How To Clear Clutter Before It Starts
Here’s a simple organizing technique you can start using today. I call it Clearing Clutter Before It Starts. You won’t need any new storage containers or organizing supplies. Best of all it will make a major dent in the amount of clutter invading your house.
In fact, Clearing Clutter Before It Starts is how organized people approach life.
But if you’re disorganized many of the actions you take every day build the disorganization and clutter you battle. Why?
Because you meander through your life leaving things ALMOST where they belong; stuff rarely gets put completely away.
You know you can benefit from Clearing Clutter Before It Starts if…
- You often catch yourself thinking something like, “I’ll just put that away later.”
- Your shoes are on the floor by the bed instead of three steps away in the closet.
- The scissors end up on the counter instead of tucked away in the nearby drawer.
- The paper towels you just bought sit the entry hall instead of in the cupboard where they belong.
Can you see how the seemingly small action of not putting things totally away causes clutter to explode out of control?
Yes, when things are almost, but not quite, in the right spot the mess piles up very quickly. And it truly takes just a tiny extra slice of time to put something totally away instead of close to where it belongs.
Great clutter busting advice, isn’t it?
Here’s how to Clearing Clutter Before It Starts into action
- Tune into your “I’ll put it away later” thought or whatever flashes through your mind when you’re stashing something near where it belongs instead of totally away.
- You must pay attention. When you catch yourself in “I’ll put it away later” mode, replace that thought with Clear Clutter Before It Starts or a similar encouraging phrase.
- You consciously take action and put the thing completely away.
It truly is a simple change to make.
I challenge you to notice your “I’ll put it away later” thoughts and instead act to Clear Clutter Before It Starts.
As the clutter in your world decreases your life will become much more calm and simple. You’ll have already taken the first step toward transforming into an organized person.
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