Living Organized provides senior move management services, downsizing, home staging, property clearings, home organization and business solutions in Barrie, Innisfil, Orillia, Alliston, Bradford, and area.
Learn MoreBy bringing all the packing materials and doing all the hard work including delivery of all charitable items to a local charity of your choice.
An in-home no obligation consultation for those larger projects provides you with a comprehensive project rate.
We treat our clients, their families and their possessions and treasures with dignity and respect.
I reached out to Margaret from a place of complete desperation after years of living with a spouse who had been diagnosed with a severe hoarding disorder. I felt like I was drowning in his stuff and I just couldn’t face it on my own. Every room in our home...
A Place of Complete Desperation
Simply want to say THANKS for handling Marion's packing and move. Your help was greatly appreciated. LIVING ORGANIZED came to my attention through a recommendation of a friend in HOLY SPIRIT PARISH in Barrie. The principal behind this company, Margaret Harlos, turned out to be all that my friend said...
THANKS for handling Marion’s packing and move
Margaret from Living Organized was a pleasure to work with. Deciding to take advantage of a sellers market meant I was trying to get my home show ready at break-neck speed. I was so thankful that Margaret was able to help me out with the process. She was invaluable in...
Her Can-Do Spirit
Margaret is a pleasure to work with! Thorough, professional, courteous and open minded, she addressed my variety of issues and did not hesitate to research for the best solutions. Also, she is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and dig in to get the job(s) done herself without hesitation....
Professional
Downsizing & Moving. I met Margaret the first time in 2008 when she was making a presentation on organizing and downsizing at a Retired Teachers of Ontario seniors luncheon. I was publishing a community newspaper at the time and I immediately asked her to come and help me organize my...
Downsizing & Moving to a Condo
Estate Organizing & Auction. I can’t even begin to thank you for the absolute amazing help & tremendous hard work & the emotional support. I really don’t know where I’d be without you. You helped me & my sister during a very difficult time to which I feel blessed &...
Savage Estate Organizing & Auction
A short time ago we needed a full office set up in one of our satellite offices & hired Margaret. She was a life saver how she gently & professionally worked with a reluctant employee to bring this office into a professional, warm & efficient environment. We couldn’t be more...
Business Enterprise Resource NetworkOffice Set Up & Re-Organization
We simply couldn't have made our move from a house to a condo without Margaret Harlos at Living Organized. She began working with us last summer, moving us through the various steps to clean out our home, dispose of many items via donation, charity, etc., & ending with an online...
Judy W., Barrie, OntarioMoving & Downsizing Testimonial
As a senior living on my own, there was no way I could handle all the packing and sorting for a move to New Brunswick by myself. Margaret made it easy. Not only did she do most of the packing for me, she found homes for all the things I...
Meighen RussellMoving-Downsizing Testimonial
Mission complete! The 3.5 hours you spent with me were enough to get the momentum going. I haven’t stopped since you left yesterday. I really needed your energy . The scary room that used to belong to the exchange student is now a gym, the office junk room is now...
Jessy Morrison – BODY WHISPERERA Home Intervention – Completed
This letter is in support of Margaret Harlos owner of Living Organized, a company that helps people and business put systems into place that will support their lives by getting them organized. I met Margaret at a Grow Vantage training night some 5 years ago. Margaret’s excitable energy when talking...
Barrie, OntarioOrganized Filing System
This past year Rainbows Canada has undergone many changes, one of those was moving to a new location. You provided professional advice about how to make this transition as easy as possible, including how to cull the files before moving. Margaret, the colour selections you made for our new office...
Rainbows CanadaOrganize Office Moving
I want to thank you for your professional and thorough home organization services. Your answered all my questions, showed me how to set a goal and worked with me to meet that goal with out disruption of my business. I had two objectives. 1. Categorize and clear out unnecessary material....
Barrie, OntarioHome Organization for Re-Mortgage Assessment
Organizing and Moving Just a quick note to thank you for your help in organizing my recent move. Moving day was a breeze since everything was well packed and clearly labelled. Everything went to the right location in my new home, and due to your excellent packing, not a thing...
Organizing – MovingOrangeville, Ontario
My Interior Redesign Thank you SOOO much for the advice for the you gave when I was considering the various options available to me when planning to replace all the floors in my home as well as relocating my electrolysis business in my home. You gave many suggestions that I...
Interior RedesignHolland Landing, Ontario
Margaret has been a huge support to my husband and I as we have been in the process of downsizing and were feeling so overwhelmed and unsure of how to navigate through the transition. She is the most non-judgmental, caring person and I feel blessed to have been able to...
Downsizing and Home OrganizationNewmarket, Ontario
Margaret is a true professional who is both warm and caring, as well as hard-working and efficient. She tactfully advised my elderly mother and I on a downsizing plan and timelines, then patiently led us through sorting and removing items during stages of moving, auction and disposal. She works well...
A Seniors’ Downsizing PlanBarrie, Ontario
Margaret, Thanks for being a great help and support to me when cleaning out my mother’s condominium. The substantial amount of clutter she accumulated over the years was overwhelming. The stress related to emotions attached to clearing out a loved one’s belongings requires support from someone detached (like you) and...
Clutter Control – Successful DownsizingEtobicoke, Ontario
I have the pleasure of knowing Margaret Harlos for nearly six years. I would meet and connect with Margaret regularly at business and networking events. Until a few months ago I had never had any need to hire Margaret but I was confident that she would do a terrific job...
Organized a Lifetime of MemoriesBarrie, Ontario
“After my father-in-law passed away we hired Margaret to help us deal with the overwhelming contents of his house. Margaret sorted them beautifully so that we could decide what memories to keep and lifted a big weight off our shoulders. She also took care of recycling and donating the appropriate...
Organization-Downsizing-all the DetailsBarrie, Ontario
A Successful Move I must tell you what an incredible help you were to me during the most stressful move I have experienced in my life-history of buying and selling eight separate homes. Not only was I leaving a home that my late wife Angela and I had established over...
Planning a Stress Free Large MoveCornwall, Ontario
Move-Downsize I’ve written these testimonials for Margaret who I have worked personally and referred her to my clients for the past 5 years. I can HONESTLY say that I would entrust her help with anyone. As for myself, I moved a couple of years ago from a large matrimonial house...
Move-Downsize-Real Estate TestimonialCentury 21 B.J. Roth Realty Ltd., Brokerage
Thank you for helping me and Amanda come to grips with the reality of selling our house. Your advice to us is a testimonial to your work with the quick sale of our home. With your home staging techniques we sold house with Igor in about a week’s time. We...
Home Staging for a Quick Home SaleInnisfil, Ontario
Moving A big thank you to Margaret Harlos of Living Organized for all the help she provided us during the course of the last year. We were able to accomplish so much with her help. When we decided to move to Barrie, I knew right away that Margaret’s services would...
Another Smooth Moving ExperienceBarrie, Ontario
My basement was a somewhat organized mess that quite simply over-whelmed me. It was organized and sorted within three hours thanks to Margaret. Now I know where my garage sale items, family heirlooms and the “keeper” stuff is. I should have asked Margaret a year ago for her help. I’m...
An Organized Mess-No Longer!Barrie, Ontario
Over a 3 day weekend, my office became more efficient, my personal environment organized; even the garage was de-cluttered, the dumping ground where two households were being downsized into one. All of it experienced an enormous make over. Then came a spur of the moment garage sale with the rest...
Voila! I’m Liberated and Living OrganizedBarrie, Ontario
Home Organization I can’t tell you how thrilled my friends and I were when they were able to stay over last weekend. I’m so relieved that the basement is now in order. When I get some more money I will definitely be calling you to help me out in other...
Basement – Home OrganizationBarrie, Ontario
Closet Organizing Done! I am so thrilled that I took advantage of your services. With your assistance, in just 4 short hours we managed to remove, sort and dispose of years of accumulation. My goal that day was to tackle just one large closet-l could hardly believe it when we...
Closet Organizing Plus More CompleteInnisfil, Ontario
Thanks for all that you did in helping me recover important items and documents from my flood in the spring. I really appreciate how you arrived on time and got right to it. I was so overwhelmed and frustrated with the mess and felt a sigh of relief once we...
Overwhelmed and Frustrated…Not NowInnisfil, Ontario
Office Organization A big thank you to Margaret Harlos of Living Organized for all the help she has provided us during the course of the last year. We were able to accomplish so much with her help. Margaret continuously clears the way so that we are able to live our...
Office Organization and Clutter FreeBarrie, Ontario
Margaret organized an office move with me. With the transition planning and regular workload I wanted to get the backlog of filing and organization cleaned up and then pack for the move. With her high energy level and organizational skills the task was accomplished in less than a day! I...
Organizational Skills and High EnergyBarrie Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corporation
Margaret was hired to organize and de-clutter my workspace and it was definitely a revelation. She came in and proceeded to discuss my needs and goals, and then we started to organize. What a difference in the first few hours. We had piles of things divided into groups – keep,...
Organize, De-clutter – a RevelationWear Your Brand
Margaret Harlos has come into my store several times and has helped me organize my shelves so they would be appealing to the eye. She has also helped me many times to organize my computer and files. Margaret knows that I am not the best on computers however has never...
Let’s Organize your Shelves and Your Life!Candyland Express Barrie,, Ontario
Margaret, I have worked with you, since 2006, on many projects: de cluttering my office and downsizing my home. Every time I am amazed at your depth of knowledge in cleaning up my mess. You are always looking for new and clearer ways for folks to be more efficient. Your...
De-Cluttering – Downsizing – Thank YouThe Cassels Corporation Barrie,, Ontario
Testimonials of what Seminar Participants are saying As the Director of Development for Rainbows Canada, a not-for-profit organization, we strive to spend our money wisely. The Wednesday, June 24th’s Living Organized workshop was invaluable to me. I wasn’t sure what I was going to learn about being organized at this...
The Living Organized Workshop Was InvaluableDirector of Development,, Rainbows Canada
You have a raving fan in me, and I wish you all the best in all your endeavours. You have exceptional customer service, attention to detail and it’s very apparent you have a passion for what you do- Organization. Without a system and organizational structure, I have found it to...
I’m Living Organized – A Raving FanGone Outside- Canadian Outdoor Tourism Network
our seminars were very well presented. You demonstrated an excellent rapport with your audience, highly informative and knowledgeable. It’s an easy way to get a “leg up” with tips from an expert! Greg Sarjeant Sarjeant Management Services
Business Seminars – Leg Up From an ExpertSarjeant Management Services Inc.
I have taken your last seminar “Office overhaul”. The three separate sessions were truly invaluable. You covered all aspects of managing one’s office from filing to understanding numerous different business expenses and how they apply to one’s bookkeeping and how some relate to allowable “Income Tax” claims. How to make...
Office Organizing Seminars for BusinessHuronia/Muskoka DEFOOGERS
Thank you Margaret, and your team for all your help getting us through a very challenging time in preparing to downsize. So amazing how you were able to quickly and efficiently separate the good stuff from the dumpage. Without you, it would have taken us years.
Russell & Linda S.Barrie, Ontario
Anyone can throw out things out of their home (eventually). So what makes me different as a Professional Organizer? When it comes to getting and keeping your home organized, I understand the difference between “getting rid of clutter and feeling “ready” to let go of clutter. And that is a very important difference. With a background in Gerontology and as a Senior Move Management Specialist, I am used to dealing with families and emotions. I have the innate ability to know when to be firm and when to be gentle. I work with you to get and stay organized by removing the clutter and respecting the memories.
Living Organized