So why should you get organized
1. It makes cleaning easier.
In my exploits, I have seen many people do the "ping-pong walk". When they encounter an object without a home, they'll wander awhile and then set it down on a randomly selected surface. When we get around to that surface, the same object will find another temporary home.
If everything has a designated home, then putting stuff away takes less time and effort
2. When we organize and sort it helps us clear our heads.
Everything that is in your house is in your head. Suppose your neighbor knocks on your door and asks if you have a purple paint pen or some other random thing. You have to think of whether or not you do, and what pile to search in. So when your house is cluttered, your brain is too.
3. It helps us see patterns and avoid over buying.
Within the first hour of helping someone sort, I have an idea of the sorts of things they buy, their hobbies and habits etc. Often I find multiples of something that has been pushed so far in a corner or in such an unfathomable place, that the home owner just bought more instead of hunting for it.
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It's important to remember that cleaning and organizing are two different things
A lot of people that I meet won't let me come into their houses for fear that I will consider them "messy".
I have seen clean houses where you are unable to open a closet door and cluttered houses where it's apparent that order is all that's needed.
It occured to me one night that some words were missing in the old adage.
Having a "place for everything" makes you organized.
When you put "everything in its place", then your house is clean.
I've always loved to organize. When I was younger, my favorite toy was the 64 box of crayons.
I would open it up and take out the four boxes. Then I would systematically sort them into a rainbow order. And if one of my (eight) siblings "borrowed" them, I would have to resort them into the right order.
As I got older, I started collecting small treasures. I would put these into shoe boxes that lived under my bed. Every box was sectioned off into different sections ie: money, breakables, lost-and-found.
In school, I would take class time to put all my papers in order, tear out any extra paper in the spirals and average my grades.
Now, I never considered these talents. Obsessions, yes. Talents, no.
I thought everyone could organize--some just didn't choose to.
Then as an adult, I was organizing a basement closet in a friends house, making my happy little piles, when my friend asked, "How do you do that?"
Since then, I have tried to teach others this skill. I am convinced that anyone can do it. I have taught my small circle, and am hoping that I can pass my knowledge on through this blog and any email correspondence.
Email Me
- Jaz
- I'm a stay-at-home mom of 3 who likes to organize, craft, & read (among other things)
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