When you think of getting organized, you most likely think of a magazine picture which shows a room with pretty little containers perfectly lined on a shelf. But getting organized is so much more than buying pretty containers to keep your stuff in. It is learning new strategies that will help your life, work and stuff flow. Clutter represents a clog in the flow of your stuff. Beating clutter requires building new habits, applying new organizational methods, and creating new routines.

Buying the container first. – People tend to see a really cute organizing product that they just know is going to work perfect for something. Chances are it won’t get used. It’s important to organize and purge your belongings before you decide what you’ll contain them in. Keeping paperwork without thinking it through. – Life is busy. We’re all in a big hurry. Because of that, most people feel like they’re in too big of a hurry to deal with the papers that come into our home or office and so we keep them just in case. Not determining a… read more »

I’m the kind of person that has to see things to remember that I want to do them, or have to do them. I am what they call a visual person. That’s why it is so crucial to me that everything is kept where it belongs. That way I’ll notice things I have to do when I see them laying in a place where I know they don’t belong. The most recent change I made concerned my jewelry. I have had my jewelry laying in a fancy glass heart shaped bowl on my nightstand for years. Because my nightstand is… read more »

A big part of getting organized is determining the zones for each area you are working in and then only allowing those things that belong in that zone to live there. What do I mean by zones? A zone is a specified part of a room, or area, that is designated for a certain activity, or a certain type of items. For instance, a home office may be divided into the working zone, the office supply zone, etc. A kitchen might be divided into the food prep zone, the cooking zone, etc. When everyone understands the purpose, or activity that… read more »

Simple quick tips to tackle any small area in your home or office this weekend. Pick a small area to start in. Sort like items with like items. Purge those items you don’t need or that don’t belong in that space. Find homes and containers for the items you’re keeping based on their use. Label, label, label!