How to Get an Organized Home for 2024 | Clutterbug Podcast # 204
Jan 1, 2024
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Learn how to tackle clutter and create a lasting change in your home. Discover the therapeutic technique of 'trash bag therapy' to organize your space. Explore the relationship between an organized home and achieving peace and calm. Find out why daily cleaning routines are essential. Understand the importance of consistency in organizing and discover your organizing style.
Recognize overwhelm and practice trash bag therapy to start feeling more in control.
Prioritize the cleanup, set non-negotiable rules, and align your organizing style with your home setup.
Deep dives
Clutter is a Manifestation of Overwhelm
Your clutter is a reflection of feeling overwhelmed in your life. It could be due to work, too much stuff, or just feeling like everything is too much to handle. The first step in getting organized is to recognize this overwhelm and address it. Find ways to calm your brain, whether it's through meditation, reducing your workload, or seeking medical advice. One immediate action you can take is to practice trash bag therapy. Go through your home and look for literal garbage to throw away, such as expired food, old bills, packaging, and any other unnecessary items. By removing physical clutter, you will start to feel more in control and less overwhelmed.
Make Organizing a Priority
One common reason for a messy and cluttered home is not prioritizing the cleanup. Many of us make excuses to delay tidying up, such as saying we'll do it later or that it's not a top priority. However, it's time to change that mindset. Decide that having a clean and organized home is a priority for you. Say it out loud and remind yourself daily that you deserve a neat and tidy space. Get tough with yourself and set non-negotiable rules, like not going to bed without cleaning the kitchen and doing a 15-minute tidy-up. Avoid relying on buying organizing solutions and instead focus on getting rid of excess stuff and developing consistent daily routines.
Align Your Organizing Style with Your Home
Your clutter is also an indicator that your home is not set up to support how you naturally organize. Take the time to identify your organizing style, whether you're visual or prefer things hidden, and whether you're detailed or prefer quick solutions. Knowing your style will help you understand why traditional organizing methods might not work for you and allow you to create systems that cater to your preferences. Look for ways to repurpose items you already have, like using old baskets or rearranging existing spaces in your home. By aligning your organizing style with your home setup, you'll find it easier to maintain a clutter-free environment.
Are you sick and tired of having a messy and cluttered home? Are you ready to get organized for 2024?! This podcast episode offers the steps, motivation and tough love needed to break through the barriers and give yourself the clean and organized home that you deserve.