Simple Effects Blog: Organize Your Personal Life

Much of our clutter evolves because we are living in the past or the future instead of the present.

Organized people know that the present is all they have (the past is gone, the future is not guaranteed) so they focus on making the most of the time they are in now.

It is nice to keep some memories from the past but you need to know what present need/goal they are supporting. A collection of treasured toys you are saving for your grandchildren to enjoy may support your love of family, but that 8-track tape collection you are hoping will one day be worth millions is doing nothing but taking up valuable real estate.

Ask yourself the tough questions with those things you are keeping from your past. Do they truly support your needs and goals in the present? If not, it’s time to let them go.

Be careful about shopping for the future. Finding a great Christmas gift on sale in August may be an example of good future planning but purchasing a whole bin of fabric on sale with the thought that someday-maybe you’ll learn to sew is not. Put “Learn to sew” on your someday/maybe list. Buy the fabric when you are ready to start sewing.