Getting organized starts with "starting". That might sound "simplistic" but it's the reality of how a person can become "successful".
People often ask - 'where should I start"? The answer is always "what bothers you the most"? There is no "one size fits all". If the kitchen clutter bothers you - start with the kitchen. If the living room bothers you - start with the living room.
It doesn't matter where you start - just start.
Taking that first step to wanting to clear you clutter and get organized is huge!
But take a few minutes to create a goal and a plan on how to get there. People have a tendency to just jump into a project without a clear plan. That usually leads to a lot of wasted time and frustration when things come up that you did not anticipate.
One of the biggest mistakes that people make is not being realistic about the amount of time it actually takes to get organized. And they don't realize that it will "look worse before it looks better". For example, if you plan on reorganizing your pantry, you usually take everything out of the pantry. It has to go somewhere. Then you have to decide what to keep and what to purge. And how to reorganize it so that it fits better and makes sense.
And then all of a sudden hours have gone by and you have to be somewhere else. And there's a mess everywhere.
You have to take into consideration how much time you actually have to work on your project and also (and more importantly), you have to leave enough time to clean up or put things away at the end. For a lot of people, leaving things out until the next time you can work on your organizing project, is not something that a lot of people can deal with. They don't want to look at the mess for a whole week before their next session.
Before you start a project, make sure that you are in a good frame of mind to purge things that you haven't used in the last 6 or 12 months, or are broken (no, you probably won't fix it), or no longer need.
Have a box for donations that you can put things into throughout the year. When it's filled, take it to a donation center.
Don't go out and buy a bunch of organizing bins and other items because you think that will help. You need to purge and come up with an organizing plan first so that you know what will make the most sense for that particular space.
For more "Tips to Getting and Staying Organized - Do's and Don'ts" - send me an email (kefconsulting@gmail.com) and I will send you a list with 40 tips to get you started!
Happy Organizing!
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