3 ORGANIZING MISTAKES TO AVOID THIS FALL

FORGETTING TO PLAN OUT YOUR ORGANIZING.

Planning out your organizing is imperative to creating a successful organizing journey. Start by selecting a room that you wish to organize, and a corner from within that room that makes the most sense. Try to avoid starting with paper because each piece is so small and oftentimes creates a longer, more tedious task that is easier to walk away from. Instead start with something like clothing. When starting with clothing, typically you already have a home for it, like a closet/dresser, and it usually clears space for you quicker than most items. Continue going around the room, corner by corner, clearing space, and creating permanent homes for your belongings, until your entire space is organized.

NOT LETTING THINGS GO.
Oftentimes, we forget that letting things go is one of the biggest and most important steps to organizing. It can be one of the most difficult as well as one of the most rewarding aspects to organizing. There are several questions you can ask yourself to help you make these decisions. If after asking yourself these questions, you are still unable to make a decision, put it to the side and ask yourself later when you’ve had more time to process it. These questions include…
When was the last time I used it?
Do I love it? If not, why am I hanging onto it?
Would I buy this item again, if I didn’t have it?
Is this item worth the space it’s using?
Could this item be more useful to someone else?
Remember, when getting rid of an item, that does not mean you’re disposing of it. Most items are easily donated to either Housing Works or Goodwill so that someone else can use the item you no longer need.