Here we are at the end of this series of blogs on the golden rules of organization.  I hope that you have found them helpful and useful to you and your life.

The final rule that I apply to my life and to the life of my clients is “do it right away!”  If it will only take you 30 seconds or less, “just do it” as Nike says!  This is true in your life too.  Just take the time to take care of it right then and there while you are finishing up the task.  Remember what we talked about in a previous post, delayed decisions create the clutter in your life?  Well, avoid that stumbling block and just put it away.

Some of the other tricks that help me out are to leave things out if it needs to serve as a visual reminder to do something.  If there is something that needs to go upstairs, I will place it on the stairs and the next time I head up there (or anyone else for that fact), I have a visual reminder of what needs to be done.  If I trip over it, that will be my reminder.

Also, if I know that I have to go to the grocery store and just pick up a few items, while I am thinking about it, I will pull out a sticky note and write those items down.  Then I will take that sticky note and stick it on the door leading out to my garage and this will serve as my reminder that 1) I have to go to the grocery store, and 2) what I need to pick up.  Again, do it right away before you forget and follow through on those thoughts.  Make it easy for you to follow through is my philosophy.  It may take a few more seconds to follow through but you won’t end up at the grocery store and not remember what you need.

Happy Organizing!  Bridges