Give IT A Thought!

I invite you to think about why you aren’t organized and how its affecting your life. Then I want you to think of why you would want to get organized and how your life could improve because of it.

I ask you to think about your goals of organization, both big picture and small immediate plans. For me it was:I’m organizing to enjoy my life to the fullest. My goals are to have my office, home and yard organized. My immediate goal is to organize my home office and closets. Okay. That’s settled. NOW when can I start???

Getting started is the biggest hurdle! I give tips on this blog on how to start and different techniques and way to start. What I am asking now is WHEN to start? We ALL have busy lives and its easy to say, “I don’t have time to organize” or “I’m too tired these days”. There is ALWAYS time to organize! You don’t have to schedule LARGE chunks of time. I want you to be REALISTIC and HONEST with yourself on why you AREN’T organized? And apply the same rules of being realistic and honest and ask yourself, can you make the time to get organized? There are no rules on exactly when you organize. Every day you wake up is a day for you to start the organization process in your life.

Start in the summer months? In the Spring for Spring Cleaning? Start of the school year because the kids will be out of the house for 8 hrs a day? Right before a big family holiday like Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas? Maybe during part of your vacation? You take 2 weeks off. One week organize, the other GO on vacation. Or maybe its THIS weekend? Or TOMORROW? or TODAY????

When can you start organizing????

I can start organizing___________.

I invited you to think about why you organize or want to get organized. I asked to think about your goals of organization, both big picture and small immediate plans. For me it was: I'm organizing to enjoy my life to the fullest. My goals are to have my office, home and yard organized. My immediate goal is to organize my home office and closets. Okay. That's settled. NOW when can I start???

Getting started is the biggest hurdle! I give tips on this blog and my other blog TheSuperOrganzerUniverse.com on how to start and different techniques and way to start. What I am asking now is WHEN to start? We ALL have busy lives and its easy to say, "I don't have time to organize" or "I'm too tired these days". There is ALWAYS time to organize! You don't have to schedule LARGE chunks of time. I want you to be REALISTIC and HONEST with yourself. When you are those two things, then you can begin to begin.

Start in the summer months? In the Spring for Spring Cleaning? Start of the school year because the kids will be out of the house for 8 hrs a day? Right before a big family holiday like Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas? Maybe during part of your vacation? You take 2 weeks off. One week organize, the other GO on vacation.

Or maybe its THIS weekend? Or TOMORROW? or TODAY????

When can you start organizing??

My Organizing goals are___________.

Yesterday I asked you to think about WHY you organize or want to get organized. Today i am asking you to think about your objectives and goals for organization. If you have nailed down why you want to get organized (For me its to enjoy life to the fullest.), then the next step is to figure out what the goal is! Think of the BIG goals first. Do you want to have an organized office? home? garage? car? Then I suggest thinking of short term goals first  because you don't want to overwhelm yourself. And break it down even smaller but immediate: I would like to have an organized dining  room so that we can eat together as a family. OR I want to organize my garden on the side of the house so that I can sit outside and read my books and enjoy the sun. So you compile a few smaller goals that you can immediate tackle and start. What you may find is that as you handle one goal at a time and finish,  a domino effect will happen and you'll get a lot done.

So what are your organizing goals? Do they fit into your reason to organize?

I Want To Get Organized To__________!

I invite each of you think about why you would like to get organized? IF you are already an organized person, why do you stay organized? Its good to know why you are organizing. Its part of your self discovery. Knowing why you want to organize is kind of like having a mission statement in business. It can be a motivational tool. It can be used to keep you on track with your goal. Do you organize because you want to save time, reduce costs, improve self esteem,  or repair a relationship? If you haven't start yet, I suggest you think about it? And if you are already organize, then think about why you do and how it helps you.

My answer: I get organized/ I organize to enjoy my life to the fullest!

Why Are You Doing This

Stop and think about WHY you are about to organize. What are the benefits to the space you are wanting to work on? How will cleaning out that certain space help create good in your life?

Remind yourself WHY you are taking on that project. Maybe get post-it's or scratch paper and write down the reasons you are organizing and POST them up where you can see them.