One of the common questions I get when doing an organizing consult, is “Where do I begin?” Often times I liken the feeling most clients get when looking at a space that needs to be organized to that saying “Not being able to see the forest through the trees.” Getting lost in the “big picture” of the room versus breaking the room down into small victories is something I see often.
My tips for this question are:
1) Only do projects that you can 100% complete by the end of the day.
2) If the space you want to organize is too large to complete in one day, break the room down into sections. i.e. the closet, the desk, or corners of the room…
3) Create a “toss”, “donate” and “keep” section in the room
4) Make the decision to "toss", "donate" or "keep" in 10 seconds or less.
5) When sorting is complete immediately put the “toss” in the trash. The “donate” in your car and take it down to the local donation center.
6) Now go through the “keep” items and organize, there should be less items in the “keep” section than in the other two categories
7) Save paper organizing until the end as this takes the longest to complete.
8) Remember if you are feeling overwhelmed by the space you are organizing, it might be too large for that days victory.
9) If you find yourself hitting a road block and start to feel the need to keep everything stop for the day or take a break.
10) Ask for
help, a professional or a friend often times help you put the importance of an
item into perspective and help the project to go by faster and a lot of the
times you will have more fun!
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This post was contributed by Kacey Walker. Kacey is a licensed real estate agent and assistant on the ProREA Staffing team. Kacey have over five years of experience as a professional organizer and today she specializes in helping real estate agents organize their physical space and streamline their systems. For more information on Kacey's services, or to schedule a free consultation, please contact us.
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