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Procrastination: Why We Put Things Off

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We’re all guilty of procrastinating from time to time.  When it comes to decluttering, organizing, cleaning, and making our homes work, why do we so often put things off?  Let’s zoom in on the sources of procrastination.  I want you to picture that room or task—you know the one I’m talking about.  Now what kind of thoughts pop into your head? #1 It’s boring Does tackling that project seem boring--like you’ve got a million other things you’d rather be doing?  … [Read more...] about Procrastination: Why We Put Things Off

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5 Reasons You Pile Things and How You Can Stop

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Excavating Piles A while back I excavated one of my (many) piles to get a sense of exactly what ends up in my piles and why I was making piles. From a single pile that had been sitting on my bedroom floor for several months, there were approximately 70 (!) items: sticky notes magazines paint chips for a project mail old math manipulatives a spare button packet receipts recipes file folders notes and (strangely) old lenses from my glasses I actually listed … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons You Pile Things and How You Can Stop

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The Problems Clutter Causes

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Clutter causes many problems.  The most obvious problem is that there is no space!  When your house is stuffed full of things, there is no room for you to work on anything.  You feel cramped and crowded.  Every time you want to eat a meal, you have to clear piles off the table.  When you want to go to bed you are forced to relocate the laundry.  Dishes must be bulldozed to the side when you need to cut vegetables.  Papers pile up when you need the desk to pay bills.  And so it goes.  Here are 10 … [Read more...] about The Problems Clutter Causes

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10 Reasons Why Some People Will Never Get Organized

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Have you ever noticed how some people never seem to make any headway with organization?  If you’re like me, you sometimes get discouraged at your own lack of progress.  So what is it that seems to hold us back year after year?  At lifehack.org,  Kayiba Mpoyi gives 10 reasons why some people will never succeed.  Let’s take a look at how these might apply to organization. 1. They don’t understand the value of time When it comes to organization, you actually have to put in the hours to make … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons Why Some People Will Never Get Organized

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Household Systems: Cycles of Repetition

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As much as I like to think that when I wash the dishes, they will stay washed, it just isn’t so.  A surprisingly large portion of our “tasks” are actually things that need to be done over and over.  Rather than putting “wash the dishes” on a to do list, this type of activity needs to become part of a routine.  Routines are the powerhouse of your household systems.  Let’s take a closer look at some of the routines that need to happen around the home. Daily Some things, like dishes, are … [Read more...] about Household Systems: Cycles of Repetition

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Household Management: Run Your Home Like a Pro

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Household Management is what we do to keep our homes running.  It is everything that keeps our homes (and lives) functioning, useable, clean, orderly, and beautiful.  From the top down it looks like this: Household Management – Systems – Routines or Projects – Tasks. (graphic here)  Systems are like the machine that needs to be in place to get a job done, and they are always about effectiveness.  In other words, the machine is in place so that you can accomplish important … [Read more...] about Household Management: Run Your Home Like a Pro

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