Have you started an organizing project and then got stuck? This usually happens when people get overwhelmed, which really is just a conversation.
When people start to organize a space in their home, it usually takes longer than they anticipate. Once they realize that, the overwhelm conversation begins. As a rule of thumb, if you think it’s going to take you an hour to organize one area, chances are that it’s going to take twice as long. With that in mind, plan your project. Schedule the days and times that you are going to work. If you think it’s going to take four hours, then schedule four hours in your calendar to do the work, then stick to that schedule. If, as you work you see that it will take longer, schedule additional time.
As you work, don’t allow the overwhelm and the emotions that come up to get to you. Remember that getting organized is a process and that during that process your space may look a bit more disorganized, but it’s not going to stay that way. Once it comes time to work on your project, leave everything else alone. That means the phone, the television and other things that will change your focus. Keep working on the task at hand.
When it’s time for your next session, work on just that for the time that you’ve scheduled and stick with the other scheduled times until you are completely done. Don’t allow the overwhelm to keep you from moving forward with yor organizing.