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What’s organizing REALLY about?\u00a0 Working together with my clients I see two different ways we work.\u00a0 I also see the goals of our work in two different ways as well.\u00a0 Organizing while both strategies accomplish what my clients want, each process differs slightly.\u00a0 Here is my concept of organizing as letting go and organizing as unearthing treasures.<\/p>\n

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Organizing is streamlining and letting go<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

You are overwhelmed with stuff.\u00a0\u00a0 Your goal is to have less, organize it and then keep your space maintained.\u00a0 The first step\u00a0 in your organizing project is to review what you have.\u00a0 Then you assess it’s value. Do you use it or love it?\u00a0 If neither applies, it’s time to eliminate this item.\u00a0 As Marie Kondo says, “To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose.” Working on having less is often the most motivating reason to get organized.<\/p>\n

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Organizing is unearthing treasures.<\/h3>\n

Your stuff is overwhelming you, but just culling out is not enough.\u00a0 Your goal is to keep what’s most valuable to you.\u00a0 Organizing can also be about finding and unearthing treasures<\/a>. You can take the “treasure hunt” perspective where you sift through items to find what is most valuable to keep.\u00a0 In choosing what’s most valuable, only you can be the judge.\u00a0 It may be a long lost trinket or a check.\u00a0 Organizing can be unearthing items that have been buried in what’s not important.<\/p>\n

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We found this treasure while working together! What treasures have you found while organizing?<\/p><\/div>\n

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When you unearth treasures, whether it’s financial or sentimental, you find real value in organizing.<\/p>\n

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