The 3rd Golden Rule of Getting Organized in 2013!

Wow, the year is clipping along already!  How are you doing with your task of getting organized for 2013?  Are you becoming more aware of your habits?  Of putting your items back into their homes?  Of storing your items where you use them?  Are you ready for the 3rd golden rule…here it comes ready or not!

I know that if you follow me, I am a big proponent of doing now what can be done later; or better put “delayed decisions create the clutter in our lives.”  Sometimes I have to take my clients by their shoulders, look them in the eye and tell them this again…”delayed decisions create the clutter in our lives!”  When I see the light bulb come on, I know that I have finally gotten through to them…whew!

I think we live in such a fast paced society, we tend to put down what is in our arms and keep on going to the next event or crisis.  If you keep doing this too long, you will find a nice pile of clutter that will take you a lot longer to sort through now versus having done it at some point during that particular day.  That is usually when I get a phone call.  It is when the clutter has built up to the point where they are completely overwhelming and my clients don’t know where to begin.

The greatest suggestion that I can give to my clients is to find a time on a daily or weekly basis to sort through those piles.  I know it is no fun, cumbersome and you would much rather be doing something else, but this is the greatest gift that you can do for your self…sort through those piles and find the correct home.  You will have a sense of relief that you don’t have to see that pile of stuff and everything looks tidier.

Happy Organizing!  Bridges