Get Organized! Step 2 From It’s All Too Much!

If you got through the Kick Start, you are ready to move on. Get some communication going with “your team” about the decisions you are about to make. When you do this, remember what happens when you go on a diet and loose weight. We all know that if you go back to eating the same way that you did before loosing weight - the weight will return. It’s the same theory with organization. If you go on a Clutter Diet - the clutter will return when you stop managing it. Pretty simple when you think of it this way - isn’t it?

By now, I hope that you have come to understand that Organization is a Lifestyle. You work at it every day and in everything that you do. It can be fun and and coordinate with your personality and style! Since you have removed some of the clutter and given yourself some new space in your home - you should begin to see what the real possibilities are.

Next, I’d like you to start a “Room Function Chart”. This is one of my favorite “Peter Ideas”, because it works! The chart should be divided into three columns.

1. Room. 2. Current function and who uses it. 3. What you want this room to become.

Include your Living Room, Dining Room, Family Room, Kitchen, Pantry, Laundry Room, Master Bedroom, Kid’s Bedrooms, Guest Rooms, Bathrooms, Home Office, Garage and Basement in your chart. Next - list the current function of this room. If the guest room doubles as a home office for your husband and a craft room for you, include this in your list. Finally, list what you want this room to be.

Once you have completed this chart, you will find that it combines everyone’s thoughts, ideas and goals and you will be ready to change the way you live your life! We will take the next steps room by room with some great ideas and include the types of products you need for success! Stay tuned…

Happy Organizing!

- Mrs. O

 

January 9, 2008 on 6:45 am | In All