I Need Some Help

Courtney, I am of no help, but as soon as you figure out how to stay organized, please do let me know. I can't stay organized to save my life!!
Good luck in accomplishing your goal!

My advice? Be nothing like me! I'm organized but I don't stay that way... then I get in a mood that everything is disgusting and I have to organize more... then it turns into a mess again.

I can't help there...I'm very disorganized right now.

I'm great at the getting organized part too, it's the staying organized that's a problem for me too. I try to take time at least once a month(I'd like to do it more, but I don't have time) to actually put things away where they go.

Hope you get some good advice, I'll be back to see if anyone can help me too!

Buy bins, file cabinets, and accordian files and folders. File items that you need to keep, throw away items you don't need, and store items in their correct place when not in use.

I love the clear plastic bins of all sizes. I can see what is inside quickly. I put everything from decorations, to out-of-season clothes in them.

I have a hard time staying organized too, but these really help me.

I figured out I am just naturally disorganized. So I concentrate on what needs to be organized like income tax records etc. And I be kind to myself and just plug away at the rest.

I started by learning to put things away as soon as I was done with them. Try Fly Lady for more help.

I am with Ann on this one. Putting things away after you are finished with them is the best way to keep things tidy.

It's good to know that I am not alone in this one. I will get some bins and file folders with my gift card I get when I turn in my Gather points, otherwise i can't afford to buy them. i will have to check out that site Ann.

Hi Cortney-- there are some excellent books about organization that focus on the type of person/thinker/organizer you are. For me: enumerated lists, precise deadlines, color-coding, priority flag, e-mail reminders, and schedules work wonders, but many others can find these so incredibly restricting it's doomed to failure.

You may be able to find some info online, too, but different processes work better for different people (some people need everything where they can see it with different colors, some people can keep track when it is put in drawers). I got a book at Borders called (I think) "Organization for the Disorganized" or something like that, and as silly as it sounded, it really helped me!

Be cautious of making a large investment in organizational materials and thinking things will sort themselves out-- it doesn't always work that way! have a good understanding of how YOU best process stuff, and go from there! :)

I am not good at this one

I think the number one thing (and I'm not good at it) is to make sure you put things in their place as soon as you are done with them. Also, getting rid of junk mail and filing documents away as soon as you receive them. I am trying to get better at this because my clutter is getting way out of control!

Lol, you don't want to ask me~

you are asking the wrong person here. I have piles everywhere.

I wish I could help but I'm awful - i'm an 'organized mess!'

I'm pretty much an organized person but everyone is different. What helps me is I make sure I put everything back where it was, I don't leave anything out of place. When I get home, I put my shoes up right then, I don't leave them just anywhere but again, what kind of organization are you looking for?

Papers or cleaning

Organization has never been my strong suit.

I use the Flylady system. It has helped me a lot.

tenner from me... sorry no suggestions... I have ADD bad, and organized is not a word in my vocabulary... I am one of those method behind the madness types... you know I clean and cant find squat...

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Me too!!
What I try to do is put the stuff back in it's spot each time I get it out and need to be done for awhile.
It helps also to take 1 day to go thru any piles I've make during the week . . .
I'm a great one to stack stuff fro later . . . lol

I am great at organizing. Fantastic in fact. Can I stay organized? Absolutely no way!

If you could see my desk right now, you would not be asking for my help. LOL

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