Our garage has been such a disaster that I have been actively avoided going in there. If I had to go in to drag something out, it was always so frustrating as everything had to be moved around the stacked boxes and piles of junk in there. I finally realized that my good intentions had come to naught over many years and hired a team from Simply Home Downsizing. The day before they arrived I realized that it would probably make sense to deal with our back shed at the same time, as it was so stuffed with old junk that I hadn't been inside it in years. Pauline happily accommodated this last minute request.
The team arrived and did an extraordinary job of sorting the masses of stuff in both the garage and shed while at the same time building new shelving units. I carried on with my day and would occasionally be called in to make decisions. They were so effective that they finished early and moved into our basement to start reorganizing our inside storage area.
Our shed and garage are now neatly organized with excess, unused storage space and items have been logically stored in the appropriate location (e.g. it's winter so summer sports gear is in the shed and winter sports are in the garage for easy access). With the extra space in the garage, there is a spillover effect on the whole house as we have been able to move tools and other appropriate items into the garage. And as an extra bonus, they tidied up the basement storage area and created a secondary pantry with shelving.
I am thrilled with team and the work they did. They were extremely efficient but still sympathetic to the difficulty I had making decisions at times or parting with certain items. It is liberating to be rid of all the junk we no longer needed, and I am very happy that items in good condition have been donated to others who need them. At the end of day I felt like a reality show contestant who cries with joy at the big reveal.