Beginning in the least used rooms isn’t always the most efficient… sitting in your attic tossing out school memorabilia is never fast and easy… several hours later you are still reminiscing! Clean out well-used rooms first. Establish a sorting area or “ground zero” for your projects that is out of the way from life’s hustle and bustle, just in case you can’t finish in one session.
Bonus Tip – Organizing a tiny space you use constantly, even your handbag, will motivate you to bigger projects
You’re not saving money on the gallon jar of mayo unless you use it before it expires. Don’t get so excited over the “good deal” that it overtakes logic and common sense.
If you’re pantry isn’t huge, stick to bargains on items you deplete quickly, like toilet paper, not 10/$10 deals.
Are your clothes stashed in the dark abyss of your closet? Open shelving and cubbies are a solution. Exposing your attire will curb impulse buys. No open slot? No new purchases.
Perhaps your closet doors make it impossible to reach in and grab what you need. Consider a small redo of the doors.
Wallpaper, colorful paint or wall mirrors can give your closet a huge lift and lift your spirits too!
There is only so much a closet can hold. Use the space outside your closet, an empty corner, a wall section and stage a dressing spot. A small accent table can hold costume jewelry, hats and even attractive totes or handbags. Decorative wall hooks are a problem solver too! Always keep these areas tidy!
We work all our life to buy some stuff. Then we realize we have too much stuff.
When we go on vacation we have to take stuff along, but most of our stuff we leave at home, and then we worry about someone taking our stuff.
We go to all kinds of sales to look for stuff. At garage sales we buy stuff that we usually end up putting in the next garage sale, so others can buy the stuff!
The price of stuff keeps going up and we don’t get much stuff for our money anymore. Advertisers encourage us to buy all their stuff. Storage units are stuffed with stuff.
One more thing about stuff… we can’t take it with us when we leave this world… I think I have enough stuff, but sometimes I would like some different stuff, wouldn’t you?
71 – Percentage who say their quality of life would improve if they were better organized.
65 – Percentage who described their home as at least moderately disorganized.
27 – Percentage who agree disorder keeps them from being effective at work.
Where do you begin? How long will project take? Ugggh!
Find a room in the house for your ground zero… a room or space that won’t matter if it’s messy for a short time. Empty out the space to be organized… clean it… and as you put it back together PURGE. Sort carefully as you go. Have you used item in last year? Will you use it? Time to put guilt aside… this is where a professional organizer can help… no emotional ties, practical solutions and before you know it voila’!
Project done and you will feel so much better!
Re-purpose them…
Send leftovers home with guests on a dinner plate you don’t expect returned…
Pick fresh flowers for those accumulated vases and cheer up a friend.
Make a JUICE box ~ Just Unused Inputs, Cords and Electricals… then this stuff doesn’t clog drawers and outlets.
Ship a lot of gifts? Shred those piles of paper and use the shreds for packing.
… a sad but true headline. Don’t let this happen to you!
A house lined with towers of magazines and newspapers makes it nearly impossible for rescuers to access victims and firefighters are encountering this often. Homes choked with excessive contents hinder their work! Typically a fire doubles in size every two minutes, but in a space chock full of things, fires mushroom every 30 seconds.
A clutter-filled house is a dangerous house, but a “house is a home when it shelters the body and comforts the soul.”
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.
