Project Organize

by beth on January 30, 2010

office

I men­tioned “Project Orga­nize” (here) and the rea­son we, as in Hubby & I, decided we needed to have a whole name attached to this was because we needed a vision. Yes, that’s right A VISION. Don’t laugh at me from the other side of your com­put­ers about our VISION. It’s a nec­es­sary com­po­nent of orga­ni­za­tion. It’s helped us have a focal point as we map out what we want to orga­nize because as a project it can occur in phases, it’s a process of steps. It’s a whole house project and it includes a reor­ga­ni­za­tion of finances, our sched­ules, and our life. I know, sounds totally sim­ple right?

As things hap­pen I’ll post about them…because it’s a blog & this is my life. Or at least that is the plan. At this point who knows? The whole process of small kids, work and grad school has finally shifted so ide­ally it will get totally reor­ga­nized.  Who knows maybe some tips might help oth­ers who are like us, hope­lessly in need of organization…that’s what a blog is for right?  Like, you know, shar­ing things that hap­pen in, like, um, YOUR LIFE with OTHERS.  My life includes this & I’m look­ing for­ward to the orga­ni­za­tional highs, or maybe just less clutter,because really isn’t it just down right sad that we’ve just piled things in a cor­ner ver­sus actu­ally, oh, I don’t know, ORGANIZE THEM!  What’s really sad is that we let this pile up dur­ing the last few months in this space, crap­tas­tic  junk we have let pile up! Ugh! And I’m dread­ing wad­ing through some of the clos­ets, only the Lord knows what we’ve got hid­den in those.

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1 smilinggreenmom January 31, 2010 at 8:13 am

LOL Beth!!! OMGosh – I am so with you on this :) I was so relieved to hear you share that this photo is actually REAL! I have a gigantic tub full of stuff that I have been piling in it for oh – 7 years or so and for oh – 7 yrs I have been saying that I was going to go through it. Sigh. I dread the idea of going through piles. I will really really look forward to hearing how this goes for you. PLEASE INSPIRE ME!!!! :D

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2 angie January 31, 2010 at 10:48 am

I can’t wait to follow your journey as you organize. I’m actually something of an organziation freak and I LOVE to see how others do it. I always get new ideas that I wonder why I never thought of before. :)

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3 Dawn January 31, 2010 at 6:41 pm

I need to do this so, so bad. I open closets and things fall on me. I just kick the stuff back in really quick and shut the door. The rest of my house is just as bad. I’m ashamed. I should be on that tv show…hoarders, or whatever it is… :)

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4 Lisa January 31, 2010 at 8:13 pm

I’m SO unorganized. Can’t wait to see what you do so I can copy. I’m totally desperate.

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5 Elizabeth January 31, 2010 at 10:11 pm

Oh how I feel your pain! Not only do I have my own junk to deal with but my MIL passed away 5 months ago and we now have some of her stuff that HAD to be moved quickly cramped into our house too! Please inspire me too!!

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6 Denise Lee January 31, 2010 at 11:45 pm

Hey Beth, you are so on target about vision. Vision is the essential first step to getting organized. I wrote about creating a vision board in my blog (http://clear-spaces.blogspot.com/2010/01/stump-organizer-saturday-start-getting.html). Hang in there. Organization is a journey not an end destination.

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7 Carrie February 1, 2010 at 9:31 am

I’m in the middle of organizing right now, too, and our former office LOOKS JUST LIKE THIS. I took a picture, now I need to post it. I keep telling myself it has to get bad before it gets better. :-)

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8 Coryanne February 1, 2010 at 2:42 pm

hang in there, the hardest part is getting started and then the end becomes the focal point. I have 3 magazine files I work from in my office — DUMP/SHRED, FILE, and LIVE. Every few weeks I empty them or move them to the next level. Good luck with the project.

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9 faemom February 1, 2010 at 5:03 pm

That is so our office, if you threw in some toys, left over coffee mugs staining with tea, and some of my husband’s dirty clothes. Everytime I tried to organize it, it went back to what it was in a matter of a week or so. So good luck! At least you both have the same vision!

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10 Aimee February 6, 2010 at 11:21 am

Beth, Thank you so much for the advice you have left on my blog…I am making a master calendar and will be sure I do at least two tasks a day. I just wanted you to know I appreciate you!

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11 beth February 6, 2010 at 7:59 pm

You are welcome!! I know how challenging it can be to try to finish a dissertation & without support from others who had “been there” I don’t know if I would have been able to do it. Any time you need to talk just let me know! Even if you just want to vent & have someone listen :)

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12 Melissa Schmalenberger February 7, 2010 at 11:52 am

Set the timer for 10 minute blocks of time and work on it, no more, no less and you will get this project tackled in no time! Remember, baby steps!

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13 Rima April 22, 2010 at 10:47 pm

This picture gives me anxiety. The Executive Assistant in me wants to organize, color code, and put everything is neat little tabbed binders RIGHT. NOW.

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14 liz November 8, 2010 at 10:24 pm

I bet you purged some serious poundage, based on all the papers in this photo!

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