Financial Clarity Starts Here
With a sharp eye for detail and a passion for clean books, Willow Way Bookkeeping has a clear mission: to help small businesses and e-commerce merchants get organized, stay compliant, and make smarter financial decisions. Whether you're just getting started or your books are a mess, Cindy is the calm, capable partner you want in your corner. She specializes in cleaning up chaos — reconciling past mistakes, setting up clear systems, and keeping your financials on track so you can focus on growth. With a strong grasp of the unique challenges of small businesses and deep experience in online business operations, Cindy knows how to bring clarity where there’s confusion and order where there’s overwhelm.
If your books are stressing you out, Willow Way Bookkeeping is your go-to for a fresh start and a clean slate.
When the world turned upside-down in 2021 and people were no longer meeting in person, I took that as an opportunity to make some changes in my life. I closed my therapy practice and organizing business, relocated to the Washington coast, and returned to my previous passion of working with numbers.
As I reflect on my professional career, the common threads that run through are a passion for helping people untangle the things that overwhelm them and then putting those things back together in a way that makes sense for how their brains work and the goals they want to achieve.
Cindy Ohly
Owner, Willow Way Bookkeeping
Bookkeeper & Professional Problem Solver
I have always had a fascination with numbers. As the story goes, I started reconciling the family bank account when I was in elementary school, and I eagerly looked forward to that task each month. I just loved the process of working through the numbers and figuring out how to make it balance. I also have a longtime affinity for solving puzzles of all kinds: word puzzles, number puzzles, or just the puzzles of living.
I learned bookkeeping early in my career, working for my wonderful sister-in-law who provided full-charge bookkeeping services to a variety of businesses in a large ski resort area. I found the work interesting and challenging, and I loved being able to provide local business owners with a tool to help them make better business decisions and run their business with less stress. I spent the next several years working in a variety of administrative roles, all of which included some aspect of bookkeeping.
After years of doing admin work, I was ready for a change, so I went back to college to finish up the degree in psychology I had started years before. While there, I added a second undergraduate degree and then a master’s in social work. I spent the next several years in the mental health field primarily doing crisis work before starting a private practice. During that time, I encountered lots of folks who were struggling with clutter in their homes, so I started a professional organizing business as well.
