Organizing Tips
5 TIPS FOR 2010
- If your previous filing system failed you, now is the perfect time for a fresh start. If you keep it simple, you may keep it up.
- If your filing system worked, now its time to purge.
- Mark a large envelope TAXES 2009 and place the 2009 tax documents you receive in the mail into it.
- Adopt the rule that for each new item that comes into your home you will let go of an item you already have.
- Arrange a swap party with friends. Have each person bring 10 items to swap. Take turns choosing what you NEED, and donate the rest.
More Tips:
Since personal organizing can be very emotionally charged — allow yourself to take baby steps.
Begin organizing and decluttering one space or pile at a time.
Set a reasonable/short time limit for each organizing session (Do NOT try organizing all at once - this will lead to instant anxiety overload!)
Divide your possessions (paper, files, clothes, dishes, etc) into the following categories: - Keep - Donate - Trash - Undecided.
Organizing your mail at its POINT OF ENTRY is best. Toss or shred unwanted mail before it becomes a pile on your kitchen table.
Stick with your reasonably timed personal organizing sessions (3-4 times/week).
Reward yourself weekly for your personal organizing efforts.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Organizing is not easy and Rome wasn't built in a day!
Pick a system (Do your organizing by color, type, season) for your clothes closet and stick to it.
Consult an expert in personal organizing to kick-start your organizing campaign.