Are You Overwhelmed By The Big Picture?

Is everyone pumped up for a new year?  We have a new president in place now and hope for a better year to come for everyone.  Are you ready to make the changes in your home or office to make it a better, more productive and organized year? 

Don’t be overwhelmed by the big picture of what needs to be accomplished.  Try a technique that professional organizer and author of Conquering Chronic Disorganization, Judith Kolberg, sometimes uses with her clients when they are feeling like the task is too daunting to attempt.  She suggests that you look through a paper towel tube like a telescope so the field of vision is narrowed and you only see a small area.  Look around the entire room like this and then pick the area in which you want to begin.  If you continue to view the room in smaller zones you can feel more successful as you complete each area.

Every little bit you tackle is an improvement and you can consider it progress!

 

Maria White is a professional organizer with ENUFF WITH THE STUFF in the Ashburn Virginia area.

Resolution Time in Ashburn!

Hello Ashburn!  Did you start the year out telling yourself that this time, this year I am definitely going to get organized?  Well, join the club of many who made that broad, sweeping statement without measurable benchmarks.

 What exactly does getting organized mean for you?  What will it look like when you are organized?  Do you even know what area of your home, room or corner of a room you want to begin with?  It can be a daunting task unless you set up small steps that can be measured and celebrated for being completed. 

Once you commit to making that change, don’t give yourself too many new routines to add or change in your day in order to maintain the organizing work you have accomplished.  Take baby steps here.  Start by adding one new adjustment at a time until it has become a habit.  This can take 3-4 weeks.  The best way to establish a new habit is to attach it to an already well established routine.  So let’s say that the recycling never gets taken out to the recycling bins because it just is always forgotten.  Find a part in your day that you do in a routine manner such as eat breakfast.  Now, instead of eating breakfast then putting dishes in sink then taking a shower, adjust this routine by eating breakfast, putting dishes in sink, and then taking out the recycling, then take a shower.

Remember to just take baby steps along the path towards a more organized you!

 

Maria White is a professional organizer with ENUFF WITH THE STUFF in the Ashburn, Virginia area.