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January 2019: Starting the year with an urge to purge? Global TV invited Goodbye Clutter! back once again.

Tips on where to donate your clutter: Post Holiday Decluttering

January 2017: With spring around the corner, Global TV Morning News asked Goodbye Clutter! to talk about Spring Cleaning Your Closet on their January 31st 2017 show:

Elinor shares a few valuable Tips for preparing your closet for Spring Cleaning!

January 2017: Vancouver Sun: The simple life: Start the new year with a closet clean out and home reorganization

Elinor shares views and tips on decluttering the home and New Year’s. “Less is more in so many ways”…

February 2016: Money Sense: Move or improve? Before embarking on an expensive move, consider renovating instead

Journalist Kira Jedmond tackled her personal dilemma of whether to move or renovate after interviewing Elinor. Move or improve?

CBC: How to declutter after Christmas 

November 2014: Elinor Warkentin awarded POC Ambassador Award!

“Previously nominated by her peers in Professional Organizers in Canada (POC) in 2012, Elinor was nominated again in 2014 and subsequently won the 2014 POC Ambassador Award. The award was created to honour a Professional Organizer who “gives back to other organizers, who is involved with his or her chapter and who devotes time and energy volunteering in the local community.” The criteria requires nominees to be a member in good standing of POC, involved in mentoring other organizers, is a current or a past volunteer in their POC Chapter, and contributes their time and energy in the community. “Elinor is a Gold Leaf member and a Trained Professional Organizer (TPO), who has shown outstanding commitment to POC. She has been active in her local BC Lower Mainland Chapter, has promoted POC through her successful business Goodbye Clutter! and is a trainer for our association promoting education to our membership. Elinor has given her time and energy back to her community, through her ongoing volunteer work with the Women’s Monument and the Vancouver Music Festival.”

November 2014: Elinor Warkentin awarded POC Ambassador Award!

“Previously nominated by her peers in Professional Organizers in Canada (POC) in 2012, Elinor was again nominated in 2014 and subsequently won the 2014 POC Ambassador Award. This award was created to honour a Professional Organizer who “gives back to other organizers, who is involved with his or her chapter and who devotes time and energy volunteering in the local community.” The criteria requires nominees to be a member in good standing of POC, involved in mentoring other organizers, a current or past volunteer in their Chapter, and contributing their time and energy in the community. “Elinor is a Gold Leaf member who has shown outstanding commitment to POC> Her community support includes ongoing volunteer work with the Women’s Monument and the Vancouver Music Festival.”

November 2013: Gold Status achieved!

Within POC, two levels of designation recognize member’s volunteer efforts in the association and their years in business. “Professional Organizers who have obtained Silver Leaf status, have been members in good standing of POC for at least ten consecutive years, and who have accumulated 100 service points are eligible for Gold Leaf status.” Elinor was awarded her Gold Status in 2013. Her volunteer points were accumulated through dedication to her local chapter and her work with organizing the 2007 POC conference in Vancouver, the first national conference held outside of Toronto. Conference reviews included: “best ever”, “raised the bar” and “phenomenal”. She’s an organizer recognized within a community of organizers.

February 2013: Heart of Light: turning your clutter into public art

On February 14th, 2013, Goodbye Clutter! created a V-Day and OneBillionRising.org event, Heart of Light, a heart-shaped installation of candles lit at dusk in the centre of Marker of Change, the Women’s Monument in Thornton Park, Vancouver, using unwanted candles from her clients. Elinor’s vision was to bring light to the darkness that is violence against women. She invited street photographers to post photos of Heart of Light on social media to take the message further.

More Newsy Bits

Still curious about Professional Organizing? Want to know more about us? Goodbye Clutter! has been featured in various media over the years.

Professional organizing services with Goodbye Clutter, March 4, 2011 in the Vancouver Observer.

Elinor was interviewed about clutter on the radio show Beautiful Minds, on CFRO Vancouver, on January 16th, 2012. Scroll down to the correct date to listen .

Here are Elinor’s insights into the energy of clutter from a spiritual perspective.

Print and TV appearances by Goodbye Clutter! Include:

• Elinor was guest organizer featured on CBC Living Vancouver TV show, February 2007.
• Elinor’s organized 385 square foot home was featured in My Digs column of Vancouver’s West Ender on December 2006.
• “Clutter Maven”, a West Ender article featured Goodbye Clutter’s excellent organizing services in February 2005.
• Coming into the closet” about the “A-Z of careers: C is for Clutter Consultant” in the Vancouver Sun, Careers Section, February 2004.