Start Small and Feel Great! Organize a Chunk!

Kim Wolinski, MSW
"Dr. DeClutter"
http://www.drdeclutter.com/

Don't rush to organize the whole house when you just need to decide on ONE CHUNK at a time.

Think about some area, cubby or section of your house that needs a clean out and reorganizing attention. Let's start really small.

ONE CHUNK: Where you keep your pens and pencils. Whether they're in a "junk" drawer, cup, special holder or box of some kind, set your timer (mental or real) for 15 minutes and do just that ONE thing!

Clear a "sorting space" and dump out your pen cup (or open your desk drawer and pull out just the writing tools). If the cup or drawer itself is dirty, dusty or inked up, consider replacing it or giving it a good washing before putting your pens and pencils back in.

Now, go through each writing tool and decide:
1) Do I really like it? Do I use it?
Decide, keep to use, keep in supply storage or donate. (Yes. Baggy up all unwanted writing tools and give to a thrift store, school system, etc. The landfill doesn't need to see it "yet!")
2) Make sure it works.
Keep or trash.
3) Put all writing tools that you LOVE back into the container, drawer, cup, or whatever... that you LOVE... and is functional. Now, enjoy your day!

This seems like a waste of time to some people, but consider how much time you actually do waste by pulling out pens, pencils and markers that don't work time and time again! Too many writing tools can also be a great visual distraction. You only need a few good pens, pencils, markers and highlighers at any one time in your vision, unless you're an artist!

Have kids? Let them help and help them let go of their old crayons, markers and such that are too small, dry or unuseable.

Now. Go chunk away!!

©2007 Kim Wolinski, MSW "Dr. DeClutter" Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert

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