If you have a mess that keeps haunting you, use the Quick-Start list to help you de-clutter and organize this mess once and for all.
1. Choose your organizing project or task.
If you are like most people, you have many areas of your home that you want to work on organizing. It’s overwhelming to try to tackle them all at once. And easy to put it off as a result.
To get past the overwhelm, choose just one organizing activity , and work through that one.
If your haunting mess is large, break it up into manageable chunks. Then, choose just one chunk to tackle.
2. Allocate a time slot in your day, or in your week.
By having a designated time to work on your organization activity, you will free yourself from all other tasks you need to do, and focus on just that activity.
3. Work on your organizing activities during your allotted time.
This is often harder than it sounds. It’s so easy to justify other activities that need to be done in place of the decluttering tasks you’ve planned. But, don’t do it. Stick to what you’ve planned and spend the time on your organization tasks.
You will be thrilled that you stuck with it, especially when you see the progress you made organizing your space.
4. Keep yourself accountable.
If you are having difficulty working on your organizing activities during your chosen time slot, implement a strategy or two to keep yourself accountable.
Strategies to keep you accountable:
- Plan a reward for yourself (and your helpers) for when your allotted time is completed
- Use a timer to free your mind of other tasks and help you focus on what you planned to do.
- Get someone in your household to keep you accountable – children are great at this as they love to tell their parents what to do for a change. They will keep you on track!
5.Rejig Your Schedule.
If after a couple of weeks your time slot is not working for you, relook at your schedule and choose a time that you think is more workable. Sometimes it takes a bit of playing with your schedule to find a time that you can stick to.
If it’s really working for you, keep that time slot reserved for other organizing projects. Once you complete one project, choose your next.
Before you know it, you’ll have a clean and orderly space – be proud of what you accomplished and remember to celebrate.
To your organizing success,
Barb
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