Getting Organized AND Staying Organized

There is no excuse for disorganization.  NONE!  Do not use your children, your work, or your busy social calendar as an excuse for not being organized.  The fact of the matter is that you are disorganized b/c you do not know how to be organized...or you are just plain lazy! 

In order to get organized you will need to devote some time to cleaning, purging, and rearranging.  Take on one tasks at a time.  For example, tackle your kitchen, then your bedroom, then your closet, etc.  until each room of your house is organized.  It's great to set up a plan before starting this project.  Focus on what your intended outcome will be and always remember why you are wanting to get organized.  

Getting organized is only half the battle.  Staying organized is the crucial process to your organizational plan.  The more you pick up after yourself, put the dishes away, etc. the easier it is to maintain an organized space.  If I use a dish, I put the dish in the dishwasher as soon as I am done.  I do not place it in the sink, to then have to spend an extra few minutes to load the dishwasher after the sink is full.  I use the hamper to hold dirty laundry.  It saves me from having to spend those extra few minutes of picking up dirty laundry and putting it in the hamper when it comes time to do laundry.  

The key to staying organized is to keep your eye on the prize and know that by taking 10 seconds now to put something away saves you the 3 minutes later of collecting everything to put away at once.  It also keeps your space looking clean, neat and organized.  

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