"Pam helped me organize my one room efficiency apartment to maximize my space for storage and functionality.  I was very pleased with the outcome.  She has an eye for detail and the best way to use your space." - Wanza Robbins

"My name is Toni Halbrooks, and I am a recovering hoarder!  For several years I listened to Pam tell me that "Normal People" don't live the way I do, that my home was way too cluttered and she needed to help me get among "The Normal".  Because I am truly a hoarder and have sentimental attachment to every cobweb and fur ball that clings to my baseboards, I was reluctant to solicit her help.  After many years listening to Pam, my husband insisted that she get us cleaned out!  We began by cleaning out our attic that had 16 years of stuff.  I am 47 years old and I had boxes with my school papers, my dolls and my stuffed animals.  Most were rotten and barely recognizable.  Much to my dismay and resistance, we made a clean sweep of the contents of our attic.  While it was painful indeed, without Pam's strong personality, I NEVER could have parted ways with the junk I had allowed to occupy my heart, mind, and attic!!!!!  Pam is extremely level headed, bold, and practical.  She is tough skinned and does not mind the emotional fits I threw as she made me throw away Barbies and GI Joes with 1 leg and even some who were headless...  "But Pam, I could keep this for my grandkids."  I pleaded.  "Toni, your grandkids will not want to play with a Barbie that has no head."  So in the trash they went!!!

This was a very painful process that resulted in frustration and tears on my part.  I experienced Phantom Pains for weeks after losing stuff that I had held onto for years.  When we couldn't find something my family would immediately say, "Pam must have thrown it away!".  I must admit, I did dig through the trash and pull out some things...like my Apache Belle boots!!!  They smelled like rotten cheese and looked as bad, but they were my APACHE BELLE BOOTS!!!!!  I couldn't let them go to the dump just because they smelled like it.

Pam organized my closets, drawers, and life!!  It has been a year since the detoxification, and what a relief I experienced.  My home became a place where I looked forward to coming at the end of the day.  Some place that was peaceful rather than overwhelming.  This could not have happened without Pam's Persistent Planning!!!  She has a knack not only for organization, but a tremendous decorator's eye.

It was all well worth it!  Although I had to get a high dose of anti-anxiety medication to make it through Pam's Purging Boot Camp...I have since weaned myself off of the meds and live happily clutter-free ever after!  -  Toni Halbrooks