Bernadette Rapaport
ASK ME ANYTHING CONSULT Emigrated to Australia during the pandemic
Ayessa’s “Ask me Anything” consult, was something I was really happy to participate in because I was worried about my first major move with the kids. I was pretty much done with packing & selling our stuff, but I had no idea what to expect with arriving into a new country.
Ayessa asked me some questions before my consultation, and based on my answers, was able to give suggestions on how to adjust to life in Australia. Since I’ve lived in Australia as a kid, I had to adjust to life in Australia as a parent, and during COVID-19. During our time in lockdown in Makati, I had built a network for us that allowed us to safely live in this epidemic. This network involved online suppliers for my baking, our groceries, services, even suppliers for covid tests. An anxiety I had was that I was leaving all that behind, and starting in Australia with nothing. Ayessa researched for me, and found online groups she suggested to join, so that I can rebuild my network, and a feel little less alone. I was impressed at the amount of research she did for me, and the things she came up with. Everything was something I had not thought of. The information and tips she gave me pertaining to our actual move were very helpful. She answered questions I would not have known to ask.
Flying with kids during COVID-19 is pretty scary for me, and having gone through it herself, it was comforting to hear about her experiences, what she did, and what she would do differently. Then advice on the kids adjusting, and the anxieties they may have, and what she did to navigate the ones her son had, was very insightful.
I would highly recommend Ayessa’s “Ask me Anything” consult, even if you aren’t a parent. Even just talking will help alleviate worries, gain confidence, and clear your head to make a plan of action to follow.
I really enjoyed the virtual sessions. It was like she was right there with me, holding my hand, walking me through the process with all the encouragement and support of an in-person session - but just over video chat and sending photos and texts back and forth. It's really nice to have a support system in place, because decluttering alone is no fun and definitely not an easy task!
I was able to declutter my craft and sewing room, and separate the kids' school supplies from my own crafting supplies. I learned how to break things up into categories and subcategories, and it's amazing how quickly things got organized once I was able to see these categories, and divide things into them in order to break the task into smaller pieces.
Before we went virtual because of the pandemic, Diosa was first an in-home decluttering client. See how we transformed Diosa’s closet after one visit here.
Diosa is also a move coaching client. Stay tuned for her move coaching testimonial!
The virtual consultation was definitely helpful and I knew that I wanted to engage their services for additional sessions to help me completely declutter and organize my whole house.
I would definitely recommend this session to friends. Many may think they can find this information on blogs and social media, but it is different when you have someone to hold your hand and guide you through things that are specific to you or your own family's habits.
What I especially like about learning from Ayessa is that she thinks about the setting - the climate of Manila and how that affects our things. Plus she recommends products that she uses herself, she helps you or tells you where to find it and I particularly love her design aesthetic.
In one online session, I was able to sort my frequently used office supplies, the one area that was causing me a lot of stress but also the same area that I needed to use everyday. I was able to fix my shelf in a way that I could see all my things at once.
I have no recommendations for improvement because it was all perfect... even the way you guided me towards choosing what I needed to focus on.
Guia Rabacca
Bag lover
VIRTUAL DECLUTTER CONSULT
Tidying bags in a limited space
Ma’am Ayessa was so nice and helpful. She was able to share with me some valuable insights about how to declutter my space. The consultation was fun and she walked me through the entire thing. She was also able to correct some of my misconceptions about how to properly take care of my investment (bag) pieces. I am definitely considering availing (more of) her services in the future!
I was able to fit ALL my bags in one tiny nook on my shelf. I used to have difficulties finding a place for all of them. I was also motivated to really cut down the amount of clutter I keep. I’m still in the process of sorting through them and figuring out which ones to keep, give away, or throw out but she really helped kickstart the process for me.
I strongly recommend her services to those who are struggling or overwhelmed with their space & stuff.
Tala Ocampo
AFTER THE 1ST OF 4 VIRTUAL DECLUTTERING CONSULTATIONS - 1 MONTH PACKAGE
It was great to brainstorm ideas about this space that has been problematic for YEARS no matter how much organizing I do. Ayessa was also so knowledgeable about the technicalities of filing and archiving that I’m learning a lot in the process. With the guidance of Ayessa, I was able to figure out other ways of arranging the space other than what I’ve been doing all these years 😅
I was able to massively declutter paper I’ve been holding on to. From 3 expandable envelopes to 1! Since I got the 1 month package, it was great having Ayessa with you when you have questions in between sessions. We would be in constant contact while I update her on the progress, she would share resources, where to get products I need. It’s a collaborative and fun process that I’ve never felt this excited about decluttering and organizing. It feels like you’re not alone and you have an accountability partner ❤️
I highly recommend her service to other friends who are struggling or overwhelmed with decluttering their space. The monthly package is so affordable, it’s a no brainer to say YES!
For privacy client wishes to remain anonymous
KITCHEN DECLUTTER, ORGANIZING & SOURCING
I had Ayessa come in to help me organize my kitchen. It was a crazy mess, things were stacked, I didn’t know where anything was or what I had. And most of all I did not have the patience to go through every item and arrange everything myself.
When Ayessa came I thought she would just help rearrange to make everything neat, but it was so much more than that. We went through every item in my fridge and freezer to begin with! I cant even tell you how much expired food we found. Same for my pantry! It turned out we had three of the same items and two of them opened and half used. Such waste! The other thing i dreaded was to go through the medicine drawer. We literally checked every single item for expiry.
After removing all the trash and clutter Ayessa helped rearrange the whole kitchen to make it look neat, make everything easy to see and reach, and place them in areas where it made sense. She even went and sourced storage containers for me!
I actually use all my appliances now and the new organization has been easy to maintain even 5 months later. Grocery shopping is also easier because I can now easily see what items I still have and what i need. Thank you Ayessa!!!
Shannon King
Moving Client
DMNL GROUP MEMBER
Dear readers and fellow Declutterers,
I'm a father of four and I have been selling unused stuff for a year or so. I've sold mobile phones quickly in the past, but to be honest, other items are not so easy to sell. Thanks to Ayessa Bautista, who advocates decluttering and gave me tips on how to quickly sell, I was able to sell 17 shoes (mine, my wife's and my childrens') in less than 30 hours.
I am also happy to have read your tips Ayessa, not just on how to take photos well, but also the FORMAT OF THE POST which is the most helpful of all. I completely understand why administration and monitoring of posts is very important, it makes life easier for both buyers and sellers.
I also read about your recommended methods of shipments, which made my life easier thanks to not having to research. Lastly, I would definitely heed your decluttering estate sale services in the near future!
Learn best practices in selling in the DeclutterMNL Group
Vanessa Llona
Diplomat
PRE-MOVE DECLUTTER ESTATE SALE
If you’ve accumulated some things or a lot of stuff, and you wish to have them disposed of or simply have a decluttered, minimalist lifestyle, then Ayessa and her team is the answer to your prayer. Ayessa’s experiences as a wife of a diplomat is clearly a big bonus to her team’s highly organized decluttering business.
I also appreciate Ayessa and her team’s concern and tips if one is having difficulty parting with some items because of attachment or what not. They are very professional, organized and efficient. Whether one is a seller or a buyer, Ayessa and her team ensure that one walks out happy with his/her new find. Thank you Ayessa for all the help!
Paz Ma. Santos
BUYER & DECLUTTER MNL MEMBER
I have always loved decorating my home, and being able to participate in online groups, such as DECLUTTER MNL and MOVING MNL, has allowed me to stretch my budget and acquire beautiful preloved pieces at an affordable price.
Now, my home is looking more put-together and clutter free. Thanks to the administrators, especially to Ms. Ayessa, for ensuring the quality of the members and the items being sold, as well as to fellow members for letting go of items that are more needed in other homes and making it easy for people like me to decorate our homes at half the price.
Buying items is so easy and very convenient as the administrators/sellers answer queries as soon as they can coupled with convenient online payment transfers and use of fast and efficient couriers. Cheers to more fuss free selling and buying.
Jenn Castillo
HOME DECLUTTERING, STYLING & SOURCING
Having my kids at 21 and unprepared had my apartment populated with hand me downs and the cheapest cobbled together crap you can imagine. Needless to say, though I remain grateful for everyone’s help, my living room was not my favorite place to hang out.
When Ayessa moved back to Manila I told her so - and she wouldn’t let me keep enduring it. She helped me pick out precisely what I loved about the Pinterest photos I had already obsessively collected for inspiration, but never had the gumption to act on, and together we came up with a cohesive plan for each area of my living room, and then the bedrooms. Then when she came across items that would fit into the plan (and my budget) on the Facebook marketplace, she tagged me and my #JungleSala is now a fabulous reality. Humility aside, I love when people come over and tell me they love what I’ve done with the place. Ayessa takes the time to establish what a client really wants - a viable plan follows, and then it manifests. With her, home improvement is actually an act of self care.
Check out Jenn’s Jungalow Style Sala
The greatest blessing is being a blessing to others. That was my realization that evening when we were in the middle of planning our move and a good friend of ours shared to me the services of DECLUTTER MNL.
Moving homes, unearthing all the things we’ve accumulated through the years can be daunting and overwhelming. I was telling myself that I promise not to be a hoarder anymore.
Ayessa and her team sent me a template to begin the task of listing items that I was ready to give up. The emotions of parting with things that I thought my family & I needed to keep, made this simple task difficult. But I was advised by Ayessa that to make it easier, ask yourself one thing “does this thing still make me happy?” and actually touch the item while asking yourself this, and so I did.
DECLUTTER MNL arrived and it was easy breezy from then on. All I had to do was prepare the items that are clean and photograph ready. They will assess it, then put it up in their site and take care of the selling and negotiating! All I had to do was give the final approval and make sure someone’s there for the pick-up of the item sold.
Everything else that was left, DECLUTTER MNL arranged for it to be picked up and donated to a charitable recycling center. The experience was pleasant, efficient and liberating. What was once clutter had transformed to be a blessing not just for me and my family, but to others as well. Thank you DECLUTTER MNL!
I highly recommend Minimaluxe. Ayessa the consultant, understood where I was coming from. She knew how to communicate in a level where my spirits can be lifted up and that there is hope to my clutter ordeal. I had a lot of stress from the clutter (which) I didn't know how to deal. It affected my feelings towards my husband and my relationship with my baby, and even my relationship with myself. She helped me build up a plan on decluttering with helpful questionnaires and guidelines. Questions like, where to start and when to finish, what's most important to me and what needed the fastest fix (the most). I was encouraged to go home and do what we had talked about in reference to my answers, she was good at following up as well. I wouldn’t have done it fast enough, had she not been so good and kind with her follow-ups LOL :)
While decluttering she helped me with designs, colors, lines, even lighting consistency! And that made my next decluttering projects easier. I was proud of my little accomplishment in little time and I can proudly say that our rooms are now a lot better from our "after" pictures when we had our virtual consultancy. I was guided correctly and I was given a good reference like Mari Kondo. If you need help because there's too much resources available and there's too much decluttering articles to read and watch go with the experts in decluttering like Minimaluxe. They helped me do the changed I want.
Goni Gonzalez-Tagaysay
DECLUTTER CONSULT
Hiring Ayessa and her team was a great way to end 2017. I had been struggling with de-cluttering my own closet despite having tackled most of the house already. Seeing the state it was in every single day was not fun.
Ayessa made the whole process smooth. From inquiry to finishing the job, it was easy and stress free. On de-cluttering day, my only job was to say yes or no to an item. She and her team took over the segregation and organization of the items I had chosen to either dispose or keep.
They redid my closet and organized it in a way that made sense. She taught me how to fold properly to save space. Best of all, they utilized whatever organizing items I had on hand. I was not pressured to buy any pre-session.
We finished in 2.5 hours and covered a lot of ground. The fee I paid was so worth it! HUGE sigh of relief after (and BIG smiles all around).
I would definitely recommend Ayessa’s service to anyone who desires to de-clutter but is struggling with it.
Ali Marsh
Expat MNL to SG
ESTATE SALE
Ayessa and her fabulous team did an amazing job of clearing my house of unwanted items ahead of our move to Singapore.
I was so impressed with the professionalism of the service, and in particular how the team found similar items for sale and set the prices accordingly. The sale posts were also very professional and I know the Declutter ladies ended up selling my items for MUCH more than I would have, if I had sold them myself.
The team made it easy for me to remember when items were being collected and even advised my helper, so she could arrange if I wasn’t home. A fantastic service for time-poor expats ahead of moving!
I am really so grateful for Ayessa's decluttering services. I've wanted to sell all my old stuff, after moving back from Singapore years ago. I have an extremely busy schedule, so I simply did not have the time to sort and sell my stuff.
Ayessa and her team did all of that for me. The whole process was so easy -- from the initial meeting, the selling, and even the arrangements for pickup of sold items.
It was effortless (for me) and made a decent amount of money. Definitely a must for anyone looking to simplify and declutter!
Check The Full Declutter Feature here.
I am very happy with the services of Ayessa and her team from DeclutterMNL. They are very organized, efficient and pleasant to work with.
From sorting, packing and pick-up – they helped us handle everything effortlessly. I was finally able to dispose of several pre-loved household items that needed new owners and homes.
I was not her main client at that time, but she included me as she serviced my sister in law, who was my neighbor. I will definitely be using them again in the future.
Check The Full Declutter Feature here.
I'm so thankful that my friend referred me to DECLUTTER MNL.
I contacted them just 2 weeks before I moved out of my house and they lightened my moving load and stress by a whole lot! Aside from selling 59 items for me, they scheduled a Foundation to pick up all my items for donation.
They were so professional from start to finish, handled everything from taking nice photos, making good descriptions, researching comparative retail prices, handling transportation options for the items, coordinating with my helpers for pick-ups and arranging payment and reports.
I highly and wholeheartedly recommend Ayessa and her team. Their fees are well worth the benefits they provide and their service was exceptional and exceeded my expectations.