Beginning Organizer Basic Equipment List  

Accept the fact that you are never going to be completely prepared.  Every situation, home,
office, cubby, closet is completely different.  If you cover basic health, safety, cleaning and sorting
equipment, you've got it covered!  Anything else, you may have to dash to get.

Beware the ambush!  I have encountered: spiders, dogs, cats, mice, beetles, mosquitoes, poison
ivy, fiberglass insulation, lots of dust, animal feces, urine and vomit, extreme heat, extreme cold,
broken glass, nails, sharp metal, nails, flat tires, mold of all kinds.  You are entering a war zone and
you never know what you may encounter.  Think and observe carefully before you dive in. I have even
encountered homes where the air was so filled with odor or debris that I was physically ill afterward.  
Don't assume you're only going to line up jelly jars in the pantry so their labels face outward.  You may
end up in some all-out dump situations and need to be ready.

Personal Needs                                                       
Change of shirt
Several kinds of gloves: leather, rubber, gardening, latex
Bandanas
Dust mask
Goggles
Cap
Feminine hygiene products (you never know...)
Pain reliever
Bandaids
Hand sanitizer
Towel
Water bottles
Snacks (you may get on a roll)

Really Helpful Items
Cordless drill
Level (for hanging pictures and shelves)
Furniture dolly
Slide disks for moving furniture on carpet
Small folding table

Basic "Office" Items
Legal pad folder with pockets and pen slot
Business cards, brochures
Website
Introductory packet for new clients
Thank you cards
Basic Equipment Needs
Tool box with basics in it
Assorted hooks, nails, picture hanging hooks
Felt pads and rubber pads; adhesive kind
Clorox wipes
Windex wipes
Pledge all-surface wipes
Garbage bags
Ziploc bags of all sizes
Paper towels
Hand broom and dust pan
Camera (for before and after photos)
Paper bags, plastic bags
Baskets for sorting (I like laundry baskets)
Markers
Sticky notes or notecards (for quick labels)
Labelmaker and refill cartridges
Flattened cardboard boxes
Tape gun and refills
Rubber bands
Sheri's Organized Life
Phone: 615-394-4525
Email: sheri@sheorganizedlife.com