Overcoming roadblocks to becoming organized

Professional organizer Beth Zeigler suggests ways to overcome the struggle to be more organized
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Overcoming roadblocks to becoming organized

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My favorite way to start the organizing process with clients is to find out what their expectations are and what they want it to look like once we're all done. If they have a vision in their head of what it's going to look and feel like once their home is organized, it's just going to be a really great process for them. It also gets them really clear about how they want to use the space, what they want to use the space for. And then just to add to that, it's really important to just break everything down into manageable parts. Whether you have a 10Ksq ft home or a studio apartment, it really is just about breaking each space down into the most manageable parts and creating a plan to process each item. Oftentimes clients will go, where do I start? I'm so overwhelmed I don't even know where to start. It really doesn't matter where you start. You just want to start in one space in the room and just work your way around.
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Professional organizer Beth Zeigler suggests ways to overcome the struggle to be more organized

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Beth Zeigler

Professional Organizer

Beth created B•neato Professional Organizing after someone recognized her organizing talents and told her about the National Association of Professional Organizers. Ever since, she's been blogging about getting organized for well-known companies, such as Apartment Therapy and Rubbermaid. Beth's goal is to make getting organized accessible to all which is why she created No Mess No Stress Organizing Boot Camp (which is known in some circles as a work-out for your filing system). When she's not helping clients de-clutter, Beth can be found keeping her busy household in order in Silver Lake, CA.

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My favorite way to start the organizing process with clients is to find out what their expectations are and what they want it to look like once we're all done. If they have a vision in their head of what it's going to look and feel like once their home is organized, it's just going to be a really great process for them. It also gets them really clear about how they want to use the space, what they want to use the space for. And then just to add to that, it's really important to just break everything down into manageable parts. Whether you have a 10Ksq ft home or a studio apartment, it really is just about breaking each space down into the most manageable parts and creating a plan to process each item. Oftentimes clients will go, where do I start? I'm so overwhelmed I don't even know where to start. It really doesn't matter where you start. You just want to start in one space in the room and just work your way around.
ALL PARENTS, Family Life