Declutter 15 Minutes per Day. Every-day Solutions to Staying Organized. Source: peter lee This post was originally published several years ago but continues to be one of our most popular.
If you’re looking for simple, effective strategies to get organized, start here! The number one question I get from my readers is “help, I’m so overwhelmed with my home, where do I start?” Maybe you can relate? Sometimes it isn’t so much about starting with this pile here or that pile over there but more a matter of introducing a few daily organizational habits to help keep the clutter and chaos from becoming more than you can manage. Here are 10 things you can do today to help you stay organized. 1. Often chaos ensues because we are trying to juggle too many things in our brains. Grab yourself a notebook and just start brain dumping all that needs to be done. Source: organizing junkie 2. Now take your list to your calendar (and if you don’t have a central family calendar, get one quick!) 3. You may not be menu planning for the whole week yet, but you can menu plan for TODAY.
FLYing Lessons. Joining Flylady is easy and it’s free.
When you become a member, you receive the e-mail messages from FlyLady that guide you through your day. Getting Started These lessons will get you started with FlyLady. Don’t be overwhelmed or skip ahead — just jump in where you are! As you make progress… You will be ready to develop your own routines, build your own control journal, and start work in the zones. Example of FlyLady’s Routine – Learn how to set up your own routines based off FlyLady’s routines.Building Your Own Control Journal – Check out FlyLady’s 15 steps for building a control journal.How to Declutter – Learn how to declutter your home the FlyLady way! FlyLady’s Welcome Letter Did you lose your welcome letter from FlyLady? 31 Beginner BabySteps. 31 Beginner BabySteps Dear Precious New Member, I know that you have become overwhelmed by your home and the chaos that you have been living in.
We are here to help you, and it doesn’t cost you a dime. Keep in mind that your home did not get this way overnight, and it is not going to get clean in a day. We are going to teach you how to take BabySteps and establish little routines for getting rid of your clutter and maintaining your home. The voices that you hear in your head keep telling you that you are behind and you have to get it all done now. Let’s not get impatient with the process. Your very first BabyStep is to go shine your sink. Are you ready to FLY! FlyLady Beginners BabySteps: Day 1 – Shine Your Sink After you do this, you will keep it shiny by drying it out after each time you use it and making sure when you go to bed that it is shining so it will make you smile in the morning. New/Most Popular Links.