It\u2019s that anxious feeling you have when you are running late for an appointment and you can’t find your keys.\u00a0 It\u2019s that sinking feeling of depression while looking around your home, knowing you are overwhelmed by the disorder in different rooms.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s\u00a0that stomach ache you have when you know you have to do your taxes, but you can’t find your forms or papers to fill in the amounts. It’s even that “discussion” you had with your husband about dinner or laundry and who is responsible for what at your home.\u00a0 We live in a world of high expectations, \u00a0where guilt and shame underly our lack of organization.\u00a0 When we want to connect, disorganization is a barrier to having company in our home.\u00a0 Being disorganized causes all kinds of stress, whether it is physical, emotional or psychological.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first step in de-stressing is to take care of yourself.\u00a0 It is usually the last thing we do! Taking care of yourself is assessing whether we had a good night’s sleep, ate a healthy breakfast and gave ourselves enough time to do a task to start with.\u00a0 Take stock of all these aspects, putting your “own oxygen mask on first.”\u00a0\u00a0 This is the first area to attend to if we are to make a change and de-stress.<\/p>\n
Make a plan and work your plan.\u00a0\u00a0 Take stock of what you do well and what you don’t.\u00a0 Work from your strengths and make a plan of what you can get accomplished.\u00a0\u00a0 List your goals and priorities and see if you are aligning your daily commitments.\u00a0 If not, it\u2019s time to un-calendar some tasks.\u00a0 If you “should” accomplish a task and find it is not a strength, create a team and\u00a0delegate\u00a0tasks.\u00a0\u00a0Tasks may not be done the way you do it, but it will be done!\u00a0 Write out your plan so you can see it daily,\u00a0 including weekly routines with set days and times for certain tasks and open, untethered days to rejuvenate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Use tools that work for you.\u00a0 In our world of technology, using your smart phone for your calendar and task list can make all the difference. Instead of keeping all the details in your head, get them out onto your calendar and task list so you are working high speed on what you need to accomplish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Disorganization and stress can be remedied with baby steps to change.\u00a0 What ways are you working toward making a change?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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