It is important to be realistic when planning your organizing goals that you want to accomplish. Everyone is usually very busy these days with many various responsibilities each day, either with their work or their family or both. I find it extremely helpful to write my daily "To Do" list and try to balance enough time to complete a few organizing goals each day, even if my smaller projects may only require less than an hour in time.
Don't think "all or nothing" when beginning an organizational project. I used to start my day with good expectations and lots of energy planning to spend a couple of uninterrupted hours to completely finish organizing a really large room from top to bottom.
However, many times my plans were somewhat unrealistic because you often times may need to start and stop a project if working on a specific room or section in your home due to other responsibilities, such as preparing lunch or supper for other family members, etc.
For example, today I am planning to finish cleaning and organizing 2 more cabinets in my kitchen, which includes a total of 6 shelves. I also want to clean and organize a large drawer in my kitchen. I would really like to clean the whole inside of my refrigerator too, but realistically I may need to put that project on tomorrow's schedule.
I am planning on making a lot of homemade chili today lunch, in addition to making a large chicken casserole for supper. At least with those two meals, hopefully, I will have some leftovers for the next day, which may save me some time tomorrow.
As I complete my inividual projects today, I will make a check mark of completion on my "To Do" list and I will have a good feeling of accomplishment for the day. It's helpful and optimistic to remember that after you successfully complete each specific project, it should save you time in the future and make it easier to maintain your living area in the home and help you to relax and truly enjoy your environment!
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