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Nisha Mal

Meet the professional organiser making £80,000 a year clearing out people's clutter

Meet the professional organiser who quit her corporate job earning £24,000 to make £83,442 a year clearing 'chronic clutter' - having helped more than 1,000 clients. Kayleen Kelly, 37, has always been fascinated by clearing out and transforming spaces. As a little girl, she realised she had a talent for organising and decided her calling was to help others after failing to climb the corporate ladder.

Kayleen quit her job as a customer service agent to make her side hustle her full-time career in April 2014 - and has since gone on to transform the homes of 1,000 clients. She endorses her 'core four' method which entails clearing out, categorising, cutting out and containing items.

Kayleen specialises in 'chronic clutter' - habitual and out-of-control mess - and helps hoarders in person and online transform their homes by helping them clear out. Kayleen, from Jacksonville Florida, US, said: "When I was growing up, I wasn't in control of many things, but organising became a hyper-focus for me to control my environment - it made me feel safe. Clutter does not discriminate, it doesn't matter what your background is or the size of your home.

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