A visit with Patricia Diesel, professional organizer It’s not just 12-step groups that forgive and welcome back. The calendar does too. Every January it gives humans another chance to start fresh and really get it right this time. Fortunately, there’s help. Professional organizer and life coach Patricia Diesel of Basking Ridge reveals her methods and offers some tips on how to finally chuck all your clutter and improve your life. Her business, which includes workshops and teleclasses, is called Keep It Simple Now, a clue to her approach. We sat down with Pat while the self-improvement urge was still upon us.
Tell me about your typical client. When people call or email you, what’s their mood and what do they say? They’re overwhelmed, stressed. They feel they’ve lost control, that the clutter is taking over. They can’t find anything, they’re depressed, they don’t know where to begin. They want someone to throw them a lifeline. And that’s what we do.
