From 1000 Awesome Things, a Facebook feed by Neil Pasricha, Successfully navigating your home in the dark (#300) gave me pause. Pasricha talks about moving about your home as if you are new to it and just aren't familiar with it yet. But what about those situations where you've been in your home for years and the problem isn't that you aren't familiar with your home, it's that there's just too much stuff in general to navigate safely in the light, let alone the dark.... imagine trying this with clothes or toys strewn all over the floor or in a home that is just in general disarray simply because there's not enough time to put your things away. Danger. Danger.
Visualize yourself navigating your home in the dark - what gets in your way? Is it your stuff or someone else's? Is it safe to walk about in the dark? How much easier would this be if only you were just a little bit more organized?
No, it's not about cleaning or picking up your stuff - if only it were that simple. It's about finding a home for everything so that you can put it somewhere. It's about streamlining life to make room for the joys that life has to offer - about moving about in the dark if you want to - without the fear of a stubbed toe or bruised shin.
Something to think about. Stay sane.
Cyn
www.cynergy-spaces.com
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Weed, weed, weed
Just like you would weed your garden to get rid of unwanted plants, so you should weed the rest of your life.
* Get rid of those pesky "friends" who take more energy than they give.
* Get rid of those clothes that don't fit or just make you feel fat,
or that you haven't worn in a year.
* Get rid of the excess - all those plastic food containers, pens, books, or anything else that is just taking up space but you are not using - we are all guilty of it - do you really need 700 paperclips?
While your at it, weed your chores - do only what is absolutely necessary and to heck with the rest - go out and play!
Oh yeah, and stay sane!
Cyn
www.cynergy-spaces.com
* Get rid of those pesky "friends" who take more energy than they give.
* Get rid of those clothes that don't fit or just make you feel fat,
or that you haven't worn in a year.
* Get rid of the excess - all those plastic food containers, pens, books, or anything else that is just taking up space but you are not using - we are all guilty of it - do you really need 700 paperclips?
While your at it, weed your chores - do only what is absolutely necessary and to heck with the rest - go out and play!
Oh yeah, and stay sane!
Cyn
www.cynergy-spaces.com
Sunday, February 13, 2011
You are organized when.....
You are organized when......
you can see your floor, counter, table, _______ (fill in the blank)?
you can find your shoes?
you are not late for your appointments?
your bills get paid on time?
Likely the end of this sentence is different for all of you.
Consider this - "you are organized when you can do what you have to do or want to do without wasting any time or effort" (as suggested by Kathy Waddill in her book The Organizing Sourcebook).
As in so many areas of life, the key to organization is to simplify - if you hate to do your bills, wouldn't you want to get them done as fast as humanly possible? Try sifting through your mail daily - by the recycling bin - and throw out the junk (we professional organizers like to call this action "weeding" - you know - getting rid of what you don't want or need) - have a "home" for your "bills to pay" such as a drawer, a hanging folder, or desktop file holder, then when it comes to paying those bills they can be done efficiently once or twice a month.
Still too much work? Many banks allow (some even prefer) for automatic payments directly from your checking account - it's not hard to set up (just make sure you have a secure online connection) and once it's done, a quick online check to confirm everything was paid will get you to your play time that much faster. Online billpay has the added benefit of reducing your mail if you opt for paperless billing.
And if you love to walk on the beach - how frustrating is it that you can't find your flip flops? If you put them in the same location every time they come off your feet - give them a home - you will know where to find them when your just itching to feel the ocean breeze in your hair.
Until next time, stay sane!
Cyn
www.cynergy-spaces.com
you can see your floor, counter, table, _______ (fill in the blank)?
you can find your shoes?
you are not late for your appointments?
your bills get paid on time?
Likely the end of this sentence is different for all of you.
Consider this - "you are organized when you can do what you have to do or want to do without wasting any time or effort" (as suggested by Kathy Waddill in her book The Organizing Sourcebook).
As in so many areas of life, the key to organization is to simplify - if you hate to do your bills, wouldn't you want to get them done as fast as humanly possible? Try sifting through your mail daily - by the recycling bin - and throw out the junk (we professional organizers like to call this action "weeding" - you know - getting rid of what you don't want or need) - have a "home" for your "bills to pay" such as a drawer, a hanging folder, or desktop file holder, then when it comes to paying those bills they can be done efficiently once or twice a month.
Still too much work? Many banks allow (some even prefer) for automatic payments directly from your checking account - it's not hard to set up (just make sure you have a secure online connection) and once it's done, a quick online check to confirm everything was paid will get you to your play time that much faster. Online billpay has the added benefit of reducing your mail if you opt for paperless billing.
And if you love to walk on the beach - how frustrating is it that you can't find your flip flops? If you put them in the same location every time they come off your feet - give them a home - you will know where to find them when your just itching to feel the ocean breeze in your hair.
Until next time, stay sane!
Cyn
www.cynergy-spaces.com
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