My only regret with Jenny is that I didn't call two years ago when I first read about her. I had her come to help me do some cleaning before the Christmas holidays, but we have dates set to do a long overdue whole house/garage cleanup. She's easy and delightful to work with. I can't recommend her highly enough.
- Judy D. | Brentwood, CA
"Based on a referral we contacted Live Simple. The questions she asked and her ability to instantly assess the situation demonstrated an insight into home organization that I did not know existed. Jenny moves quick and with purpose and her attention to detail is like nothing I have ever experienced. Without Live Simple this process would likely have taken at least 10X longer and would not have been done nearly as well. "In the end, the experience of hiring Jennifer as an organizer has always been more than just a physical one. When the job was done, I did feel as if I had climbed a mountain and it left me with a feeling of empowerment. It allowed for more room in my life, less stress and clutter on the outside and on the inside... We highly recommend Jennifer for helping you climb up your personal mountains." |
"I have had the pleasure of working with Jenny many times and she is absolutely amazing. She has helped me clean out and organize my house, and pack and unpack my house for two separate moves. In each instance Jenny makes the tasks at hand manageable and fun. She is effective, efficient and just great at what she does (probably because she loves it). "We worked with Jenny for a relocation from our condo in Santa Monica to our home in Montreal. She came highly recommended from a friend of mine. Jenny packed up everything to go across country. She was great! She needed very little instruction from me and was able to move forwards in a very productive manner. I was hoping to use her on the other side to help me unpack, but unfortunately it didn’t work out because of the timing. Jenny is my guide as an organizer. I’d like to find someone very similar here. I really appreciate the way she conducts herself—very calm. I would use her again in a flash!" |
Jenny is simply the best. I was initially nervous about the idea of someone coming into my home and going through my stuff but Jenny immediately put me at ease. I can't recommend her enough. Five stars.
-Jesse Shapiro | Santa Monica, CA
"I cannot say enough positive things about Live Simple and how much Jenny has helped me to live a more organized life! I have always struggled with finding ways to stay organized. Jenny helped me to finally confront my fears of letting go of material items that were creating clutter and no longer needed. She helped me feel less overwhelmed by piled up paperwork, my cluttered closet, and stuffed kitchen drawers and cabinets. She created a streamlined system in my home so that I can be more productive and less stressed by daily tasks. Jenny was a doll to work with. My office looked great once we were done. We worked 8 hours straight and I could hardly get her to stop and eat lunch for 30 minutes. I became familiar very quickly with that look on her face when I’d say, can or should I keep this? She is conscientious, works right along side of you, is a great motivator but is sensitive to your attachment to things yet firm at the same time. After all that’s why I engaged her. I highly recommend her without question if you have spaces that you’ve not been able to declutter. Call Jenny today and just do it! Jenny is unique as a human being and as an organizer. Personally, she is gracious, smart, patient, kind, understanding, positive, and a motivator. In her work, Jenny is on time, tireless with amazing energy, and so enthusiastic that you enjoy this kind of task you've been putting off. She asks your objective, then determines the best way to achieve it, either working directly alongside you, or alone as the task dictates. But she always assesses your needs and encourages you to determine what's important to keep, to discard or to donate. Jenny works quickly, separating items into appropriate groupings, then locates the best home or garage placement, and/or bags or boxes them, suggests where they should go, and physically puts everything back in order so that you are amazed at what's been accomplished. You will be astounded. Jennifer did an amazing job organizing me for my move to NYC. Moving is a stressful process and Jennifer's help was invaluable. I am a busy professional and did not have the time, energy, or patience to organize myself. Jennifer helped me clean out my closet, organize items for donation vs. sale, and de-clutter my belongings so that they could be moved cross country after 10 years in LA. Then, once I got to NYC, the fact that my belongings were already organized made moving in a snap. Jenny Rybek was not only there for me as an organizational inspiration but as a guide as our family moved into a new space in our lives. I loved her easy going approach when unpacking our boxes and found the genius in her method when she was able to artfully put everything away in its new place. I always thought I had a great eye in design until I met Jenny...her instincts and thoughtfulness helped me see things in a new and functional way. I can't wait for her to "work through" every room in our house. Thanks Jenny!!! |
Jenny and her team were incredible! We moved from NY to LA and it was overwhelming to put everything away and organize all of our stuff. It was the best money I ever spent to not have to unpack for weeks on end and have my stuff unorganized. I HIGHLY recommend. They did an amazing job!! Jenny Rybek of "Live Simple" is AMAZING!!! Not only is she professional and hard working, she is non- judgmental and supportive. She can read her clients so well and gives the perfect combination of gentle encouragement to purge and compassion and non judgement if I insist on keeping something. And if the latter, she will find a perfect spot for it! She has helped me to clear and purge things, organize papers and bills that were piling up, even helped with design tips and hanging wall photos and art! I highly recommend her services and I know I will continue to use her for as long as I can! I am planning to remodel later this year and wanted to get a head start—purging and clearing out. It is hard for me to get motivated to do this alone so I asked Jenny to work with me for three sessions. She is an angel. She has a great attitude—motivating, energizing and she is a busy bee. She made a dreaded chore fun! I will gladly have her back again before we start work to help me clear out and pack up and after to put everything back in place. I highly recommend her! Jenny and her Live Simple service was nothing less than amazing! She came in and took my disaster of a closet and clothes drawers and organized them so that it's now clean, color-coded, and saves me time whenever I need to get ready because I can easily find everything. Beyond that, she really helped me to identify the clothes that I needed to get rid of and gave me that extra nudge I needed to minimize. When it was all said and done, I had over 5 garbage bags of old clothes, not worn in a year, to donate to charity. Jenny was crucial to holding me accountable to my New Year's resolution to "minimize, not maximize" and I'm so happy for it. And as an added bonus, she kept me laughing and smiling the whole time. Thank you Jenny; you da best!! We love Jenny. Her eyes grew wide with anticipation when she saw the state of our garage. "I live for this," she said. And 8 hrs later our garage was spotless; there were piles to be thrown out, piles to be recycled, and piles to give away. Everything else was neatly put away and stored and it felt like we had a brand new garage. Plus, she has a great vibe! Jennifer has done quite a lot of work for me, including helping me move from one residence to another. She is so easy to work with, very intuitive, and really understands your needs. And she is timely. Things that would take me days and days she is able to take care of in several hours. Jennifer is well worth her price. Her work is something that can’t be matched. Jenny was a pleasure to work with! Through no fault of her own, she ended up shorthanded and robbed of time on my job. In spite of that, she made everything work and did just the high quality perfect job I had hoped for, while charging me only the original estimate even though the process ended up eating up quite a bit more of her time. I loved her professionalism as well as her calm yet thorough approach. And just as she'd promised, I do love my office now! |
Jenny is reliable and fun to work with. She has an eye for how things are to be done and is sure to double check with you that it is also how you see it. I have used Jenny’s services more than once and highly recommend her. Jenny was instrumental in helping clean out and organize my garage. She helped me decide what to keep, donate, sell, and generally just made sense of everything. She organized everything in such a way that I now know exactly where to find whatever it is that I need, without having to guess or open up several boxes. I no longer have a panic attack whenever I walk in there! Jenny is fantastic! I was drowning in "stuff" and now I'm not! It was relatively painless and now that it's gone, can't even remember what I was hanging onto! Moving out of my 4-story Marina del Rey house with a two-car garage and elevator was a monumental effort—but with Jenny's infectious energetic personality, we got it all done, done, done, with fun and ease too! Jenny helped me organize my house and then helped me purge for a big move. Jenny has been great. She is perfect in terms of her attitude and her professionalism. She is not intrusive which is important to me. Jenny is also trustworthy and completely punctual. Her pricing is very good. I just can’t say enough positive things about her. I will continue to use her services indefinitely. Jenny has changed my life! We have been working together for several months now and, in that time, she has re-arranged my closets, purged large amounts of paperwork, magazines and many other household items. She has organized my garage by categorizing and labeling numerous boxes of seasonal and other items. Jenny is very pleasant and patient, and I feel so fortunate to have her working alongside me. So glad I found her in the neighbor2neighbor booklet. I definitely know that I could not have done it without her! |
When Jennifer came over to see my space, she got very enthusiastic. I had never hired anyone to help me organize before, so this was a first for me. She helped me sort through a crowded studio / office / guest room in my home. Jennifer was very friendly, pleasant to work with, and at the same time, focused, efficient, and on track. I am super happy with the results. Importantly, I feel this experience has had a lasting impact. The process of working with Jennifer has helped to change the way I think about things. I look forward to doing more projects with her in the future. |
I initially hired Jenny to organize my kitchen. She is patient, organized (duh), methodical, unflappable and very hard working. She and her assistant emptied out my kitchen, categorized all of my junk, let me weigh on on what I wanted to purge and what I wanted to keep handy, and then put it all back together, complete with labels! I realized after they came that there were certain areas of my kitchen that gave me stress on a daily basis (like tupperware just balancing in a pile on a shelf, constantly falling over). She literally alleviated daily stress in my life after just 8 hours in my kitchen. I truly SMILE every time I look at my pantry now. |
Jenny is simply the best organizer I could ask for! We started working together a little over two years ago, and I see an ongoing working relationship between us for years to come. Her positive personality is a joy to be around, and she really makes it easy for me to feel productive in my space. She started by organizing my garage, and now she comes by fairly regularly to help keep my home office in order. I love Jenny, I really can't say enough good things about her!
-Nancy Z. | Venice
Jenny has helped me considerably in organizing my office and closets , enabling me to discard and give away so many things that were no longer useful or needed here. She helped with some aspects related to the computer and filing as well. She has fine organizational skills and is most pleasant to work with. When I shopped around for an organizer, I found that Jennifer charges by the job, not by the hour. She says, “It takes as long as it takes!” I moved into my house with a newborn baby and Jennifer unpacked every box! She worked for two weeks. At my warehouse she showed me how to reroute incoming product, and came up with systems to make it clear what was in and out. She restructured the filing section and found locking bins for the shelving units. She is thorough and upfront about her time, but she is an eager worker and will negotiate with you, too. What makes her most unique is her amazing personality. A real dichotomy! Organized, yet easy going. It just feels good to be around her! I’m happy to recommend Jenny. She helped me with a move and with ongoing personal, as well as business, organizing and planning. She currently assists me with outsource activities in my home and company. I have pretty high standards and she does a great job! She did the pre-planning for the move and then participated on the move day. She’s just fantastic: flexible, professional and very reliable! I DID shop around. I interviewed a few organizers and Jenny stood out as thoroughly reliable. The best fit! |
I'm a mess. There are no words in the English language to describe what a mess my garage was. I wondered if this lady might help me straighten up my garage and she did a beautiful job. Then she did my kitchen. She got all my spices and dishes organized and now there is a place for everything and everything is in its place. I sent Jenny to my Goddaughter, and she was real pleased, too. The thing I like about her is she'll come in and ask you what you want to do with your stuff—keep it or throw it away—and then she goes and does it all for you. You don't have to do anything. Jenny is extremely pleasant and an exceptional person. You just don't find too many people like her. I’m a preschool teacher and Jenny assisted me in my classroom. She also worked with the parents of many of my students. She is very reliable! Jenny also worked at my kitchen and helped me decide what I really needed to keep. She’s a great gal and does a great job! Her pricing is fair and I feel like I have a new kitchen! Jenny helped organized pretty much every room in my house. What sets her apart mostly is her enthusiasm! I was recovering from breast cancer treatments at the time and had a lot of emotional stuff to get through. She was like my cheerleader! She is a total sweetheart and we became friends in the process. I shopped around and I found she has great, affordable, prices and is well worth it. She completely reorganized my office and came up with a helpful process to go through my stuff. Getting rid of stuff is a very emotional thing to do and Jenny kept my spirits up while helping me get through it. She would say, “Here are five things. Which one do you want to keep?” I have never missed a thing I’ve gotten rid of. L |
Jenny is an amazingly intuitive and naturally gifted organizer. I first met Jenny when I received a gift certificate for Live Simple from a friend. What was originally meant to be a one day project turned into a month, and I've since hired her for two more projects. Now, I'm taking her all the way up to Portland, OR to work on my new property there! Jenny really knows how to make a space livable, not just clean. She engages sensitively, communicates clearly and conscientiously, and really knows how to put you at ease. Jenny didn't just organize my home, she changed my whole lifestyle! Jenny has been acting as my personal assistant for the past five months. She has done everything for me: helping me move into my new apartment, organizing the kitchen, designing and decorating the space. I have never been so organized before. She runs errands for me and helps me with whatever feels overwhelming for me. |