Life is a revolving wheel. Every aspect of life intertwines with another. If your house is a mess then your check book probably is too. If your laundry is piled sky then your bills are probably piled sky high too. Being organized has several benefits. It releives stress, allows you to know exactly where your things are, and makes you a more productive person.
Of course with the many responsibilities I am sure that you have, it can seem overwhelming to stay on top of organization. When things get too hectic it’s hard to even know where to start. With the new year getting organized is always a goal on the top of the list. So lets get organized and stay that way!
Tackle Your Weakness First
My weak spot? My car.
It gets pretty bad. With two little ones in the back I often find juice spilled on the seat and of course the occasional sucker stuck to the floor board. I drive to work every morning and then on my way back I stop and pick the girls up a “suprise” (usually a .25 piece of candy). The candy gets thrown on the floor along with the packaging and before you know it my car looks like a garbage can.
When I get home from work the last thing I want to do is pick up candy and trash. A vicious cycle starts and I can only blame myself. So how easy would it be for me to keep my car clean? Pretty easy, really. I could stop buying the girls candy and take two minutes a day to throw away my trash.
As simple as that and I can control my weak spot!
So what’s your weak spot? I bet if you really think about it that it won’t be too hard to get under control!
Get in a Routine
I am very good with keeping my home and my office at work clean. If I see a mess I have to pick it up or it drives me nuts! Having a routine will eliminate so much stress from your life.
My routine is very easy. When I get home from work I spend about five minutes picking up toys and such and putting them back in their proper place. Then right before bedtime I walk through the house and do this again.
On Wednesdays and Saturdays I dust, sweep, and mop. It takes me maybe 30 minutes. When I have a load of dirty laundry I wash it and put it up, I don’t let it accumulate. This is how I have always done things and it takes very little time and effort.
Forget Perfection
I think that a lot of people give up on organizing because they feel that things need to be perfect. This is nonsense! Nothing will ever be perfect, especially if you have kids.
Instead of spending all of your time trying to perfect one area and never making it to the next, just allot a time limit to certain areas. For example it shouldn’t take you longer than 30 minutes to organize your living room. Go full force for that 30 minutes and then be satisfied on what you have accomplished.
If you feel it still needs work, move on to the next room and come back when you have tackled everything else on your to do list.
Keep It Up
Once the initial organization has been done be sure to keep up with your routine. It’s amazing how organized you can stay with little time and effort. And don’t forget your weak spot. As much of a pain as it seems at the time eliminating that unncessary stress is completely worth it!
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What’s your weak spot?
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Well I can tell you right now that I don’t let my girls have ANY food AT ALL in my truck. That way there’s never sticky goo or wrappers everywhere. Unfortunately, I let myself have food and stuff in my truck, and so I’ll spill my mountain dew sometimes or pieces of cheese will get stuck places…. maybe that’s a place for me to start. Follow the same rules I make my girls follow, haha 🙂
I really should make them follow those rules. I guess I’m a bit of a pushover 🙂 But it would save me a big mess if I didn’t give them anything in the car. I’ll try it!
I keep my house pretty neat. I gave up on perfection years ago. With a small child and multiple pets, it isn’t possible. Like you, my car is a pit on the inside and this reminds me that I need to keep it cleaner.
Oh yeah. With small children it’s way too hard to try to be perfect. I’m glad I’m not the only one with the car troubles!
Where did you find that picture of my garage? 🙂
Does the desktop of my computer count? I have a bad habit of saving almost everything to my Desktop, and then it becomes filled with all kinds of junk after only a few days. The problem is that when I try to organize it into sub folders in my Documents, I can never seem to find it again.
You are doing pretty well if you only problem is the desktop of your computer! lol
My house is fairly neat all the time (no kids and I am pretty minimalistic) but my weak spot is also my car. I am forever buying vintage items for my side business and my car is always full of items, plus boxes, shipping supplies, things to be shipped, it is just a disorganized mess. I’m also really bad about filling up my wind shield fluid, waiting until I am rolling on fumes before getting gas, and replacing things like a burnt out headlight. I really just need to spend 10 minutes a day keeping my car clean and up-to-date maintenance wise as it is a vital part of my life.
I can so relate to the car. With 3 kids it can get pretty nasty in our van. Then when you get home you get out, close the doors, and forget about it. If I had to live in the car it would stay much cleaner. 🙂
FlyLady taught me to clean out my purse and car on Friday. ( You could pick a different day.) I am organizationally challenged, but this habit stuck with me!