- How is your mail system? Do you keep it all in one place or is it on the counter, on the table or in several piles somewhere else? Are your bills in all of those places as well?
- Do you have a bill paying system? Many bills are automatically paid online these days but there are still some bills that must be paid “manually” do you keep up with them or have you had to pay late fees?
- Where do you charge your devices? Are you often searching for the charger? Or the device?
- Do the dishes seem to pile up or do you need to move things around on the counters in order to have space to work?
- Are your shoes piled up near the door? Do you really need all of your shoes there? What needs to change here?
- How about your clothes? Is your closet stuffed or your drawers overflowing? Is your laundry system working for you or do your clothes stay in the dryer (or hamper) until you need them?
- Are your meals planned ahead or do find yourself running to the grocery store with everyone else at 5pm?
- How is your car running? Do you keep up with car maintenance and regularly fill your gas tank?
- Is bedtime a struggle? Or do you go to bed around the same time each night?
- Do you exercise/walk regularly?
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Getting Organized – The Key Points
February 22: Happy Anniversary to me! Yes, it has been 31 years since I started my quest to become organized. I didn’t even know what it was that I needed to do, I only knew I needed to do something. Often times we are so “caught up” in the day to day of things that we don’t stop to actually think about how we could improve our lives. Well, on that day I did stop.
Here’s what I have learned since that day:
- People are much more important than how your home looks.
- There’s always a way to improve something if you take time to think about it.
- SYSTEMS can always help (A process or series of actions you do to complete a task in an organized manner).
- There is no ONE right way to organize – you have to find what works for you (and it may take several tries).
- Keep it simple – the fewer steps the better.
- Organization feels good!
- Maintenance is key. That’s when you go back and redo or tweak your system. Ex: reorganize the closet…take it back to the point it was when you finished organizing it the first time.
- You have the solutions inside you…but you just might need someone else to help pull them out of you.
An Organizer Coach, like me, has a combination of skills to help you understand yourself, guide you to solve your own challenges and help you create systems to get organized – all at the same time. Call or email me to find out how I can be of help to you.
Phone: (781) 659-0513
Email: laine@laineslogic.com