Financial Coaching

One of the most challenging relationships we have to navigate is our relationship with money.  Unfortunately, most of us were never taught in school about budgeting, saving for retirement and how to avoid or get out of debt.  I believe that financial literacy is one of the most empowering things we can learn because it will impact every area of our life.

As a Professional Organizer, I have helped some of my clients learn how to better organize their money simply because I have a sincere passion for balancing my checkbooks (yes, I still have checkbooks!) and telling my money exactly where I want it to go every month. 

In order to be able to help more people with this problem area, I took a comprehensive Financial Coaching training.  I am happy to add this service to those that I offer to clients.

If you are struggling with making ends meet, with how to pay off your debts or how to create and stick to a budget and would like to explore how you could change that, please contact me so that we can schedule a no obligation phone call to find out if some Financial Coaching might be right for you.

Are you ready for a fun day of organizing with The Mess Mender? Here's your chance! Enter to win a 3-hour organizing session with The Mess Mender in any space you choose! Click here to signup for Questions from Polly - a weekly email that will help you organize your finances, your spaces, and your thoughts! You will be entered to win one of two prizes:

Grand Prize: A 3-hour (on location or virtual) organizing session with The Mess Mender and a $100 The Container Store Giftcard.

First Prize: A $50 The Container Store Giftcard. 

Contest winners will be included on promotional materials including, but not limited to, video and before-and-after photos on social media and the Mess Mender website. Complete contest rules are published below. 

CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. 

 1. Eligibility - Best Day Ever Giveaway (the "Contest") is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. If the grand prize winner is located further than 50 miles from Mason, Ohio he/she will receive the prize virtually. Employees of The Mess Mender and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and advertising and promotion agencies, as well as their immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members, are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations. 

 2. Sponsor - The Contest is sponsored by The Mess Mender, located in Mason, Ohio. 

 3. Agreement to Official Rules - Participation in the Contest constitutes the entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein. 

 4. Contest Period - The Contest begins on July 5, 2021 at 12:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time and ends on October 31, 2021, at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (the "Contest Period"). Entries that are submitted after the Contest Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest using any of the following methods: 

 5. How to Enter - Online via email signup: This method of entry will be available by clicking here and following the directions provided to fill out and send the entry information. Entries can also be sent via US mail to P.O. Box 596 Mason, Ohio 45040; make sure to include a name, an email address and/or a phone number. All Mailed entries must be postmarked between July 5, 2021 and October 31, 2021. 

Limit three (3) entries per person (different emails must be used), for the duration of the Contest period. Entries received from any person, in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.  

 6. Prize Drawing - The contest will end on or about November 5, 2021, the Sponsor will select potential winners in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. The odds of being selected depend on the number of entries received. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner via telephone or email on or about November 5, 2021. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place at random from the remaining non-winning, eligible entries.   

 7. Winner Notification - Winners will be notified by email, mail, or phone. Each potential Grand and First Prize winner (parent/legal guardian if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be contacted within five (5) days of the end of the contest. If a winner cannot be contacted within 5 days that winner forfeits his/her prize. If the potential winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian. Winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Prizes will be fulfilled approximately 8-10 weeks after the conclusion of the Contest.  

8. Prize - The Grand Prize winner will receive three hours of organizing time with Polly Giblin the Mess Mender, which can be broken down into two 90-minute sessions or three 60-minute sessions and a $100 gift card to The Container Store. The 1st prize winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate for The Container Store. 

9. General Conditions - In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.  

10. Release and Limitations of Liability - By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement, the processing of entries (e) losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Party's liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. 

11. Disputes - All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants’ rights, and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Ohio.

12. Privacy - Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor's privacy policy. Contest registrants are also agreeing to receive emails from Polly Giblin, The Mess Mender. They can opt-out at any time but may not be eligible for the contest if the opt-out occurs before November 5, 2021. Winners agree to be on various promotional materials including social media posts and The Mess Mender website including video and before and after photos. 

Questions From Polly

  ""Questions from Polly" offers a few moments to pause and reflect in ways that are meditative, encouraging, thought-provoking and sometimes like an arrow straight to the current matter one wrestles with."

Here's an example of what you can expect to receive:

"The evidence of your belief is action."

I saw this phrase on a business marque the other dy when I was on my way to a client.  It felt like a lightening bolt in my brain!  So often we woner why we take action on certain ideas and not on others.  This seemed like the simplest, most straight forward answer.  The trick can be tracking down which of our beliefs is misfiring when we keep putting something off.  For instance, let's say you're trying to declutter your basement.  Now, we know that it is technically possible because other people have decluttered their basements.  So now you have to start asking yourself what you believe about YOU being able to declutter YOUR basement.  Maybe you believe that you don't have the time or that you don't know how to get started or you don't know what to do with all the stuff you no longer want or.....or.....or...etc.  The beliefs are as endless as there are people to think them.  The good news is that once you know what this is, you can decide if it's really true or if it's just old baggage.  Once you can make a shift, action will be easy.  If you find yourself consistently avoiding something, ask yourself:

Here is the Question:

What do you believe about the task that is preventing you from getting  started?

Click here if you'd like to sign up!  As a "Thank you!" for signing up, you'll receive a digital copy of Naming and Sharing Your Unique Contribution and the companion worksheets to help you figure out what is essential to you and how to include more of it in your life.  The greatest gift we have to offer the world is a happy self!

What people are saying:

"No matter what my schedule entails, I always take those moments to read what Polly has to say. Usually I just go about my business, but there are times I feel she has read my mind and knows exactly the words I need to hear. I have passed them on to help friends, replied from time to time in appreciation, and undoubtedly her words have become a part of the changes in awareness and presence that I begin to recognize in my journey. I may skip many of the things I would like to do, from exercise to meditation, but there is always a few moments for Polly. She is a gifted lifeline."                     -Jennie H.

Public Speaking

Polly is a dynamic public speaker who believes more in audience participation than in Power Point! She has spoken to a variety of groups on a variety of subjects including: The Scottish Rite, GAIAM, Coldwell Banker/West Shell and the Association of Mayor's Court Clerks of Ohio, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Women’s Initiative Roundtable and the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission.

"Thank you again for your wonderful and helpful presentation last night.  You have a great way of presenting difficult information and are such a great motivator!  I know our patrons left last night feeling empowered to conquer their clutter."                 -Martha Matthews, Information/Reference Programming Librarian, MidPointe Library West Chester

Polly can tailor a presentation to your group's needs and time requirements.  She has spoken on topics ranging from how to organize any space to overcoming obstacles to creating better time management skills.

As a seasoned member of Toastmasters, Polly has been developing her speaking and storytelling skills for the past 12 years.  Above is a sample of her presentation style and creativity.

Join Polly as she offers one of her free presentations throughout the year to help get your decluttering process started!

The Mess Mender

Helping you clear out those big messes.

How would you spend your time if you didn't feel stuck because of your clutter?

We all evolve faster than our stuff. So at any given time, you are probably surrounded by things that don’t even represent who you are today. I know that it can be difficult to know where to start if your home is buried in clutter. Decluttering can be scary and overwhelming.

I specialize in helping people get started on the process and keep them focused on going through their belongings and deciding what they want to keep and what no longer serves them. By rolling up my sleeves and helping you stay focused on the task, I keep you moving forward through that point in the process at which most people would typically walk away.

Choosing to donate some of the items you no longer want is a great way to pass them on to someone who could be using them. In order to free up more of your time and space, I will take anything you decide to donate with me on the day of your appointment and mail you the receipt (if you choose to receive one). This way it gives you one less thing to worry about and lets you see the progress you have made!

Take the Questionnaire

Clutter is about more than your stuff

Your thoughts influence how you're able to organize your space. Ask yourself the following questions to find out how your thoughts are getting in the way of your organizing efforts.

1. Who would you like to be, that you can't be right now, because of your clutter?

2. What dreams do you want your space to support?

3. Where would you like to focus your time and energy once you're organized?

4. When would you like to be organized by?

5. Why have you been unable to get and stay organized?

If you are intrigued by your answers to the these questions or had difficulty answering them, give me a call at 513.305.0401 and we'll walk through it together.

I look forward to helping you decide your next step.

Polly Giblin, The Mess Mender

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Life Purpose Unmasked: Discover the difference you're here to make.

You are more than a job title. Find your unique, authentic, vibrant voice in this class.

What is it that you have wanted to say and do but have been too busy, too distracted or too afraid of what others would think? Day-to-day life can be filled with unique, authentic and vibrant moments and this class will help you remember that. When you begin to share parts of yourself that have been hidden away, you create a more amazing life for yourself and for those around you.

Stop focusing on fear. Begin focusing on your purpose - we'll show you how!

when: Coming in the Spring of 2016
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Call Polly at 513-305-0401 to register.