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462 - Learning the Skill of Organizing - Step 2 Organize
Organize 365 Podcast
English - December 10, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsHealth & Fitness Kids & Family lisawoodruff Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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FINALLY!
Don't you just want to jump right to the step where you get to go buy cute matching containers when you are organizing a space? ME TOO!
BUT every time I do that... it influences what I keep and how I store things instead of my THINGS influencing those decisions. (In the podcast I share how I figured that out as a professional organizer.)
First, let's talk about what being organized means. For me it means:
Everything has a place. I know where to find things. I do not spend time LOOKING for things. I FEEL organized and put together. I can have friends over and feel great. My house looks good - not perfect - but good. I feel confident in my abilities. I don't have too little or too much. I have choices of how to spend my time. I am able to make forward progress on my goals and projects.Before I dive into the 5 steps to organizing I want to give you one caution...
You will not get it 100% right the first time.
Yep, no matter what you are organizing, your goal is to get 80-90% better. The last 10% comes in step 3. Which I will cover next week.
Ok, so you know how you will feel and are not going for perfection, let's dive in!
5 Steps to Organizing
Get a big picture plan for the space. Combine like items. Match your items to the space. Buy organizers. Clean and finish.Organizing feels amazing! But after a while... you realize something is missing. The last 10% is Step 3 of organizing — Increased Productivity.
Links to things mentioned in the podcast:
Get your FREE printable of the 3 stages of decluttering here!
FINALLY!
Don't you just want to jump right to the step where you get to go buy cute matching containers when you are organizing a space? ME TOO!
BUT every time I do that... it influences what I keep and how I store things instead of my THINGS influencing those decisions. (In the podcast I share how I figured that out as a professional organizer.)
First, let's talk about what being organized means. For me it means:
Everything has a place. I know where to find things. I do not spend time LOOKING for things. I FEEL organized and put together. I can have friends over and feel great. My house looks good - not perfect - but good. I feel confident in my abilities. I don't have too little or too much. I have choices of how to spend my time. I am able to make forward progress on my goals and projects.Before I dive into the 5 steps to organizing I want to give you one caution...
You will not get it 100% right the first time.
Yep, no matter what you are organizing, your goal is to get 80-90% better. The last 10% comes in step 3. Which I will cover next week.
Ok, so you know how you will feel and are not going for perfection, let's dive in!
5 Steps to Organizing
Get a big picture plan for the space. Combine like items. Match your items to the space. Buy organizers. Clean and finish.Organizing feels amazing! But after a while... you realize something is missing. The last 10% is Step 3 of organizing — Increased Productivity.
Links to things mentioned in the podcast: