Organizing in today’s world Series: Part Three

Peace of mind. Remember that concept?
Having balance. Less stress.

Can getting organized actually do that for us? Absolutely!

Imagine this: You walk in your home…you have a set location to put your things from the day, there is no junk laying around, you see no papers on countertops, cabinets are closed and the items in them are tidy inside. You can walk down your hallway and not trip on anything on the floor, you can go to your office or paperwork area and actually locate the piece of paper with the directions to the event you are going to for the evening. Yes. All this is possible and easy to achieve. Sounds pleasant doesn’t it? Yes…this is normal. This is attainable.

So you have now three excellent reasons to get order within your life: less wasted time, saving money on repeat purchases, and peace of mind…so what is stopping you? My guess is either overwhelm (where do I begin?!?!), lack of ability to schedule time to do the organizing, or simply no idea how to go about starting on such a task.

Professional Organizers know all about this and are here to help. Many times it’s just getting started which makes the task seem more doable. Getting help with the beginning process can make accomplishing the project doable. I can guarantee you that you will NOT get even a start without scheduling time to do this consistently. How much time and when? At least start with thirty minutes on a regular basis. Daily would be the smartest. Any less and you run the chance of the clutter gaining faster than the purging process. Not good.

Find a time you can commit to and schedule it like a medical appointment with yourself. Actually write it in your calendar. Of course, you must look at your calendar on a regular basis to have this work. Plan this for an entire week. Commit and do the time. A trick to help you stay on task: Use a timer for the thirty minutes and play some upbeat music while working through the stuff. Here are some techniques to make the process easier:

1. Start by going through and throwing out all obvious trash (don’t forget to recycle whenever possible)
2. After the above, begin at one end of a room and work your way around. Don’t skip around or you can end up making more of a mess than you started with.
3. When the timer goes off then stop. Success will come with the completion of the time allotted, not the task yet. The task is too big to be done in a day generally anyway.
4. Move all purged items out of the room/house immediately so they don’t end up going back somehow.

If you want more guidance, go to www.getordernow.com and download my new eBook which offers step-by-step guidance for organizing all areas of your life in a simple, doable manner. Want more personal assistance? Go to www.julishulem.com and let me know what help you are seeking. Organizing can be done online via video cam!

Get organized now…there’s never been a better time.