Other Things to Consider Before You Begin any
Organizing Project
Other things to Consider before you begin any organizing project:
This is step 7 of 8. You're nearly there!
So, by now, you have:
- Completed the Start Here step,
- You've read and understand why it's important to have an Organized Mindset,
- You've completed all the Questions to Ask Yourself about the Keepers,
- You've decided to Start Somewhere,
- You've taken the Baby Steps to declutter,
- You've reviewed the Basic Principles of Organizing,
- Now it's time to think of some Other Things.
Other Things
to Do
- Determine who the most likely person to use the item is. Include them in the choices below.
- Determine the level of detail you need to find something. Don't overdo the detail.
- Keep like things together (shirts with shirts, tools with tools, pots/pans with pots/pans), etc. You get the idea!
- Determine how you want to find the item next time you look for it. Which room? What area? Alphabetical or numerical? Month or Year? Color code?
- Use a labeler to help locate items quickly. Labeling machines are fairly inexpensive these days.
- Search for How To information to help you keep the items organized and up to date. Searching this site is a great place to start!
- Go through things regularly (especially food, medicines, coupons, mail, bills, files, etc.). If it’s expired, it’s dead! Give it a decent burial!
- Just like compound interest at the bank, small tasks done routinely help keep the clutter under control. Perform a clutter sweep right before bedtime. Get everyone in the house to pitch in.
- Choose regular times for daily chores. Tuesday is trash day; Saturday is for laundry, etc. This will keep you on schedule and out of hot water (sorry for the laundry pun!).
- Don’t procrastinate! If you need help, please read the article on Why Do People Procrastinate? and ways to overcome it.
- If you can't seem to Let go, consider there may be deeper issues, such as Hoarding Disorder. See the article on Are You A Compulsive Hoarder? and what to do about it.
Next?
Just do it!
It's time to go to Step #8: Last Things Before You Begin
Go to: Step #1 Start Here
Go to: Step #2 Organized Mindset
Go to: Step #3 Questions to Ask Yourself
Go to Step #4 Start Somewhere
Go to: Step #5 Baby Steps
Go to: Step #6 Basic Principles
Go to: Step #7 Other Things
Go to: Step #8 Last Things
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