Tips on How to Organize my Life More Everyday
by Organization in one’s life.
- Being organized is about being in control of your life and the things that take part of it
- The more organized you become the more you are able to think and feel better
- One of the hardest things to do is to maintain the habit of keeping things organized
- One must strive for consistency because this will lead to a more organized life
- If you spend at least 5-15 minutes a day organizing things, it can be helpful in decreasing amount of clutter
- Commit to a set time and schedule to follow in order to help you meet your goal of organizing
- Put your goal in writing and keep it near to have as a reminder when times get difficult
- Have a plan to focus on. Choose a space or area you want to work on and try to picture how you want it to look. Get to work as soon as you can.
- Use a planner, appointment book, or even a mental list to help you maintain organized
- Plan how you want to start organizing your room and/or area of interest. This makes the process a lot smoother.
- Try to have a target date or deadline to work towards having things done. This helps you to keep focused.
- If you are not able to meet your deadline, do not stress. Change your target date or make your goal a lot simpler to meet by set date.
- If you do not know where to start, try working organizing the small and simple things such as your current mail, paperwork, clothes etc
- When you have some extra time on your hands, start to catch up by organizing the things you have not looked at for a while
- Reward yourself for everything you get to organize, as praise is extremely important and motivating
- Organize one room at a time. Once you finish with one room in your home, move onto the next one.
- Work at your pace. There is no rush. Quality is always better then quantity.
- Schedule the next time you plan to organize something. This can help you keep focused on your goals and end result.
- Do only what you can as you should not push yourself in a way you mentally or physically become distressed
- Try making cleaning fun. It does not have to be work. It is how you see things.
- Learn to let things from the past go. If you have not used something for at least 6 months and probably will not be using it for another 6 months, get rid of it.
- Give things away or have a garage sale. If something cannot be used by someone else, throw it away.
- Be honest with yourself as you are deciding whether or not you should keep something
- Anything that has expired should be tossed
- Do not store paper that is not needed. Try not to keep receipts you no longer need. Usually no more than 7-90 days.
- Credit card receipts should be shredded once you receive your bill and have confirmed you were properly billed
- Use filing cabinets and folders as needed to help organize your paperwork
- Arrange your books in some sort of order for you and others to follow
- Balance your checkbook and keep your finances in order
- Set up automatic bill payments to help you keep track of bills and avoid late fees due to poor time management
- Have your bills e-mailed instead of mailed as it brings less paper into your home
- If you need help, ask a friend, family member or hire help. This can always help you to get the job done especially with some assistance.
- Try to take it one day at a time. Do what you can today, as tomorrow is another day.
- Start organizing your things as soon as you are done reading this information. Choose about 5-10 things to put away where they belong.
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Post CommentLisa
On September 9, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I like this article. Your tips are very helpful. please keep posting!