iOrganized Blog

Oftentimes, getting motivated to organize your home or office is a bigger challenge than the actual physical task of organizing.  It can take time!  Here are a few tips to get you started:

• Ditch the “all or nothing” mindset. Staring at a cluttered garage makes many think of hours of work ahead because they think cleaning up the whole thing will take all day and they only have a couple of hours.  Therefore, many people end up doing nothing.  Instead, break up the project into smaller parts and pick a task that can be done within a shorter time frame, such as sorting and storing all the seasonal decorations. This will quiet down that “all or nothing” philosophy and you can slowly but surely move onto another task, like purging old or unused lawn supplies, for the next day or week.
• Be an early bird. Undertake organizing projects first thing in the morning.  Dedicate an hour or so to take care of those small things you really need to get out of the way, such as returning a batch of phone calls, sorting all the mail, tossing expired leftovers from the fridge, or cleaning out the medicine cabinet. Once it’s out of the way, you won’t have to think about it and the rest of your day will be free to focus on other projects.
• Make it a family affair. Engage the whole family in a seasonal cleaning and organizing day.  Set up a block of time on a weekend and select a project that the group can tackle together, like planning a garage sale with outgrown toys, clothes, sports equipment, books and bedding, and then celebrate with a movie and pizza party.