS IMMEDIATLY. Decluttering Can take multiple sessions. Removing anything you are ready to purge the SAME DAY!
MAINTAINING
EVERYTHING HAS A PLACE WHERE IT BELONGS
We are creating a clear stream of function and a place for everything.
LIVING WITH NEW HABITS TO AVOID CLUTTER
Unfortunately, clutter can accumulate again over time, taking over every flat surface. By establishing new habits, you can prevent unnecessary items from cluttering your space—building habits to put items away daily. We will build new systems to encourage daily organizations and keep clutter at bay.
services offered
- Create solutions for every room to maximize your space where everything has a designated home
- Office paper management and filing systems - Piles of paper transformed into systems of files
- Prepare home for sale and move preparations
- End-of-Life Organizing: Belongings in order, preparing all your most important documents to be placed into a special filing system, as well as helping family members cope with the overwhelm of sorting through possessions.
- Downsizing into the Senior Community with care, compassion, and a plan in place. Working alongside you and your family members, guiding and coaching you with ease on the decision-making process, implementing a solid plan to move through your most cherished belongings.
- Bereavement - Loss of loved ones: Easing the anxiety when going through the overwhelming tasks of making tough decisions with your loved one's possessions. How to move through the process and where to begin: Implementing a solid plan for family members to move forward with the overwhelm of belongings.
- Kitchen Pantry & Cabinet Organizing Creating functional and efficient spaces.
- Maintenance - Touch-up organizing for those busy families needing to reset their spaces.
2024 - Spring Home and Office Organizing - It is never too early to start preparations for change of seasons with clutter-free space.
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Coaching around mental clutter and overwhelm
Mental clutter refers to the overwhelming thoughts, worries, and concerns that can fill our minds, making it difficult to focus and make decisions. Often, we find ourselves overthinking even the smallest issues, leading to confusion and an inability to know where to start when it comes to clearing that clutter.
If you’re struggling with overthinking home projects, it can result in delayed decision-making, leaving you with a chaotic space filled with disorganization. However, help is available, and you can improve your life significantly.
As a Certified Life Coach, I work with individuals who face challenges related to ADHD or neurodivergence, particularly with focus issues. Together, we can create a customized program incorporating specific techniques to guide you in organizing your space.
We will develop a plan that focuses on establishing new daily habits, implementing effective systems, and fully optimizing your space for functionality and flow.
Pricing
hOME AND OFFICE ORGANIZING - rate $100/ HOURLY
Contact for more information regarding hours and minimum hours: Week - Weekend - Traveling outside Marin County. ** Minimum hours required
Coaching sessions Call for pricing & details
These sessions last for one or two hours and provide an in-depth exploration of overcoming feelings of overwhelm. We will examine the underlying causes and create a detailed step-by-step plan to manage it in small, manageable chunks.
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CONTACT US TO BOOK YOUR COMPLIMENTARY 30-MINUTE DISCOVERY SESSION
If you have questions about our services, or have special request give us a call or email us at carrie@lovelivinglighter.com. Look forward to hearing from you and getting to know more about what your living lighter goals are!
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