{"id":83,"date":"2009-06-18T18:49:17","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T12:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=83"},"modified":"2009-11-11T19:41:55","modified_gmt":"2009-11-11T13:41:55","slug":"paper-partner-or-clutter-buddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/paper-partner-or-clutter-buddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper partner or clutter buddy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">Organizing can be a lonely, isolated job. Working by yourself, you may not be motivated, make decisions or even get started. Many times my clients voice that they just don&#8217;t work well alone.\u00a0 I love the idea of a clutter buddy or paper partner because organizing happens this way! A clutter buddy is a trusted, non &#8211; judgmental buddy who\u00a0is there while you are organizing your stuff. A paper partner does this job while sifting through the paper piles.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 These are people who offer no opinion but may offer options, who do not cloud your decision but help you reflect, and who are there to help you focus on the task at hand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">Finding a partner is the antidote to procrastination.\u00a0\u00a0 First identify what is getting you stuck. Is it being overwhelmed and need someone to externally process with? Is it a skill set and you need someone who thoroughly knows this skill? Is it an enthusiastic affirmer who keeps you on task?\u00a0 It is powerful to know what you need and find the partner that helps you power through the rough spots! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">Partnering can take many different forms.\u00a0\u00a0 One way is to use your cell phone to chat with a friend while doing a task.\u00a0 Whether it is sorting paper or emptying the dishwasher, this can get the task accomplished.\u00a0 Another way is being together in a new space.\u00a0 Coming together\u00a0for coffee, both partners might bring their paperwork to simultaneously write bills.\u00a0 Organizing can get done and then\u00a0it is sharing what organizing jobs you accomplished each day or week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">What are\u00a0your creative ways to partner?\u00a0 Who is your clutter buddy? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organizing can be a lonely, isolated job. 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