by Denise Russos

Created on: July 03, 2007

Getting Organized!

So you think being organized is like T.V.?

Organizing Consultants can quickly disabuse you of that idea. Too many times people decide they have outgrown their homes or offices and look for a quick fix. They decide to call and try to hire a professional to come in and reorganize, de-clutter and generally do it for the owner.

The problem with this outlook is that while yes the job gets done, in a few weeks or months the place needs redoing. It is just as cluttered or messy as it was before.

Learning the tricks to getting and staying organized can help you in all facets of your home and work lives.
1. Make a list of every room.
2. Take a picture of that room the way it currently looks.
3. Start with surfaces. Go through every pile of papers, and make several piles.
4. Sort the piles into throw away (or have a trash can there and toss it immediately), keep to be filed (like insurance papers) and the immediate action pile (bills to be paid).

5. Then go through, if you have decided to redecorate or change the look of your home or office and de-clutter it by removing the dust collectors. If you have pictures, knick-knacks, general clutter that has no true home, decide if you are in love with the piece, and if you are find it a permanent home. If you are not, recycle it.

6. Once the surfaces are clear and you have found a home for every loose item on these surfaces, look to the pathways through your home or office. Is anything blocking them? Does it have a home? Say your vacuum cleaner just won't fit into the closet the way it used to! So okay, we know the closet needs to be de-cluttered also. You know, those coats you never wear, the galoshes or other shoes that never get worn, but you just hate to part with something that "might" be useful...go through these and pass them onto someone who truly needs what you have an abundance of. And wow, you actually have room for the vacuum cleaner again and now space to walk.

These are some ideas that could get you motivated to having a more organized home or office. Just remember that if you don't take care of it today, then tomorrow it will be twice as cluttered, twice the aggravation of looking at the mess and that aggravation can be stopped and once stopped you can then learn that by taking a few minutes every day to take care of the filing, putting the bills into a bill organizer, putting your shoes in the closet instead on the living room floor that you can have an organized and neat home or office.

That's all for now! I hope this has helped you to want to get started and Get Organized Now!

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