Do you ever say you “should” do this or you “might” do that, but when it comes down to it, you don’t end up down anything at all? If you find this happening when it comes to your efforts to get better organized, maybe what you really need is to set some goals in place and create an action plan.

To help you jump-start any decluttering and organizing projects that you’ve been telling yourself you ”should” get done, print out the following questions, fill in your answers and begin setting your organizing goals:

1. What is your biggest organizing challenge? (Do you have issues with paper? Time management? Toys? Cluttered basement? Over-stuffed garage?)
 

2. What are you willing to do every day to get organized and conquer the above challenge? (You have to commit to something: 15 minutes of decluttering everyday? Regular appointments with yourself to create a daily to-do list? Delegating chores to your kids? Clearing one bag of  trash/recycling every evening?)

3. What time of day will you work on your organizing goals? (Are you too busy rushing out of the house in the morning? Schedule your organizing sessions in the evening. Too tired at the end of the day? Get up 15 minutes earlier to get a jump start on things. Need to watch your evening television programs? Devote commercial time to speed-decluttering.)
 

4. What date will you start working toward your goals? (My vote is for today, but if that’s not realistic, set a start date for sometime this week.)

This may seem like a simple exercise.  But if you take the time to write your answers to the above questions and then follow through with genuine effort, you will commit yourself to making a change.  You will also give yourself a real chance to actually accomplish these goals. Good luck!

Simply yours,

Debbie

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