Day 1 of Organizing the Home: Our Organizational Goals
6February 12, 2014 by Tess
Our class at APEX tonight was amazing! What an inspiring bunch of people! We’re very excited to begin this process with all of you!
Day 1 of our February mission is to solidify our goals. We made some notes about what we would do if if we had a clean, decluttered, and organized home. Our goal now is to take those and make goal statements.
These do not have to be revolutionary, merely a statement or two (or three!) that remind you why you are taking the time to do this. Why it is important to you!
Some examples:
- I want to alter my daily routine so that I can keep up on my house and reduce the stress that a clutter house brings.
- I want to keep my house clean and organized so that I can have company, spend my free time relaxing, and be proud of my home.
- I want my (INSERT TROUBLESPOT) to no longer create stress in my life!
- I want an organized kitchen so I can bake without stress.
- I want an organized closet so that getting ready for work is faster and easier.
- I want to organize my home to better accomodate the people I serve.
- I want to organize the kitchen so my partner doesn’t have to waste time looking for things.
Any of those kinds of statements will work! Write it on page 59 of your workbook. Even better, pull out pages 59-61 and put those pages in your Household Manual. Heck, write it on your bathroom mirror with a dry erase marker! Do whatever will work to look at it every day!
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* I want to keep my home tidy and clean so I feel less frazzled about how my home looks when someone comes over for a visit. – Darn Kids!!!
* I want less clutter so there is less to clean, store or have to move.
* I want the cabinets under the sinks to be tidy and originized so things are easier to get to.
Enjoyed a wonderful class last night! I had five things I want to free up time for:
1) I want to organize the outdoor area so I can spend more time for creative pursuits – especially stained and fused glass
2) I want to update my room decor so we have more time for “mental retreats” in a relaxing and warm environment in order for us to work, read and write with serenity and intimacy
3) I want to re-do my laundry/utility room so we have a seamless and aesthetically pleasing transition from inside to outside spaces – and to have time to create an urban garden with a possible hot tub!
4) I want to re-do my bathroom to make it part of the 21st century instead of the 1950s era and then I can enjoy long soaks in the enamel coated iron tub until we get the hot tub!
5) I want to plant and landscape the front yard so it is less maintenance and water hungry and provides a positive, inviting feng shui energy for the house, guests and residents
I want a decluttered and organized home so I can be more productive. I want to spend more time getting things done instead of finding the things I need to get things done!
A more organized home would also help me to have more free time focusing on those I serve.
* I will organize my shop (which also serves as my office) so that I can be more productive in both work and pleasure endeavors, experience less stress, and take pride in that space.
*I will use systems and develop habits that will decrease the clutter that accumulates on flat surfaces in my house.
I want my home to be a stress free oasis. A place I can be proud of.
I want all windows & screens (inside/outside) cleaned. Next, I want all our inside blinds washed and rehung or removed, depending on window. I want to finish cleaning my kitchen cabinets. I want to achieve all of these goals so that I do more traveling. Yeah me!