Who has the time to get organized in our daily lives? In today’s busy lives, activity is almost non-stop and it IS difficult to see where you can add yet another activity into your schedule. However, there are ways to maximize the time and to help you get organized.
Here are a few tips to getting a handle on the overwhelming tasks of “organizing your life”.
*One organizing task at a time:
Make a list of all tasks associated with organizing the room in small chunks. Rather than thinking about every room in the house right now, split the effort into “room projects”. For instance, if you want to organize the bathroom, some tasks might be to organize the linens, organize the drawers, organize the shower, etc. If any one of these is too daunting – start with the drawers first and then move onto the next “small organizing project”. Devote 15 minutes at least a day to the small organizing task. When one task is done, mark it off the list and move to the next one.
*Hold yourself accountable, and reward yourself
Set a date for completing the first room or task and stick to it. If you are able to achieve the goal and the room you set out to organize is complete, have a latte – buy a new blouse…something that you will enjoy that you truly believe to be a reward. Another option would be to make something you love dependent on today’s organizing task. If you promise yourself that you will not watch your favorite television program tonight, unless you work for 15 minutes on organizing your paper clutter, you’re sure to get that little task completed. No cheating permitted.
Managing your time isn’t too difficult, just set an organizing plan and stick to it for some small piece of time each day. If you do a little at a time, everything seems smaller.