An Organized lifestyle is not something you merely attain, but that you also must maintain…
The act of de-cluttering and finding homes for everything alone, will not be enough to keep order in your home. Regular Maintenance is necessary to keep an organized home.
Identify specific times during the day that you will dedicate to the habit of tidying your space, 10 minutes being an absolute minimum. ( You may decide to increase the time or frequency. )
You will likely observe a few things in this commitment:
1) The more you have, the more you have to manage…might you determine to own less in order to spend less time and energy to manage it?
2) You may find that there are “homeless items” that lack an intentional place to live when not in use. Identifying places for things to live will speed the maintenance process as you will not need to additionally make decisions about what to “do” with an item just lying about. It becomes automatic.
3) Because you’ll gain a sense of being at peace which increases feelings of calm and control due to your efforts, you’ll begin to look forward to your pockets of tidy times. ⏲️
