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Slide 1: ==== ==== For great tips on how to declutter your home, check this out http://tiny.cc/hwzz0 ==== ==== Is it a waste of time to organize for life? No? You may have a dim view of those who are organized, believing they're so obsessed with detail that they're annoying, probably born that way, lack creativity, rigid by nature and so on. Benefits. 'Doesn't ring true,' says professional organizer Regina Leeds after 20 years of organizing hundreds of us. To organize for life produces more free time, less obsession with clutter, better overall health, a bedroom that feels like a sanctuary, documents you can find, better self-respect, a kitchen that's inspiring, a garage you can park in and more. Source: One Year to an Organized Life, DeCapo Press:Cambridge, 2008, pp. 2,-6. Myths. Yet the myths keep coming to discourage people from making the commitment. Here are 4 big ones whose errors should encourage you to turn and run the other way! Born that Way! Contrary to what you may have heard, no one was born with an organized character. While some people may seem innately organized, you're not the product of a piece of DNA code that reads that you were denied at birth! These are learned traits and behaviors and not inherited like your personal eye color. Many parents do instill this type of behavior in their children and this can get "passed" down, but it is still a learned behavior. No Time If you have consoled yourself with the idea that there simply is no time to organize, you have missed the mark as well. True, it can take a bite out of your day initially; however once you have things arranged, you'll actually have more free time than you could imagine. Cleaning times will be cut in half and you will never again spend hours searching for this item or that. Stymie Creativity Do you fancy yourself as a free spirit? A very common myth about organizing is that it will stymie or block your creativity. This goes back to the anal retentive or rigid stereotype, and nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, you may experience depths of creativity that you did not even know you possessed. When
Slide 2: you do not have the constant frustration of lost items and clutter, you'll be free to explore your creativity in a relaxed atmosphere. Controlling If you want to organize for life, you will become an utter control freak! Probably this is the biggest and most damaging myth of all time. Look around at your home and life currently; do you feel a drive to constantly be in control? The truth is when you get your home in order, you'll feel even less need to be in control. Control freaks are actually people who feel like life is already out of control today; their drive to control everything is derived from this. Organized homes relieve the need to try to control an out of control existence! Final Thoughts As you can see, there are several bad ideas out there about the value of organization. But you really don't need to be concerned that you will suddenly change into another person simply because the spice shelf is clean and in order! When you learn how to organize your life instead of your week, something magical happens: your home looks great, you need far less control and the rest of your life starts to open up. Steve B. Brown, Ph.D. created ClutterControlGuide.com to be a free resource full of helpful tips and information for decluttering your home as fast and flexibly as possible. Want to learn more about organize for life? Visit my website at www.ClutterControlGuide.com for helpful tips and information. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Steve_B._Brown,_Ph.D. ==== ==== For great tips on how to declutter your home, check this out http://tiny.cc/hwzz0
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