Things With Things

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR CREATING ORGANIZATION

Judith photo

“The state of our things affects the state of
our lives. I will walk you through the patterns
of your life and help you reshape them to
create a life filled with ease, balance,
and grace.”

– Judith

Judith Fisher Freed does not have the word “clutter” in her vocabulary. Her organizing ability began one drawer at a time, starting in the third grade. As the years passed, Playbills and Magazines were in binders. Styling her parents and sisters wardrobe demanded much of her time. When a clothing designer notified a celebrity of her fashion scrap book on her appearances, the celebrity contacted her to use as publicity.

When Judith moved to California in 1978 there was an untapped market for styling rock stars. Her clients grew and so did her reputation. So much so that Fred Segal offered to send a car and driver for her at anytime.

Organizing the lives of her four children was her greatest creation. Along the way she became passionate about her father-in-law who was a forgotten icon. Thirty years of collecting turned into fifteen years of research. She created the site alanfreed.com, orgainized a permanent collection and was a catalyst for donations that funded The Alan Freed Radio Station at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Things With Things was formulated to bring order into busy, successful people’s lives. Judith is passionate about structuring and organizing her clients’ environments to create ease, harmony and contentment.

1. STAY: Assistance in organizing and reshaping your existing home to benefit your lifestyle. Visualizing a plan, and sketching a blueprint implements a revival of your home, office or space.

2. BUILD: Building a dream house from the foundation up with an organized beautiful life in mind is one of her specialties.

3. MOVE: Moving requires preparation and planning. She can transport you easily from one home or office to another.


“Judy has taken me from chaos to order…”	“…Not only did Judy help me move out, she helped me move in…”	“Judy is brilliant at knowing what adds to your life, and what subtracts from your life.”

Judy was a great help to me when I arrived in LA in 1980 and only had one pair of jeans and some old trainers I'd had all my life. I'd recommend her as a stylist as much today as I did then. – Bryan Adams (musician, songwriter)	Judy has been my savior, organizing my belongings, from office to closet, and styling me so I can look effortlessly fashionable. – Dr. Ava Shamban, M.D. (author, teacher, entrepreneur)

Scaling up from a home bakery to a full commercial space, Judith helped me get and stay organized, everything from recipes to large-scale storage. – Logan Levant (Owner, Buttercake Bakery)	Whether you are preparing to sell your property, moving into a new home, or just want your living space to be clean and organized, Judith Freed is a name you need to know. Her organizational skills are unparalleled, and I have found Judith's services invaluable. – Steve Frankel (Realtor, Coldwell Banker)

Judith Freed, with her impeccable style and attention to detail, is the perfect choice for preparing your home to sell. Judith caters to her client's individual needs and is a true professional. Judith recently made a good apartment a GREAT apartment by editing cleverly and enhancing the property to maximize its appeal to prospective buyers. – Leonard Steinberg, Managing Director & Lois Planco, Luxuryloft team, Prudential Douglas Elliman NY

Judy makes the impossible possible. With boundless energy, insightful vision, and an incredible attention to detail, she took my apartment from chaotic to impeccable. Judy's logical and meticulous organization has made my apartment fantastic to live in and also ready to sell. Beatrice enjoys the certainty that comes with the organization; when I go to the front hall closet, she knows just where her treats are. – Kate Schulte, Attorney, NYC

The first thing I do when I walk into someone’s home or office is bee-line to the ‘junk drawer’. Every space has one. It's usually located right by the telephone in the kitchen. That seminal drawer often proves to be the launching point to rehabilitating a chaotic lifestyle.

There is no order in disorder. I have tools to teach people how to organize their thoughts and actions: “Take it out, put it back” ... “Touch it only once” ... “Yes/no, rainy day/give away” and many more. My requirements for assisting you never varies: Tape measure, scissors, boxes, boxes, boxes.

CHAOS: This chaos you call home and/or work can be remedied with 3 words: Things With Things. If you have the courage to tackle your disorganization, then we will do it together.
Step 2:

CONFUSION: Sorting the confusion comences with piles. Then it becomes piles with piles. No matter how bad it looked when I arrived, it will look far worse after we begin. But never fear, I will help with the answers.
Step 3:

ARRANGING: Living arrangements will start to make sense. When you want keys, they will be in the proper location as well as with other keys. We will have found logical locations for all your things. Finally you will ‘get it’.

Step 4:

LIVING: There is a method to the madness. When I depart, you will know exactly what to do, where to find and where to put every item, paraphernalia, possessions, machinery, materials, staples, object, fabric, trappings, article, magazine, clothing, appliance. Now you will have a system, and the knowledge to navigate it alone.

JULY 12, 2011

Pay It Forward

Packing Boxes The single most difficult task of organizing is letting go. There is a story that goes with every item in your living or working space, usually connected with a relative friend or past relationship. Then there is the reality check of do I really need, like or use it? That’s where pay it forward lends a hand.

On different work sites, to tackle the emotions of saying so long to something that means something, I offer a new home for that belonging. I love lists, so here goes:

I donated a discarded dog kennel to the Santa Monica Animal Shelter
I delivered out takes or photos of Schindler’s List to The Skirball Cultural Center
Boxes and boxes of books were brought to the Santa Monica Library with a guard and trolley to assist at my car.
There is a drive-through Salvation Army where I brought discarded clothes, toys and household items.
My moving company of choice is Stratton and Sons. It's a family-owned business, and service reflects pride of ownership.

Valuable items you'd rather not give away? Move over craigslist and eBay (which I have also used) — try replacements.com, where I have sold expensive silverware and other antiques too valuable to give away.

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