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Simple journey Ministries Presents

Keep it Together, Girl!

Don't Overwhlem. Pick a Place and Get Started.

One of the most overwhelming, and often discouraging, aspects of home organization is looking at the whole job. Take a step back from your home and think of all the rooms. Break each of the rooms into all the stuff within, and you have a brain that is frantically paralyzed with the fear of tackling it all!

Firstly, stop thinking of the big picture. Save that for when you get your home oorganized in a comfortable way. To keep yourself motivated, consider making a list of the rooms that need re-organized. Under each room, list a few areas that drive you batty. Sometimes, I walk into a room and am so desensitized to the area, I have to look through "different" eyes. This may even require asking another family member to come peruse the room and give the top three problem areas.

So, now you have this gianormous list, right? I probably should have mentioned that I list each room a separate piece of paper. In this way I am able to pull one sheet our of my notebook, without having to see all else that needs done. Now, pick one area you want to tackle in one room. Make it a goal to get that area of that room organized. If you find items within that area that will need to be organized in another area of the room, place the item there. Otherwise you will find yourself in a downward spiral of moving from one project to the next. You will be brimming with anxiety, frustration, motivation, and this all makes for a grumpy mommy. No need for that. Simply pick one place and focus only on that place! Keep it simple.

These are my thoughts.