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May 24, 2012 By Julie Gray 11 Comments

My Top Ten Favorite Organizing Tips

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Here are 10 of my favorite (unconventional) organizing tips:

  1. Get more sleep! – You’ve heard it here before but it cannot be overstated: you will never be more organized then your personal energy allows.
  2. Pitch your mail ASAP – sort your mail as you walk into your home and be brutal with what you trash/shred/recycle immediately
  3. Get everything out of your head – ideas, to-do’s, appointments – create a home for each of these AND the time to review them daily
  4. Release 1 thing a day – Maybe it is a task you feel you “should” do, maybe it is a pair of jeans, an old toy, a project file from an previous job. Getting into the habit of letting go on a daily basis will have a massive impact on your overall level of organization.
  5. Be intentional – When storing items or deciding how to use a space (drawer, shelf, room, etc.) get really clear about your intention for that space and keep it sacred.
  6. Use the Golden Organizing Rule – If you love it, use it, or need it – then keep it! If not, let someone else love it, use it, or need it.
  7. Start with decisions you’ve already made – When starting an organizing project, clear out the stuff you’ve already made decisions on first.
  8. Connect your time – Create time and reminders on your calendar to move organizing projects forward AND to maintain them once completed.
  9. Pre-sort your paper – If you have a backlog of mish-mashed paper piles, pre-sort each pile before deciding what to do with the paper. Put bills together, solicitations, advertisements, etc. It helps tremendously.
  10. Start maintaining today – Draw a line in the sand and decide that you aren’t going to wait to “get organized” to start maintaining. Declare that from today on you are committed to your systems. You’ll be amazed at how this perspective shift can help you move forward much more easily.

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  1. Julie says

    March 22, 2013 at 9:43 am

    So glad to hear it Josh! Remember to listen to the class recording. There are a lot of them in there!

  2. Joshualee says

    March 21, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    Just these ten tips have already helped me today to get some of myself in gear!! Sorry I missed the class but this list is really helpful. Can’t believe earlier I even procrastinated about takin a procrastination class?!? Go figure….. Thanx for the tips Julie!!!

  3. Julie says

    January 30, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    I am very glad to hear that Debbie!

  4. Debbie Sheetz says

    January 30, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    Hi Julie,

    Thanks for the tips. Keeping them front and center in my mind is helpful.

    Debbie

  5. Julie says

    July 19, 2012 at 8:56 am

    Good for you Unalane! 8 hours makes such a world of difference doesn’t it? I find that my sleep quality is better also the earlier I go to bed. If I am sleeping before 10pm I wake up feeling wonderful! Thanks for the comment.

  6. Julie says

    July 19, 2012 at 8:55 am

    Yes JJ! That one is critical and really helps moving organizing from a project into a routine. Thanks for the comment!

  7. Julie says

    July 19, 2012 at 8:55 am

    Thanks Robert!

  8. Unalane C. Ablondi says

    May 29, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Wonderful suggestions,especially the first concerning sleep. I make a point of being in bed with the light out for eight hours..also like the idea of sorting the mail immediately on arrival in the house.

  9. J.J. says

    May 28, 2012 at 4:14 pm

    love it – especially the ‘start maintaining today’ one!

  10. Robert Esguerra says

    May 25, 2012 at 10:28 am

    Loved it Julie!

    Robert

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