Yes, you too can have an organized life. Who would have thought that even though most of my life (no I am not sayin how many years) of chaos could be changed in one year? I keep telling my husband that I can't wait, I only have 11 more months until I am completely organized, LOL! Yeah it does sound good. This is what I have been reading and I have not read at bedtime for a while. I do like to have a good book and have not had one for some time. Reading at bedtime really does help me get sleepy, that nice kinda dozing off sleepy....that my DH gets every night and I do not. It takes me quite a while to fall asleep, but reading seems to get me to relax, I need to keep up with that. In my never ending quest for sanity and organization, a dear friend had led me to this latest best seller (One Year To An Organized Life, by Regina Leeds). I have been tired of my CHAOS. And it sounds like I have some friends who are going through this in life too. This is a very good book, I hate for it to end...but I guess it does not really if you try to keep going over all the helpful advice. AND I am for helpful advise. When you live in total disorganization it effects everyone around. I have always thought I could never be organized, that it was for the chosen few. But that is not true and it is what we tell ourselves over and over. Well, today (actually weeks ago) I can be organized....just for today as it goes. I will share with you some of what I am learning as I get time.
Being organized takes time and motivation and quick decision making doesn't it?
If you have any tips along this journey please feel free to share them. Being organized will let me bloom in the garden of crafting....I could not create and enjoy crafting time when I NEVER got anything done (my rule was: upon completion of all my chores, only then could I craft..WOW) AND I could not find all of my stuff, as it was all in little PILES everywhere. In fact, right now I cannot even sew one stitch on my sewing maching because it is covered and surrounded by STUFF. That is on the list too, but I am not onto that little room yet. BUT I will be.
Being disorganized makes me STRESSED and late for things. AND I only complete things half way, as I do not know how to manage my time correctly. You can follow me on this journey. It is now a journey of crafting, blogging, making new creative friends, and organizing and working on my home each day!! I am so happy as I have already thrown out and donated some stuff! yay!
Hugs and Blessings,
Carol
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Hi! I don't know how I came here, but somehow it had to be this way. My life is a chaos as well! I'm going to follow you on your journey and hopefully learn a lot. Thanks & nice to meet you!
Dont you find that there are some areas that you are very organized in and some that it is almost impossible to even imagine being organized!? I like things to be neat and somewhat organized.. but its just a surface organization.. underneath there is some serious chaos!!
Good luck.. keep posting tidbits for us!
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vivian
I hear ya, Carol!! But don't be so hard on yourself. You are only one little person trying to take care of a whole family and household full of sabatuers.:o) You are good to see that there is hope and that you CAN do something to make your life easier. I am by no means "organized" but manage to play catch-up one day each week in the one area of my life I feel needs it most (it's usually cleaning my room). And, I clean my craft area when it gets too messy to craft in so that I can get in a little crafting most days. Since crafting is my therapy, I make it a priority because an uncrafty mama, is an unhappy mama. lol I have also loosely followed Flylady (flylady.net). She is awesome. Hope this helps, and I wish you a clutter-free, chaos-free home!!!
Hugs,
Lisa
Good luck on the organizing! I am a neat freak and I can not start a new project or even leave the house if there is even the slightest mess. I just find that a mess clouds my thinking. If I lived close to you I would help you get everything all cleaned up!
Sandy:)
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