Is your electronic device your ball and chain? Could be a compulsive behavior says Christine Carter, a sociologist. Schedule a small block of time several times a day to check, respond to and properly file those emails. Always check before heading into a big task or work project so you don’t break focus. Keep dinner and date night separate from emails and social media. Gaze into the eyes and listen intently to the words of the one you love.
Weekly Tip
Each time we go from one thing to the next, our brain has to go back three or four steps to reorganize before it can move forward. This is inefficient and stressful. We are much more effective when we focus on one thing at a time.
The act of writing a “to-do” list doesn’t really allow you to let it go. Your unconscious mind worries about unfinished tasks. Don’t spend valuable time writing a long list. Telling your brain when you are going to do something creates a sense of calm. Use a calendar for scheduling specific work tasks, personal time or meal planning.
Your home or office didn’t get this way overnight! Perhaps you had to move in a hurry and threw everything randomly in boxes. Those boxes sat in a garage or corner until now. Maybe, you inherited items from a relative who has passed away. You used to be organized and then the twins arrived. Health problems arose and you don’t have the energy or physical ability to deal with the piles.
Whatever the reason… de-cluttering is a process. Peel the onion one layer at a time. One drawer, one closet, one shelf at a time. Set aside two hours of de-clutter time and set a timer. STOP when it goes off and you won’t “hit that wall”.
When you decide to donate or throw… follow through. Be careful of putting it in another pile, like “to be donated”… take it to the drop box the day you purge.
There are professionals who can help, like organiZare and sometimes it takes that extra shove.
Follow these tips and you will stay inspired and push ahead with the process.
Those extra pounds creep up, especially around the holidays. I’m not talking body fat. I’m talking clutter. Find those items you have stashed to “re-gift” and get them ready to wrap. While you are wrapping, sort through your leftovers… no, not the food, the old recycled gift wrap and bows. Are they crinkled and smooshed? Look like recycled? Then recycle them in that big bucket on the side of the house and start fresh. No one wants a gift in an extra loved gift bag. Sort through and organize ribbons, seriously? A 5” ribbon is going to help you?
This year while opening gifts, have a bag ready for the wrapping and if Aunt Betty wants to flatten, straighten and save every piece of tissue, wrap and ribbon, let her. Then send it all home with her.
Ahhh… now that’s better. You’ve lost the weight!
Is someone living in your basement? Someone you potty-trained? According to a Pew Research Center analysis, adults who are 18-34 years old are more likely to be living with their parents than with a spouse or partner. Whatever the reason, set up boundaries:
~ Bed made every morning.
~ If you can’t use it or properly display it, don’t move it in.
~ Provide a multi-purpose cleaner and room freshener
~ Do your own laundry – often!
~ Go in together on a storage unit if necessary, you still need to park two cars in the garage.
~ Love your child through the tough transition and you will be loved back forever.
Your realtor may suggest pricing it right – take his/her advice.
Don’t limit your showings to “by appointment only” and most important… Declutter! Yes, that magic word. You are moving. Pack it up, give it away, sell it! Get it out of the house, the house will sell, and you will be moving on.
Buy spices in small quantities. Large containers may seem like a better deal, but if you don’t use very much spice you’ll end up throwing it – and your money – away. Spices do not get better with age.
A random square of extra space full of clutter and piles? With a nice bookshelf and some decor baskets or bins, a redo turns it into a cool, comfortable enclave for reading before bed. This goes for a child’s room as well… why clutter it with a pile of toys? Organize those wonderful classic and colorful stories into an inviting cozy corner.
Especially in today’s world, so why allow a Time Robber into your life?
This desktop is a prime example of a Time Robber. Each time you need a phone number, business card or that little note on which you jotted something important? It’s here somewhere! How long does it take to sort through the mess to find it? Don’t let this burglar into your life, OrganiZare can help you get your Time back.