There is no One Best Way to Get Organized at Home
Filed under: Chronic Disorganization, Clear the clutter, Frugal/Simplified Living, Home Organization, Time Management & Productivity
Organization is an ever-changing process; it’s a journey, not a destination. Every day a new approach or product is being introduced
as the magic bullet to organization. But everyone is different in temperament, attitude, build, energy, ambition and family size. Every situation and lifestyle requires a different style and approach of organization to get the job done.
The secret isn’t always in how to get organized - it’s in wanting to get organized and committing yourself to taking consistent action. Once that is achieved, everything will fall into place. Wanting to without action won’t get you anywhere. You can organize as well as the next person if you have the desire and take the action to get it done. There are plenty of resources available to you to learn the skills, including Professional Organizers in most major cities throughout the world to guide you through the process. Simplified Spaces (my company in the Indianapolis Indiana area) is available to work with you personally and virtually.
Your system of organization should fit you and your lifestyle personally. It should be tailored to your style, your schedule and your motivation. I have to take all of these variables into consideration when I begin working with a new client. What works great for one client, may not work at all for the next. Some of us are day people; some are more productive at night.
I’m convinced that anyone can achieve an organized lifestyle if they learn the skills of organization, if they have the desire, seek out the resources to learn the methods and principles of organization and take the necessary action to move forward, at whatever pace works for their personality.
Don’t be discouraged or beat yourself up if it’s a slower process than you’d like. The clutter didn’t appear overnight and it won’t go away overnight! You’ll get there, as long as you take consistent action!
So go forth and simplify ….
Originally posted 2010-10-07 11:22:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Resolve to Get Organized in 2010 with Organizing Workshops in Indianapolis/Carmel, IN
Filed under: Clear the clutter, Home Organization, NAPO GO Month, Office Organization, Paper Management, Time Management & Productivity
If you live in the Indianapolis area, here are my upcoming workshops for Get Organized Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RE: January – February workshops / classes conducted by Indianapolis/Carmel Organizing Consultant, Janet Nusbaum, to help clear the clutter and simplify your life.
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Washington Township Parks & Recreation (Westfield)
Address: 1549 E. Greyhound Pass, Carmel (behind St. Vincent Medical Center & Barnes & Noble)
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Cost: $18 per session
- Resolve to Get Organized in 2010 Tues., January 19
- Power over Paper – Put an End to the Paper Chase Tues., February 16
For more information: CLICK HERE (classes appear in the Adult Enrichment category) or call: 317-574-1074
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
“Now It’s Time” Series
Address: 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260, (317) 846-3404
Cost: $10 per session – open to the public
- Resolve to Get Organized in 2010 Sunday, January 24 – 4:0 – 5:30pm
- Power over Paper – Put an End to the Paper Chase Wednesday, January 27 – 7:30 – 9:00pm
Call the church to register – 317-846-3404.
Hope to see you at any of these upcoming workshops! Contact me if you have any questions – 317-867-1540.
jnusbaum(at)SimplifiedSpaces(dot)net
Originally posted 2010-01-07 17:41:35. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Are You Chronically Disorganized?
Filed under: Chronic Disorganization, Clear the clutter, Home Organization
Does your home or office regularly look like a tornado just blew through?
Do you regularly waste time looking for something you know “is around here somewhere?”
Do you have paper piles on most flat surfaces and all around your office, desk, floor or home?
Has this been an ongoing challenge for you for 6 months or more?
If you can answer “yes” to any of these questions, then you may have characteristics referred to in the Professional Organizing industry as Chronic Disorganization (CD). Although it is not a medical or psychological disorder (yet), chronic disorganization can cause you real problems. You may be shaking your head in agreement at this point, because you or someone you know may fit this description.
Chronically disorganized people have likely developed habits that are having adverse effects on their quality of life or those around them. They are rarely prepared for meetings, appointments, paying bills on time, deadlines, finishing things they start, filing papers, putting things away after using them, or any combination of these. They may feel they have little control over their lives, as life tends to control them. (Visit www.nsgcd.org - National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization – for a more comprehensive checklist of characteristics).
If you have children at home, be aware that organization (and chronic disorganization) is a learned skill. Children WILL develop the same habits in their life while still at home and when on their own. Is this the kind of pattern you want your children to learn from you? We all know “children learn what they live…” Your bad habits will be modeled to and assimilated by your children. How are you going to get them to learn to clean up after themselves if they live with the disorganized clutter you’ve created all around them?
A person can be chronically disorganized at work but not at home, and vice versa. Once one gets so backlogged with mail, paperwork, clutter or disorganization, he/she tends to avoid the situation even more. This willingness to endure the clutter causes further stresses and frustrations due to the overwhelm generated by the thought of addressing (or avoiding) the issue.
Disciplining one’s self to get organized can be as simple as taking the first step. Ironically, this can be one of the most valuable uses of a CD’s time. Instead they spend it compounding the problem. In the “being busy,” they avoid attacking the situation head on. While in their office, the avoidance is compounded by working around the piles, not realizing the stress they feel is due to the surrounding disorganization. The vicious cycle continues until intervention is sought.
The good news is, getting organized does not have to be a painful process. It is a matter of breaking old habits and establishing new ones. We, as professional organizers and productivity consultants, are available to guide you through the process. We not only help clean up, we teach you the systems, solutions and skills that save time and help you maintain the organization.
Soon, a newfound sense of freedom and control is realized. This rejuvenation then propels you forward, creating a positive impact other areas of one’s life.
The following tips can get you started:
* Commit to putting in a few hours at a time to get organized
* Find an appropriate place (a home) for each item
* Place papers and items in those homes when they are brought into the home or office
* Set up systems that save time
* Purge files, drawers and closets annually at a minimum
* Make a To-Do list EVERY DAY, the evening before
If you’re open to learning organizing methods and processes from reading, our ebook , Home Organization Secrets for Busy Moms is 80 pages of all my best tips, strategies, and photos for getting control of your space and your life.
I also highly recommend Organizing From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern. She lays out the organizing process in an easy to follow format.
If you at are feeling overwhelmed by the thought of even getting started or are having trouble focusing on the job at hand, then I have found that it will be difficult for you get started without support. That’s what we’re her for. We will come to assist you, or if you live out of the central Indiana area, or money is an issue, we can set up phone coaching sessions to assist you. Suffer no longer, we are here to assist you to get back in control of your home, office and your life!
It may not feel possible right now, but I assure you it is possible and it will change your life for the better. But also realize that there is not a quick fix, short of setting your house on fire. It didn’t happen overnight and it won’t be fixed overnight.
As I say to my clients, “you can’t put a price on getting your life back”, and that’s what breaking the habit of chronic disorganization will do for you.
Originally posted 2010-07-16 10:47:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
