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Busted! 8 Home Organizing Myths Exposed
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By Karen Fritscher-Porter
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You can create multiple reasons to NOT get organized at home.But the truth is that the only obstacle stopping you fromgetting organized is you. It's not family members, it's not theabsence of cash and it's not a lack of home organizationalknow-how. Read onward to expose these myths now. With that outof the way, you can get on with organizing your life and home inways that make you a happier, less stressed and more productiveperson.
MYTH #1: You have to organize your home in a day.
TRUTH: Organizing your home is a lifelong process. You deviseorganizational systems, you maintain those processes ongoing andyou create new organizational solutions when new situations orproducts in your home call for it. You don't just get organizedtoday and stop tomorrow. It's an ongoing task. Don't expect oreven try to get organized at home in a day or a week.
MYTH #2: You have to organize like she does.
TRUTH: Your home organization solutions must work for you---notyour friends, neighbors or those clever organizers you watch onpopular home organization television shows. You can certainlyobserve other peoples home organizing ideas. But then pick,choose and try what will work for you and your family. And dowhat you're capable of doing yourself. We're not all capable ofbuilding custom shelving in our homes (nor can we all afford tohire someone to build them); that's why some of us happily shopfor prefabricated products.
MYTH #3: You have to organize "everything" in your home and life.
TRUTH: Organizing is a solution to dilemmas in your home andlife. Perhaps you're late to work three days a week when youcan't find your keys or you get charged huge fees for payingmisplaced bills late. Create organizational techniques to solvethose problems which cost you money and create stress in yourlife. But if you like your books placed haphazardly on yourbookshelves and this doesn't cause you distress or to lose timein life, skip organizing the bookcase. Organize items orprocesses in your home when you know it will simplify your life,solve a problem or perhaps save you time.
MYTH #4: You can't get organized because you lack homeorganizing know-how.
TRUTH: Some people do seem to have a natural tendency towardpersonal and home organization, but it's a learned skill. Takenotice of other people's organizing methods in their homes andoffices, read home organization books, watch home organizationtelevision shows and surf the web for home organizing ideas.Then apply some of these ideas and techniques to your situation.And if you need some hand-holding, hire a professional organizerfor some consultation or to organize specific spots in your homefor you.
MYTH #5: You have to organize everything in your home perfectly.
TRUTH: Perfectionism wastes time. Organizing saves time. Thesetwo concepts clash. Sure if you're buying something like bins ortotes, you want some stylish ones that match your home decor andfill the function for which they're intended. But don't gooverboard in trying to find the perfect organizational helpersfor your home. At some point say this product or thisorganizational system should work and that's it. Your homedoesn't have to look like a photo shoot page out of a home decormagazine. Your organizational system doesn't have to be theultimate solution to every organizing dilemma associated withthat section of your home.
MYTH #6: If your organizational system doesn't work, you're anorganizational failure.
TRUTH: If your new home organizing solution or process doesn'twork for you, it just doesn't work. Don't read more into it thanthat. Take the word "failure" out of your vocabulary. Just moveon and try another organizational technique.
MYTH #7: You can't have an organized home because family memberswon't participate in your organizational processes.
TRUTH: Maybe they will, maybe they won't. But that's no reasonfor you to not organize items and streamline processes that willhelp you find things, save time and decrease stress in YOURlife. Quit worrying about organizing other people and organizeareas in your home and your life that will help you first.Later, you can try some tactics to get immediate family memberbuy-in on organizational processes in your shared home.
MYTH #8: Getting organized costs lots of money.
TRUTH: There are lots of great organizing gadgets, containers,cabinets, shelves and more on the market that can help simplifygetting organized (and even make it more fun sometimes). Somehome organization items are quite inexpensive. Others create apricey, extravagant look. But lack of cash will never stand inthe way of getting organized at home because it's not anecessity to the process. You can be creative and improviseorganizational processes that use helper items found in yourhome now. Or you can buy some ready-made home organizingaccessories when you know what exact type products you need.
The choice to get organized or not to get organized is all yoursand your paycheck or spending level doesn't dictate the answer.Nor do any of the other myths busted in this article. Remember,there is only one obstacle preventing you from getting organizedand that's you. So move out of your own way if you want to getorganized at home and get started organizing today.
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