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Letting Go - 8 Ways to Prepare

By Linda Samuels 

Preparation is essential when it comes to letting go. It's being in a state of readiness. On one of my business trips, I became acutely aware of the connection between preparation and letting go. I was away for almost a week as an attendee and exhibitor at an annual conference for professional organizers. I didn't just walk out the door. I needed to get ready both mentally and physically in order to leave my normal routine and enjoy the adventure ahead. This idea of preparing to let go resonated with me. Many of us experience challenges in this arena whether we are letting go of places, people or things.

If you are having difficulty letting go, perhaps some of my thoughts about preparation will help you to move forward.

1. Plan- To leave things behind, it helps to know that they are in good shape. This might involve organizing our papers, arranging our family's schedules, or finding resources to donate our treasures. Knowing that our affairs are in reasonable order helps prepare us to move ahead.


2. Focus- Be in the moment. It's so common to dwell on the past or worry about the future. Focusing on where you are enables you to enjoy the present and let go when the time comes.


3. Embrace- While being in the moment is important, preparing emotionally to embrace the joy that will come from change is key. Letting go can be painful, but presents us with wonderful opportunities that we couldn't have imagined otherwise.


4. Emote- When letting go is involved, our emotions will be too. Expect a range of feelings from distress to elation. These and everything in between are normal. Allowing yourself to feel along the journey is key in letting go and processing your experiences.


5. Dare - Helen Keller said, "Life is a daring adventure or nothing." Bravery is required to let go of the familiar and forge ahead to the unknown. Take a deep breath and tap into your brave side.


6. Control- The opposite of letting go is control. For many of us, the unwillingness to relinquish control prevents us from moving forward. Interestingly though, by giving up some control, we allow ourselves and those near us to flourish.


7. Rejuvenate - Leaving behind our schedules, lives or clutter can renew our energy, increase our focus and move us in new directions. Letting go rejuvenates our spirit and gives us a chance to look at things from a refreshed perspective.


8. Dream- Imagine the positive for what our lives, spaces and relationships will be like when we allow ourselves to let go of the things that are holding us back. While none of us can predict the future, filling our thoughts with positive expectations can motivate us to let go.

Let's return for a moment to my business trip. Before I left there were many things I had to let go of. I focused on the word "reasonable," while I negotiated between the fantasy and reality of what I wanted to accomplish before leaving. I focused on doing what was possible. This allowed me to let go of the "shoulds," find satisfaction in the "dids," and enjoy the "what ifs."

What helps shift you into a state of readiness?

Compassionate, enthusiastic Professional Organizer, Linda Samuels invites you to visit http://www.ohsoorganized.com to get your free monthly motivational e-newsletter about organizing and life balance. Get your bonus "Organizing Tip 101" series upon sign-up.

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Home Organization - Five Timesaving Organizing Tips For Every Home

By Jane Alais 

Creating quality free time in your day can seem like an impossible task but taking a few moments to figure out simple ways to get organized so you can create time and streamline your day is the difference between a chaotic week that leaves you exhausted and a smooth flowing week with the time to relax and enjoy your self. Here are five organizing tips to save time and create wellbeing.

A stitch in time saves nine is a really wonderful saying when it comes to organizing. Taking a few minutes to put dishes and clothes away, make a list so you remember everything or attend to what needs to be done in those little moments can prevent the hours it takes to clean and create order in your home. What daily actions can you take that will prevent small tasks from becoming big time consuming tasks?

Errands can eat up huge chunks of your time so think about grouping errands together, combining similar errands and delaying what isn't urgent until you can do a few errands at the same time. Changing how you structure errands can save countless extra trips that take time and money and a lot of extra running around.

Get organized in the kitchen. Meal preparation, grocery shopping and cleaning can be a massively time consuming chore. Filling out your grocery list during the week and discarding any out of date food while you wipe down your refrigerator weekly prevents things from getting out of control in the kitchen. Try making lunches the night while you put away dishes to create time the next morning.

Complete task cycles. This means that things like doing laundry really require washing, drying, folding and putting away. Often this four part process isn't completed and clean clothes get stuck in the laundry room for days, washed clothes stay damp and the whole clothing cycle breaks down. Taking a little time to complete this cycle in the laundry or kitchen can save you the hours of time it will take to deal with a kitchen or laundry that has been neglected during the week.

Delegate what you can. This simply means everyone in your home needs a special job that they can do to help the family out. This may be folding and putting away laundry, emptying the dishwasher or taking turns to cook meals and wash dishes. A little effort and time from everyone can make a huge difference to how your home runs.

Get organized so you can experiment with these five time saving organizing tips this week and see how much time you can create so you can start the shift to an organized home for a calmer more satisfying life.

Need help with organizing your home and your life. For more organizing tips click here and go to http://www.declutterbefree.com for your special free report, 50 tips to Declutter, Get Organized and Energize Your Home and Your Life. Jane Alais is a professional organizer, the creator of Declutter Befree.com and the author of Get Organized-Get Happy A Step by Step Guide to Clear Clutter and Organize Success. She writes about strategies and solutions to declutter organize and energize your home and your life.

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