Do you ever think why can’t I keep my home organized?
You have organized your home so many times, love the results every time, and know this is it…you know you can keep it organized this time. You felt relieved and proud. You felt inspired. You knew it… this was the solution you have been searching for to create a beautiful and organized home. Yay!
You sit down, tired after working so hard to organize your space, you feel elated with your huge accomplishment of eliminating the mess.
Any minor tweaks to the organization you have created can wait until the next day.
But, the next day… you get busy, and you start to notice you aren’t being consistent in putting things away. A week goes by… and you notice your beautifully organized space is starting to unravel and get cluttered again.
What can you do?
How can you get organized and stay organized? How can you keep your home beautiful, organized, and decluttered?
Let’s take a look at your biggest mistake. The most important thing you’re not doing before organizing your home…
The #1 thing you need to do before organizing is decluttering!
If you don’t declutter, you are just going to waste time focusing on how to rearrange or focus on how many items you can fit in a space. You may even blame your lack of organization on not having enough storage space.
The truth is…you have things you don’t really need, want, or love taking up space for the things that do bring you joy.
So the very first thing you should do before organizing is decluttering! I highly recommend the Marie Kondo method because…
- You focus on decluttering first!
- The Marie Kondo method is an efficient way to help you realize how much you own of the same category of items, so you can easily identify your favorites and the special things.
- The Marie Kondo method breaks down the tidying process into easy categories so you are not so overwhelmed.
- You work through the discarding process quickly and completely as possible, so you don’t lose your momentum, and you see the transformation of decluttering take place and begin to realize how much is the right amount of stuff for your space.
- It helps you identify the things you want to keep and makes it easier to let go of everything else, so you create the space you need for the things you love.
Once you have decluttered your home by the Marie Kondo method, you will then be able to organize easily, and find a home for each item. You will also be able to keep your home organized because you have eliminated all the clutter that you were previously trying to organize. In this process of tidying with the Marie Kondo method you find the things you love, have gratitude for the things you let go of, which makes it easier to let go of all the rest! It is so liberating!
After completing the Marie Kondo method of tidying, it will be so much easier to keep your home organized because you own so much less stuff and have identified a home for each item. You have kept only what you love or need to support you in your life.
Happy Tidying!