| It is much easier to do additional work when there is | | | | "that there is place for everything and everything in |
| nothing in the way. I am actually going to refinish my | | | | its place", and that is certainly true now that we |
| hardwood floors once I get the clutter out of my | | | | have organized everything. |
| room. That is giving me a great urge to get finished | | | | Resist temptations when you are shopping and never |
| because I know how good they will look. I think I will | | | | buy duplicates, never buy on the spur of the |
| even paint the room, but I don't think I can do all of | | | | moment, and don't buy one thing unless you get rid |
| it in one day, but the clutter I CAN handle in one day. | | | | of one thing beforehand. That would mean that you |
| That is very important as we clean clutter to be able | | | | need to get rid of something by giving it away or |
| to change our thinking while we change our actions. | | | | donating it BEFORE you purchase anything new. That |
| Looking forward to an organized room as you | | | | is usually the beginning of hording or collecting junk. |
| expend your energy and channel your efforts in the | | | | Continue to be diligent with your organization by only |
| cleaning process is a perfect motivator. While we | | | | touching a piece of mail once. If it is trash, throw it |
| start to change our thinking, we need to be mindful | | | | our but if it is important, then file it. There are nice |
| to the fact that we should open and then trash junk | | | | filing cabinets that are essential to maintaining order |
| mail as soon as we receive it. We should read our | | | | for paperwork. If you have trouble keeping |
| magazines the day we get them or at least by the | | | | addresses, invest in a rolodex to keep important |
| next day. We should recycle our magazines to | | | | numbers in and you can add or subtract names with |
| neighbors or doctors offices but we need to learn to | | | | ease. |
| get rid of them within 2 days of receiving them. | | | | Now that you know how to go about being a clutter |
| Once we have painted the room, added new shelves | | | | cleaner, you will be so proud of yourself. It is a great |
| or curtains, and then replaced the important things | | | | feeling to be successful with a chore well done. It is |
| that we kept back into our room, we need to be | | | | so empowering to have your stuff organized and live |
| mindful of keeping free of clutter. There are some | | | | clutter free. Enjoy the new freedom that having your |
| very good rules to follow to make sure that we | | | | home back in the condition that will make you proud |
| won't end up with a cluttered room again. We need | | | | if a neighbor shows up unexpectedly and enjoy being |
| to put things back where they belong instead of | | | | able to sit in your favorite chair and read or watch |
| laying them down in a haphazard way or | | | | television knowing that YOU DID IT! |
| helter-skelter. You know we all were told growing up, | | | | |