How to Be More Organized in the New Year

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Each new year we reflect on the last year and want a fresh start.  About a third of us want to be more organized this year.  There are lots of skills to learn to be more organized.    It takes more than just organizing skills and decluttering to be more organized. It takes new perspectives.  These perspectives are to be intentional, be mindful, be consistent and be less hurried.

 

Be intentional

Each purchase you make, each item you bring into your home, and each project you put into motion must be intentional. Be sure your actions align with your intentions this year. If your intention is to be more organized, few items should cross your threshold without a specific purpose in  your life.  By being intentional this new  year you will find less paper, stuff and mind clutter.

 

Be mindful

Keep alert to what derails you this year.  As you are proceeding on with new and existing projects, stay in the moment of that project.  It’s easy to start but hard to complete or follow through.  Those projects include both home and work projects. Distractions of all sorts take you off track. Give yourself the opportunity to be more organized this year by being mindful.

 

 Be consistent

It’s hard to do the same whatever over and over again. But that’s what makes for steady progress and lasting maintenance.  You can have the most organized files, home, or office, but it’s the maintenance that makes for ongoing organization.  Consistency comes from having a routine to accomplish your tasks.  It is having a structure in your week that gives you a time to get organized and stay organized.

 

Be less hurried

Time is the most important part of organization. When we are hurried, everything falls apart. We rush in and out of our homes and offices, leaving no time to organize our stuff, let alone put it where it belongs. When we pace ourselves well, we can leave ourselves time to organize our papers before a meeting, put away our purchases where they belong and get ready for the next day.  Whether it’s with meditation, prayer or through physicality, set in motion ways to help yourself to be less hurried this year.  The impact on your organizing will be rewarding.

 

 

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Your Most Organized Year Ever

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Your Most Organized Year Ever

Each year as we start the new year, we think of ways to make a change and improve our lives.  Did you know that organizing is one of the top three goals each year?  Throughout the month of January, I will be offering 31 tips to help you have Your Most Organized Year Ever.  Implement just one of these tips, tools, techniques or tweaks this year. 

 

Not enough storage in your home or office?

 

Wondering how to take better advantage of organizing any space in your home or office?

 

If you see wall space or height in a space, it’s time to use the stratosphere to organize.  Go vertical. Check out if you can add a five shelf book case or add an armoire to use the space more effectively.  Add an adjustable shelf to your attic or garage to add space.  Add racks on kitchen shelves and under your bathroom cabinets.  In office storage, add adjustable shelving for office supplies.  Add command hooks to walls to take advantage of flat surfaces. Make this your Most Organized Year Ever by using vertical space for storage.

 

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Your Most Organized Year Ever

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your most organized year ever

 

Each year as we start the new year, we think of ways to make a change and improve our lives.  Did you know that organizing is one of the top three goals each year?  Throughout the month of January, I will be offering 31 tips to help you have Your Most Organized Year Ever.  Implement just one of these tips, tools, techniques or tweaks this year. 

 

Tired of running between spots to get finished with a project?

 

Not finding tape and scissors to get things done?

 

Starting a project but need to check several places to get the tools to get it done?

 

Keep items you use together stored together.  Think of “zones” that you can create to make it easy to get tasks accomplished.  It could be the lunch making or baking zones in your kitchen.  It could be the baby doll and pretend area in your child’s room.  It could be make up, accessories and scarves in your closet.  It could be the bill paying area with checks, envelopes and stamps.  Be creative and use your instincts to make it easier to get things done.  Make this Your Most Organized Year Ever by grouping items together that you use together.

 

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Your Most Organized Year Ever

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most organized year ever

 

Each year as we start the new year, we think of ways to make a change and improve our lives.  Did you know that organizing is one of the top three goals each year?  Throughout the month of January, I will be offering 31 tips to help you have Your Most Organized Year Ever.  Implement just one of these tips, tools, techniques or tweaks this year. 

 

Is there a tsunami of stuff flowing into your home?

 

Overwhelmed by the generosity of family and grandparents?

 

Is it easier to purchase a item rather than find it in your home?

 

When more is coming in than going out, there is an unnatural balance.  Think about creating equilibrium with a drastic change to get you back to harmony.

 

Make it a rule that for every one item that comes in, two items leave.  It may sound drastic, but by following this rule you will create more space in your home and lessen frustration in finding stuff. It will be easier to create a spot for everything to have a home.  Make it Your Most Organized Year Ever by following the “One in, Two out”rule.

 

 

 

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Your Most Organized Year Ever

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a place for everything and everything in its place

 

 

Each year as we start the new year, we think of ways to make a change and improve our lives.  Did you know that organizing is one of the top three goals each year?  Throughout the month of January, I will be offering 31 tips to help you have Your Most Organized Year Ever.  Implement just one of these tips, tools, techniques or tweaks this year.

 

Tired of clutter?

 

Did you know that clutter is just too many items not put away?

 

Did you know that clutter is items that have no home?

 

Have a designated spot that is a “home” for each and every item in your home.  The “home” for an item is where you use it the most, where you use it to do a specific job, or where it is easiest to access.  If you find you have too many items to fit in the designated spot, it’s time to pare down.

 

The easiest way to make this happen is having a daily five minute distribution time. Set this time at a time that works for you and your family every day.  Make this Your Most Organized Year Ever with a place for everything and everything in its place.

 

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