Being Organized Isn’t Easy

Is it?

Yes, you heard me right.  Being organized isn’t easy, not if “easy” means “requiring no effort”.  When did I ever say it was easy?!

Being organized means living your life by design, not by default.  It does takes some time and effort.  It requires taking a few minutes to tidy up after yourself on a daily basis.  And designating “homes” for your things so you can find them quickly and easily.  And setting limits on how much stuff you will bring into your space.  And routinely moving things out of your space that you no longer need or want.  Prioritizing tasks and scheduling activities makes it more likely that you’ll get to do the ones that mean the most to you.  And if one of your organizing systems isn’t working well, you stop and take the time to figure out what’s wrong and fix it.

So, no, it’s not easy.  But it’s definitely easi-er.  And sure, it might be easi-er for me than it is for you.  But it’s not effortless.

Being organized is also better than the alternative:

• It’s easier to de-clutter for a few minutes a day than to allow piles to accumulate to the point where it becomes a big huge overwhelming project.
• It’s more relaxing to sort your mail daily than it is to hunt through a mystery pile of paper in a panic to locate an important document.
• It’s cheaper to pay your bills and file your taxes on time than it is to incur late fees and fines.
• It’s more fun to have a family ten-minute tidy-up than to argue about who left their stuff all over the place.
• It’s safer to leave early for an appointment than to drive too fast and risk an accident.
• It’s healthier to live in a clean home than one that is too cluttered to clean properly.
• It’s smarter to keep your car in the garage than a bunch of deteriorating boxes of stuff you never use.
• It’s better to get prepared for emergencies than to live in fear of something bad happening to you.

What do you do to make your life easier?

What else could you do?

 

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