Home Organization With a Goal

Home organization is often at the top of many people’s new year’s resolution goals.  And why of course I think it’s a great one!  It’s one thing to have a goal but it’s quite another thing to have a plan to make it really happen.  That’s where people get stuck, they have good intentions and all but then they don’t know what steps to take to make it happen.  So, what I thought I would do today is show an example of a home organization goal and how you too can make it a reality!

1.  Write down your goal so you are clear about what you want to accomplish.  “I will clean out my closet and part with old clothing I am not wearing.”
2. Write down the reason you want to reach this goal to keep you motivated to accomplish it.  “I want to be able to reach into my closet to find clothing that fits and looks good on me without stress or stepping over clothing.”
3. Write a date on your calendar to complete this task so you have a commitment and an appointment with yourself.  January 20
4. Write down the activities you need to do to accomplish this task.  Estimate how long each step will take to the best of your ability.

            a)  I will pull all my clothes out and place ‘like’ items together so I can see how much I have.  Pants with pants, shirts with shirts, skirts with skirts, etc.    45 minutes

           b)  I will go through all my clothing and part with articles that do not fit, do not look good on me,  or are ripped or stained.  I will throw away clothing beyond repair and place remaining items in bags for donation.  2 hours

         c)  I will place all clothing that I am keeping back in the closet together according to ‘like’ items.  This will make it easy to find what I need quickly.  15 minutes

         d)  I will take all useable clothing to a donation drop off site.   30 minutes

Breaking it down and seeing approximately how long each step will take makes reaching your home organization goals more manageable!

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