You are looking at the title of this post and thinking to yourself “OK, Carolyn has lost it. Why would I go to all this work if I don’t enjoy being organized?“
Because people organize themselves for all kinds of reasons. Some of us like to be more in control of those parts of our lives that our within our control. Some of us are responding to the pressure from our spouses, our kids or – yup, even when in your own home – our parents. Some of us get ourselves reasonably well organized and then feel uncomfortable; its as if the clutter around us fills a void left by something else.
Whatever your motivation for organizing might be, a higher level of organization, supported by a daily 15 to 45 minute ritual as I presented in items 1 to 4, will help you spend time pursuing those goals that are really important to you rather than managing around, through, between, over or even under clutter.
So now that your home is in pretty organized shape, sit back and think about all the things you can focus on now rather than what you “should” be doing about the clutter. You’ve done it. Move on. In fact, you don’t even have to look at the clutter any more since you cleared the floor, de-cluttered your entrances, set up for tomorrow and put things back in their homes. What is really important to you? Planning a favourite meal for your family? Reading a book? Studying for a “feels like its out of reach” university/college degree. Go for it. Make it happen. Enjoy your organization.
Organizing to Maintain your Sanity – 5 Enjoy being Organized
