Do you think of yourself as a failure when it comes to organizing your home? Have you thought of giving up or have you already thrown in the towel? Or have you cleared out a shelf only to find it filled up a few days later?
Keep reading for unique ideas on how to find your control.
Give Everything a Home
My colleague Marilyn Bohn shares, "Fill it up syndrome is alive and well in our home. It drives me crazy. One thing I do to thwart this syndrome is that I don’t allow the stuff to “live” there; I move it to its designated home."
Below I share a few ideas that she shared in her article and added a few of my own.
Tell Your Family that Air Needs Space Too!
This one sounds funny, but there is a point you can make with your family. If you have horizontal spaces that continue to fill up, make sure that family members are aware that the space is already being used -- by air! Believe it or not, this idea will sound so weird that they may just remember it!
Never Give Up!
The difference between success and failure is not giving up. Organizing is more of an ART than it is a SCIENCE. People that are successful with their organizing efforts have been able to tap into that artistic focus and try different things until they found one that worked.
Realize that You're Not Going to Change Everyone in Your House Overnight
Change takes time. Just because you are motivated does not mean that your family is! Marilyn shares this story:
"We have a flashlight in the garage but I could never find it because someone whom I won’t mention by name (it wasn’t me) would just leave it lying around where ever he finished using it. I decided designating a container for the flashlight to live in would take care of the problem. . . I placed it where it was readily accessible and easy to remove the flashlight and to put it back after being used. I still found the flashlight here there and everywhere so I would quietly put it back and when I had a chance I would remind him what the container was for. It took 16 months but now it is always returned to its home where it is easy to find. Now isn’t that a win-win?"
The secret to your success in organizing clutter is never give up. I have similar stories! What are yours? Share your organizing challenges below in the comments section and I know our readers and experts will share their solutions with you.
To your success!
