Need Motivation?
It’s unlikely that any of us, upon awakening, declares – “OH, won’t it be fun to get the house all organized and tidy today?” So how DO we motivate ourselves to get started?
Here are a few suggestions:
1. Try the Fly Lady Approach – declutter 15 minutes a day.
2. Invite family or friends to your home which will force you to tidy up – but caution – throwing things in giant bags and totes and shoving them in a spare room is not the goal of this exercise.
3. Hire a cleaning service which means you need to tidy up and declutter so they can find the surfaces to clean!
4. Arrange for a weekly or even monthly donation pick up from Amvets, Purple Heart, USAMS, Salvation Army, MSAA, National Children’s Center or any of the many good causes out there. It will force you to get the collection going.
5. If none of these work, call me!
Don’t Know Where to Start?
I often hear my clients and prospects say, “I don’t even know where to start.” Starting always seems to be the hardest part. There may be millions of questions batting around in your brain and many ‘what ifs’ and ‘buts.’
Try the
“Aim 4 Order Approach to Organizing” and see how it works.
Here goes:
Observe and be objective – look at the area as if it belonged to someone else and see what doesn’t look or feel right. Sort “like things together.”
Remove and release what you don’t need or want. Trash, recycle, donate or sell.
Decide the best place to located the items – remember to move rarely used items to more remote areas of the house.
Evaluate how you want to contain the items – bins, hooks, shelves, cubby, space bag, decorative basket?
Re-visit regularly – if/when you see the space reverting back to how it was before, go back to the O to find O.R.D.E.R. again.
And please recognize – there are times when you really do need someone to help you get started. Decluttering, downsizing and organizing can be an extremely overwhelming, daunting task. If you are open to a conversation about working with me, please give me a call or email me.
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