Keeping an organized home can be a bit tricky if you have young ones around the house like I do. Some days it feels like you just cleaned up one room and a few minutes later it looks like the Terminator has been in there! But keeping your home clutter free can actually save you time because you can find things faster and it keeps your family happy. Believe it!

Experts agree that clutter is costly. It’s costly not only in the amount of time it takes us to find the things we need, but also in hurt feelings among family members who don’t like clutter. They may want to entertain but feel they can’t because your house is too unorganized . When you remove the clutter you’ll have an organized home and a happy family, and you’ll enjoy your home much more.

If you’ve had clutter in your home for very long you may have become “clutter blind”. You may not even realize how bad it is but your family members may become irritated and resentful because the clutter is keeping them from inviting guests over or being able to find what they need.

Clutter does more than just wear on your family’s emotions. It may become a way to avoid dealing with what is going on in your life – a way to insulate you from something that has hurt you. Some people hold on to clutter because they’ve had tragedies in the past and are afraid to let go. Letting go, however, is necessary if you want to reclaim your home, your family, and your life.

Many people with seriously cluttered homes may want to start getting organized. However, they are overwhelmed by the amount of “stuff” and don’t know where to start. Starting to organize your home and de-clutter is often the hardest thing. After getting started, they then have to face the task of letting go.

Families that have a lot of clutter to live with may experience any of the following:

* Frustration and anger over the amount of clutter
* Family battles over getting rid of things
* Shame or guilt to the point they won’t let anyone come into their home
* Depression and feeling stuck in a situation of their own making
* Feelings of being overwhelmed by the clutter and life

After the clutter is cleared away you may find that you feel relief, appreciation for the items you’ve kept, appreciation for your family and home, clear
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headed, able to make decisions, more focused, and productive.

There will also be less tension and fighting among your family members because you have an organized home. Everyone will be able to relax more than when the clutter took over. You’ll also be amazed that you’ll actually have more time for your family because you won’t be wasting so much time looking for things. What’s more, you and your family will be able to actually invite friends over without fear of embarrassment or being ashamed because of the amount of clutter in your home.

Clutter makes your home unorganized. When you are able to let go of the clutter and organize your home, you’ll be amazed at the transformation that takes place. You’ll have an organized home and a happy family, and you’ll feel much better about yourself.

By: Alicia Bowyer

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Alicia Bowyer is a Certified Family Manager Coach and is passionate about providing tips for moms to succeed at the most important job they will ever have. Alicia equips moms with the help and advice they need using the Family Manager concept of adopting the skills and strategies successful business managers use to create a smoothly running home.

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Five bottles of Windex, expired food and over $50,000 in expired checks. These are the real life things that get uncovered through the organizing process. This is neither minimizing nor exaggerating. Just as “organized” is a relative term so is the value of the results. Every client engagement is a new opportunity to change someone’s life for the better.

A bottle of Windex costs about four dollars. No big deal right? Wrong. Think about that as one of the dozens of product that a disorganized home has in duplicate, if not multiples. This adds up. In today’s economy some families do not have the luxury of continually replacing what’s misplaced; a family should however invest to create efficiencies that last a lifetime.
The average cost of a meal out for a family of four is between $30 and $100. The cost to prepare the same meal at home is a fraction of the price. Getting organized in the home and kitchen with simple menu planning and organizing basics can bring back family dinner at home and save hundreds, even thousands of dollars each year. Poor meal planning is not only costly due to last minute eating out but also with food that doesn’t get used and goes bad.

Life happens, sometimes life happens all at once and brings with it a mound of paperwork, a truck load of stress and some overwhelm just for good measure. When family members get sick, pass away or need help we deal with the emotion and grief while drowning in the details. Getting paperwork organized saves time and money, (over $50,000.00 for one client), and can alleviate the suffocating feeling.

Decide you’re worth it. Decide to invest in your emotional, physical and spiritual well being by creating, for yourself, a truly amazing and beautifully functional space.
Invest in getting organized.

By: Kelli Wilson

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About the Author
Kelli Wilson is a professional organizer and owner of A Simple Plan Consulting. Kelli started A Simple Plan in 2005 with the intention to help others reduce stress and find serenity by reducing clutter and streamlining the
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ir homes. Kelli is President of the Sacramento Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, a disciplined martial artist and mother of two. She strives for serenity in her life which she knows is contagious to those who desire it. Kelli can be reached at 916 765 6104 or Kelli@asimpleplanconsulting.com. Her website is www.asimpleplanconsulting.com

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Many people mistakenly believe that being organized requires too much effort.  Sometimes people think that the only people who can actually become organized are uptight. That is not true! If you have ever wondered what the fuss about being organized is, here are some reasons as to why this is such a popular topic:

Being organized reduces stress. When someone is disorganized, they often feel a lot of stress, anxiety, and generally overwhelmed.  They may not be able to locate missing items, they may find their selves constantly running late or forgetting things, and they may be prone to missing work deadlines.

When someone is organized they will be able to find what they are looking for, will be less likely to forget things, and will find that will be more likely to arrive for meetings on time and turn work in before the due date. An organized person will feel more confident because of those things and their stress levels will go down.

As we mentioned before, many people feel that organized people are uptight. Being organized can actually help you to relax. Instead of worrying about things you didn’t have time to do or couldn’t find, an organized person can actually sit back at the end of the day and know that they achieved the things that needed to be done.

Another great reason to get organized is that being organized increases your productivity, and therefore, can increase your bank account. When you are organized, you will be able to get more work done.  Depending on the type of job you have, the more work that gets done can generally lead to bigger paychecks and a bigger bank account.

Being organized can help you create a sense of calm and peace in all aspects of your life. Once you have organized one area of your life, you will start to notice that things seem to run more smoothly in all areas of your life.

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Moms have an almost Universal need to be and stay organized. With all the hats we wear, it is increasingly more important to stay on top of everything and maximize our efficiency. Without organization, we drop balls, forget about important activities, increase our tendency to feel stressed, and ultimately rob ourselves of mommy self-esteem.

As moms, we are always looking for better ways to manage our time and create a more organized home or work environment for ourselves and our families. More often than not, it’s the internal obstacles that sabotage our success with organization, but sometimes the issue can be addressed with quick external fixes. Thankfully, every mom has the ability to learn the skill of organization. Here are some quick tips to help you manage the internal and external war with disorganization and clutter.

1. Make sure items have a home. Sometimes we don’t know what to do with things and so they sit around our home adding to the clutter. Create a home or get rid of it.

2. Get rid of excess. It’s possible you have more stuff than storage space. Keep only what you need and what you have room for.

3. Make your storage convenient. If your bathrooms are upstairs, don’t store your toilet paper downstairs. Put like items together and in the most convenient place.

4. Nip the internal limiting beliefs. Many moms don’t get organized because they believe they can’t. Organization is a skill that everyone can learn but your beliefs about your abilities will hold you back.

5. Define your own personal definition of organization. There is not one definition of organization. If you can find things when you need them, feel happy in your space, and empowered to achieve your goals, then you are organized.

6. Assess your current workload. Do you have more tasks to complete than you have time for? Consider letting go of some of these tasks or delegating them to someone else.

7. Empower uncooperative family members. Create a team atmosphere in your home and make organization a family priority. Be the leader by empowering your family to take an active role.

8. Slow down your life. It’s very difficult to get or stay organized if we are operating in a constant frenzied state. Eliminate some activities and create ti
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me in your life to make organization a priority.

9. Ride the wave of transition. When we are in transitional periods of life, it can be more difficult to stay organized. Make sure your expectations are realistic for this season of your life.

10. Deal with your attachments to clutter. Sometimes we hang on to clutter because it has sentimental memories or it protects us from facing the outside world. Identify and work through any emotional attachments to clutter or disorganization.

11. Let go of a fear of failure. Some moms don’t begin the organization process because they are afraid they won’t be successful. Take baby steps and celebrate tiny successes. This will give you the momentum to keep going.

12. Get clear about your goals and priorities. If you are unclear what’s important to you, it is far too easy to fill your life with unimportant tasks and activities. Create a vision for how you want to live your life and set goals to achieve it.

13. Seek comfort in God and people, and not material possessions. Some of us hang on to an abundant amount of possessions because it brings us comfort to be surrounded by stuff. Analyze your need for comfort and security and look for deeper ways to satisfy this need.

14. Address emotional issues in your life. Disorganization and clutter can often be signs that emotional clutter is present in your life. Make sure you are not using disorganization to distract you from dealing with an unhappy marriage, an unfulfilling job, or other personal struggles.

15. Create systems that work for you. Everyone operates differently so make sure the systems and strategies you use to stay organized fit your individual personality, needs and goals. Otherwise you will jump ship and abandon the process.

Pick the one item from this list you most resonate with. Commit to using this tip to increase your organization, make more time for what’s important to you, and increase your joy in motherhood.

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Lori Radun is a certified life coach and author of The Momnificent Life ~ Healthy and Balanced Living for Busy Moms. Visit her website at www.momnificent.com for more free tips.

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