Get Organized in 2021!
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Happy New Year!
A new year for many means resolutions, intentions and goals for the year.
One of the top “New Year’s Resolutions” is to “Get Organized.”
In fact, it’s such a popular resolution – and one of the top 5 each year – that there is an entire month dedicated to “getting organized and being more productive.”
January is “GO MONTH” which stands for “Get Organized and Be More Productive” month. Bet you didn’t know an entire month exists for this activity!
But what does it REALLY mean to “get organized?”
And, it’s not just about getting organized after all, it’s about “staying organized” or choosing to live a more organized life.
Maybe you aspire to organize your pantry, books, or clothes using a “rainbow” as your guide (ROYGBIV – thank you Home Edit).
I might add that it’s not that easy to do if you don’t have the “colors” in your collection you need to make this “system” work. It may be pretty, but not always practical.
Or, perhaps you want to KonMari your clothes and towels (thank you Marie Kondo) – not easy to maintain, IMO.
Want to know a secret? While I can fold your items this way and make them look Instagram worthy, I don’t even do this in my own home! Nope, it’s not for me as I will not “maintain it.” Shocking, I know!
Maintenance is one of the keys to “staying organized” and “maintaining” the organization systems you created.
15+ years ago, long before there was ROYGIV or KonMari, I wrote about the 10-Step Process to Organize Your Home & Life.
This is the Eliminate Chaos process that we know works for our clients – with Step 10 being….wait for it….you guessed it, MAINTENANCE.
You can grab your copy of my process HERE – without having to buy the Book. Just scroll down to “Our Process” to download the document.
Last year, in our Home Organizing newsletter, I did a video series on each step of our 10-Step Process.
If you missed it and want to watch the series, you can access it on our YouTube channel.
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I’m working on a new series of videos for this newsletter for you this year, and I NEED YOUR HELP!
- What part of your home do you want to get organized?
- What do you want to see?
- What do you need help with?
- What do you want to learn?
Drop me a line – [email protected] and let me know what you are interested in and maybe this will be a video I make for you this year for the newsletter.
As an added BONUS, these videos will be made in our home, so you can see how we live an organized life – and practice what we teach.
What areas of your home will you focus on this year?
Maybe it will be your home office – or area of your home that serves as a home office.
Maybe it will be your kitchen or pantry – now that you are cooking more and eating at home.
Perhaps it’s the garage that you want to turn into a multi-purpose room.
Each one of these projects can be very overwhelming and take hours to complete, but you don’t have to do the entire project in day.
Break it down into easy, smaller tasks that you can do in 20 minutes to an hour intervals at a time. If you have more time, great - keep going!
To help you get a kick-start on one area of your home, I am going to include some tips for your home office.
If you’re home office is perfectly organized, great job, you don’t need to read any further, but I'm guessing there may be one or two things you could still do!
Organization is a “process, not an event” and sometimes practical is more important than pretty if it helps you maintain what you’ve created.
Remember, “It’s Not About the Stuff®.”
