Home Organization Tip - Stop Procrastinating

Procrastination is one of our biggest enemies, but we can overcome it very easily. There are many reasons to procrastinate:

• we do not have enough time right now - so, instead of doing what we need to do now, we decide to do it tomorrow or this weekend or later.
• we are tired - maybe we will have more energy tomorrow.
• we just don’t feel like it - maybe we will feel like it later.

How can we overcome these feelings? Take the task that you are not looking forward to doing and break it into bite-size pieces. For instance, if you need to clean the whole house, but you don’t have time to clean the whole house, do something simple. Just clean the kitchen counters or take out the trash right now. If you find that you still have a little bit of time left, pick up one type of clutter. For instance, pick up only trash or dirty clothes that you find in your bedroom.You know the whole house needs to be cleaned. It will take hours to clean the whole house. But how long will it take to pick up the dirty clothes in your bedroom? It will probably not take more than five or ten minutes. And It will make a huge difference if you have a lot of dirty clothes lying on the floor.

Next time you get a chance to do a little cleaning, do the same thing in the bathroom or another bedroom. Before you know it, every room will be clean, but you only did a few minutes worth of work each day.