101 Ways to get Organized Continued

Every element of your life is affected by poor organization skills.
Time is not the only problem we all face. The worse enemy of any lifestyle is mess and
clutter. If there is clutter, trouble follows close behind. The excuse that there is no time to
organize your clutter gives apparent, reasonable justification for not taking care of it.
However, it is one of the causes of not having time in the first place. There is no “catch
22” situation — one just has to make time to do it.

Visualize about what you want your area to look like. This is a good start. Pour through
decorating magazines and cut and paste the designs you like best. This will serve as
inspiration to get more organized.

Learn about yourself and what your requirements are. Every item in your home should be
there because you dearly want it there, not because there is no place else to put it.
Determine its value and how it helps you by being there. Do you enjoy looking at it? Is it
beautiful to you? Does it have a function in your life? How does it make you feel when
you spot it?

Too many personal belongings placed everywhere around your home will not provide a
sense of harmony. It is the harmony you are after and not the “things.” Too many things
creates an overwhelming environment that can be stressful, not to mention time
consuming in having to clean then time after time. By lessening the amount of personal
things in your space, you will achieve the harmony you need. You will have a pleasing
combination of elements in a whole.

Creating an organized life at home works in the same fashion at your place of
employment.

You need to be in an area that helps you to concentrate and focus. You need to operate
with systems that help you to improve your efficiency and productivity. When these
elements are in place, it keeps stress levels lower for everyone in your family.
By determining the kind of environment you want to live in, you will achieve the
first step to having it that way.

Organizing for a harmonic lifestyle at home requires that you put things in order that are
meaningful to you and your family. Remember to always keep it simple. Your home can
be a place that you truly enjoy. It can be a showcase of where you live your life with
purpose and meaning. Others will take note and will want to come over and share your
home with you. It will be a pleasant place to visit, share, and make new friends.
Your well-organized home provides a harmonic environment. The harmony and peace
will affect everything that you do. You will rest and play with new meaning and purpose.
You will feel better about yourself.

Put the harmony back into your personal space by first defining your home-style. Next,
have every room looking functional and orderly with no clutter. Do this and you will feel
like a million dollars!

101 Ways to Get Organized: Now Which Would you Rather Be

Now which would you rather be? 

Getting proper instruction and a sense of guidance, the Disorganized can turn around on a dime and become organized. It is often just a matter of providing them with the expertise and then working with them on the discipline it takes to move into the ranks of The Organized. 

The annoyances and inconveniences of working around The Disorganized eventually takes its toll on those who know them best. If you work with The Disorganized, you tend to be annoyed by them easily. Often times, a situation creates itself so that others must work harder or bypass the individual to get certain things done. Does this scenario sound all too familiar? This hardship on others can bring about resentment and unnecessary hurt feelings. 

The Disorganized are basically enemies to themselves, more than anything, so it is important to change adverse conditions in order to survive in harmony in the work place.  Rather than picking up the slack, offer some guidance and direction. This will bring harmony to the relationship.  

One of the challenges of The Organized is how to bring harmony between the two conflicting types. To start with, find a way to peacefully get The Disorganized to change their ways. Do this and you will teach The Disorganized to foster new and better habits in all that they do. It can be done if done carefully. 

Order to The Organized, is a critical factor for optimum change. Their choice of method is to figure out ways to be more efficient. They want everyone around them to figure out how to accomplish more with the least mount of effort and/or energy. They think always in systematic terms as a way of handling work. They thrive on having everything done in an orderly fashion. 

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101 Ways to get Organized

Remembering to Organize

Being well organized takes lots of time and effort and there is a lot to remember. Below are good tips to help you to remember it all:

1. Jot it down. With the many details that you have to remember in any given day, why should you try to keep it all in a memory bank? At the very moment that you remember something needs to be done, the very best thing to do is write it down. Then, just as you need to recall it, it will be there for you in an instant.

2. Keep it all in one place. Once you have developed the knack of writing everything down, your next step will be to keep your writing all in one place. You will remember better this way. Otherwise, you are going to spend valuable time searching for your notes.

3. Stay healthy. A keen memory is a well-nourished mind. Eat healthy; get plenty of rest and lots of good exercise. These will all see you through to having a good memory, staying focused and being alert.

4. Record your every thought. You might find yourself driving when a good idea about organizing comes to you or you might recall something that you really need to write down. No need to pull over and start writing, record instead! Pull off to the side of the road and use a small hand held tape recorder. This is a wonderful tool to carry around with you, to record your thoughts, or your parking space number, or even a memorable telephone number you see on a billboard as you drive by. Use your handy recorder to be your second eyes and ears.

5. Call ahead. When you are at the office and you want to do something when you arrive back home, call ahead to your answering machine and leave yourself a message. As soon as you get home you can listen to your message and remember exactly what you wanted to do.

6. Be confident in yourself. If you keep saying you have a bad memory, you will probably continue to have a bad memory. It is important to have a motivated, I CAN remember attitude.

7. Handy email reminders. There are many good and free e-mail reminder services available. You can type in what you want to remember, such as a welcome party, anniversary or special event, and you will receive an e-mail reminder when the date is approaching. This is a terrific way to jog your memory by Internet.

8. Use sticky notes. Those wonderful, little sticky notes are the next best thing to sliced bread! They are amazing as memory helpers. Want to remember something prior to leaving your home? Just mark it down on a Post-It Note and stick it to the inside of your door. The bright, neon colors will be great to catch your eye as you are leaving. You will not likely miss it! Need to make an urgent call first thing in the morning? Leave a Post-It Note on your telephone.

9. Use timers and alarms. Take advantage of alarm clocks and timers throughout your day. Have to take the clothes out of the dryer by 12 noon? Set your alarm clock to remind you. Want to leave for the ladies luncheon by 7 p.m.? Set your timer to beep a few minutes before it is time to start to get ready.

10. Visual memory joggers. Visual reminders will help you remember and stay focused. Use visual reminders for remembering your goals. If your goal is to take a trip to a Ireland in a few years, keep a magazine photograph of Ireland right on your desk. If your goal is to lose 30 lbs. in six months, find a picture or ornament that will help remind you of this goal each day.