Archive for September, 2008

Procrastination At Home: Top Home Organization Help

Simplifying your life means a simpler, uncluttered way of living.

When your home overflows with objects, it tends to distract you. And we all know what happens when there is too much distraction. It stops you from thinking and acting intelligently, and therefore you procrastinate.

Go around your home and make a list of all the things you don’t really need. For instance, do you really need three toasters in the kitchen? One hasn’t been working for months. You either dispose of it or repair it.

Ask your husband and children to do an inventory of clutter. Your husband can do the garage and the basement. Your children can do their bedrooms. Stipulate that you require their lists in three days, no later. Explain to them why junk has to be eliminated from the house.

If you explain your intentions clearly, they will understand and would be more willing to help. Tell
them that the house requires a much needed airing, and when all the junk goes, so will the distractions.

Encourage them not to replace old junk with new junk
It can be a vicious cycle. Just as we manage to clear the home of innecessary bric-a-brac, in come new ones. Explain to your family that there was a specific reason for clearing junk. Old clutter should not be replaced with new clutter. Encourage them to think twice before purchasing new material possessions. Examples:

• Will I consult this book more than once, or is it just for a particular school assignment? Maybe I can borrow it from the library instead?
• The hubby loves tools. He spends his weekly allowance on them. He just filled up an entire wall with all kinds of tools. Ask him which ones he hasn’t used for 6 months and ask him to consider giving them away.
• The clothes in your closet. Which of them have you not worn for six months? Give to the Salvation Army or the recycling center.

When the closet is just half-full, and you can finally see the wall of your closet, you’ll be inspired to re-organize your whole bedroom: dressers, and night table drawers – shoe racks included!

For great hints and tips on how to de-clutter your home check out these articles
Declutter house tips
Get rid of house clutter
How To declutter your home

Budgeting for house expenses is a chore people put off indefinitely. They know something is wrong with the budget; bills mount up and remain unpaid for weeks, and the only time you jolt out of your complacency is when the utility company calls to advise you that power will be cut off in a week if you don’t settle your bill.

It’s not because you need to earn more; it’s because your budget needs fixing. Nurse it back to health. Procrastinating only makes the problem worse. If it’s easy for governments to get into a deficit, it’s even easier for individuals to fall in the same trap.
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