hopemax
Note to Self:
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2000
I'm sticking the thread here this year, since the other organizational threads are here. Hopefully, with them all together, it will be easier to remember to work at it.
I'll be posting daily and weekly tasks, depending on how much time you have to dedicate to organization, and how big of a mountain you are starting with. The first one will probably be the same, for both, but otherwise, they will probably be different things. You overachievers can do both. There was also a good organizational challenge on 2Ps, over the second half of 2009, that I will be providing links to. A la the Flylady blog, the hostess wookiemouse did an awesome job covering everything.
I won't be starting with the tasks until next Friday. This week, I want to get a sense of what everybody's needs and what your "problem" areas are.
1. How much help do you need? Do you basically have homes for things but you've let swap supplies and bags of new stuff pile up? Do you have storage options, but you've mixed stuff together, and now you can't find anything (looks neat but is basically unorganized)? Or do you need a complete overhaul?
2. What are your dreams for your space? I'm not sure how many showplaces are in our future, but do you want a place that is a functional work space, or do you just want it to not look like a bomb went off all the time?
3. What are your biggest "problem" areas? I can't find _____ , _____ is everywhere etc.
4. What *is* working for you?
Week 0 - We are doing what Wookiemouse called a "Space Audit." She suggests doing a layout, and take notes while doing so. Did you find the pictures you wanted easily, paper, embellishments etc? And do that for all the supplies that you used on your layout. If you are working on swap stuff, you could do the same thing.
http://wookiemouse.blogspot.com/2009/05/organization-challenge-week-one-space.html
Basically, where are you starting from, and where do you want to end up?
I'll be posting daily and weekly tasks, depending on how much time you have to dedicate to organization, and how big of a mountain you are starting with. The first one will probably be the same, for both, but otherwise, they will probably be different things. You overachievers can do both. There was also a good organizational challenge on 2Ps, over the second half of 2009, that I will be providing links to. A la the Flylady blog, the hostess wookiemouse did an awesome job covering everything.
I won't be starting with the tasks until next Friday. This week, I want to get a sense of what everybody's needs and what your "problem" areas are.
1. How much help do you need? Do you basically have homes for things but you've let swap supplies and bags of new stuff pile up? Do you have storage options, but you've mixed stuff together, and now you can't find anything (looks neat but is basically unorganized)? Or do you need a complete overhaul?
2. What are your dreams for your space? I'm not sure how many showplaces are in our future, but do you want a place that is a functional work space, or do you just want it to not look like a bomb went off all the time?
3. What are your biggest "problem" areas? I can't find _____ , _____ is everywhere etc.
4. What *is* working for you?
Week 0 - We are doing what Wookiemouse called a "Space Audit." She suggests doing a layout, and take notes while doing so. Did you find the pictures you wanted easily, paper, embellishments etc? And do that for all the supplies that you used on your layout. If you are working on swap stuff, you could do the same thing.
http://wookiemouse.blogspot.com/2009/05/organization-challenge-week-one-space.html
Basically, where are you starting from, and where do you want to end up?