Clutter Control and Organizing Solutions

One of the most common reasons people have trouble staying organized, is actually procrastinating. Sure, there are many other reasons too, but if you can hurdle the procrastination battle, you are probably more than 50% further towards conquering the problem.

So what does procrastination have to do with this and can’t we talk about this all later? Nope. Now is the time to deal with it, and is important to recognize that a lot of clutter stems from A.)Not having a place for everything and B.) waiting until later to figure out where it should go or even waiting to put it away.

I’ve been in many homes where mail is just piled up. You can see catalogs and junk mail in between bills and letters and other stuff. Why does someone keep all that? It’s trash and it should be placed there as soon as humanly possible. If you have a trash can nearby where you sort your mail, this makes it easier.

The key to conquering clutter is to do it now and find a place for everything. This equation adds up to organization, which is what we are all looking for.

Here are a few ways to address procrastination:

Do it now. Don’t wait until later. If you see something out of place, move it now. If you take a book off the shelf to look at it, put it back. If you take a sweater out of the closet and decide it isn’t the one you want, hang it back up or put it back where it goes immediately. If you take too many plates or glasses out at dinnertime, put them away before you sit down, otherwise they will usually get put into the dishwasher and it wasn’t even dirty.

Make sure that everything has a place. If you have a place to put everything, it will make putting it away much simpler and it won’t be as easy to put it off until later.

Do you have a procrastination problem?
I admit, I do. I’m working on it.

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