Is disorganization affecting the quality of your life or work?
Find out with this short quiz:
- Do you have to push clutter out of the way to use your kitchen table or your desk?
- Are you constantly searching for things you know you have but can't find?
- Have stacks of mail, magazines and paper accumulated on every flat surface?
- Do you procrastinate doing your work because you are overwhelmed by chaos?
- Have you missed payment deadlines or important appointments because you
forgot or couldn't find the needed documents?
If you answered yes to two or more of these questions, it's a good bet that you are
suffering with some level of disorganization. Clutter makes it difficult to concentrate and
it robs us of time we could spend with people and projects that are important to us.
What can you do about it?
Because most people were never taught the "how" of getting organized, they typically
make one or both of these common mistakes. 1) They run out and buy containers, only
to find that nothing fits properly so the containers just add to their clutter; or 2) they start
pulling things out randomly, get caught up in decisions or run out of time, leaving them
in a worse situation than when they started.
Organizing is a skill that can be learned. There are many helpful books on the market
that can give you instruction. If you are a person who can easily translate what they read
into action, choose an organizing book that addresses your situation, then get familiar
with the method before you start your project.
For those who learn better hands-on or need encouragement to stay on-task, hiring a
professional organizer to guide you through the process can save you a great deal of
time and loads of frustration.
Some people are afraid that a professional organizer will force them to get rid of their
"stuff", so they are reluctant to seek their help. Actually, a professional organizer is a
confidential consultant who will ask questions and make observations or suggestions to
help you decide what is or is not important to you. Their job is to assist you in:
clarifying what you really want, and then helping you accomplish it.
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