It seems the longer I work as a professional organizer, the less organizing is about the stuff and the more it is about stuff behind the stuff.
What is your vision for your life? What is your vision for your home? What is your vision for your favourite place in your home? Do you have a vision?
If we don’t have a clear understanding of what we desire for ourselves it is very hard to get there – sort of like that preverbial trip, not knowing where you are going and no map to get there.
Before you start your next organizing project, develop a really clear vision of what the space, room, area, corner or cupboard will look, feel, smell, sound or function like when you are done. If you are more kinetic than visual, try imagining what the space or place will feel like and how you will function in it. Likewise, if you are more auditorily inclined (listening) try describing outloud how the space will look, feel or function.
Start with a clear vision – its much easier to know when you get there.