Getting and Keeping Your House in Order

                                                                                         

Organization is, for most people, one of those lofty goals that everyone has but few accomplish. If they do accomplish it, the order is maintained for no more than a day, if that, and in the blink of an eye, chaos has crept back in. You know it’s true. You’ve been trying to become organized for days, weeks, months, if you’re honest, years. However, it seems like something that may never happen, and you’re all but ready to give up. You don’t have to. Approaching organization from the right standpoint and with the right methods can easily eradicate the chaos in your life.

The first step is to approach organization with the right mind frame, and that means staying grounded in reality. You have to be reasonable about what you can and cannot accomplish and in what stretch of time you will be able to accomplish anything. The best way to do this is to remember that you didn’t spiral into your current level of disorganization all at once; it took time. So coming out of it will take time, as well. If you’re patient and don’t get too frustrated when order isn’t achieved immediately, you can have the organized home you’ve always dreamed of… in time.

Once you have a firm grasp on what is plausible, approach your house in stages. Don’t suddenly decide that you will start organizing, rip a little into every room in the house and then expect that the chaos will disappear. It won’t even be dented. Pick a room or a manageable corner, and even with that, approach it in stages. If you’ve picked the kitchen, start with the pantry, then the pots and pans, then the fridge and so on. Create small doable tasks and complete them. You’ll be more organized and feel better about yourself.

You also don’t want to forget the importance of the garbage bin. For every area you clean, something should end up in the trash - to figure out what, sort all of your items. If you don’t need something, get rid of it. If you haven’t used it in more than a year, get rid of it. If you’re only holding on to it because it reminds you of something (but you aren’t quite sure what), get rid of it. Purge, purge, purge. To create a clearly organized space in what was once a mass of clutter you have to get rid o some things, otherwise you’ll have well-arranged clutter, which leads to more chaos and a loss of organization.

Once you’ve got the items you want to keep back in place, create a system for maintaining your organization. This system will vary with person, depending on what methods work best for each individual. You want to find a way that will help you maintain a new behavior, which will enable you to maintain the new order. Think about steps you’ve taken before to help you modify your activities, and replicate that as near as you can.

If you do all this and find that you are still floundering about in the world of chaos, call a professional. There are actual people who LOVE to organize. They get paid to organize, and they’ll willingly not only organize your shelves, closets and lives, but also teach you how to do the same. It will be a real learning experience, one you’ll never forget, at least for the sake of the clutter.

Organization isn’t an impossible goal - it’s actually highly attainable. You only have to know how to approach the situation, maintain a level head and never give in to the clutter but itching to let papers pile, clothes crumble and lives disintegrate into chaos.

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