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The Five Most Common
Organizing Mistakes
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Gayle Goddard
Professional organizer and
owner of The Clutter Fairy in
Houston, Texas.
www.clutterfairyhouston.com
713-816-9505
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This presentation is available for
download on our web site:
clutterfairyhouston.com/five-common
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Buying organizing
products is NOT the first
step to getting organized.
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First, sort all
your stuff to
make
keep/toss
decisions.
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Then, buy only the
organizing products
that you actually need.
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We plan based on how
long we’re willing to
work, not how long the
project requires.
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Be realistic about the
time the project will
take to complete.
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The longer you’ve been
neglecting the mess,
the more time you'll
need to fix it.
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As you handle each item,
it’s easy to get bogged
down trying to decide
what to keep.
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First, sort all the
contents of your
space into categories
without deciding
what to keep.
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Now you can make good
keep/toss decisions
about each category.
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“I’m going
to fix it.”
“Really.
I mean that.”
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“It cost me a lot
of money!”
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Refusing to make
a decision is only
postponing your pain.
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Don’t let one difficult
decision halt your
progress.
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Success in making easy
decisions will empower you
to make the harder ones.
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Time for your questions!
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This presentation is available
for download on our web site:
clutterfairyhouston.com/five-common
Thank you for joining us!
For more information or
to contact Gayle, visit our
web site:
clutterfairyhouston.com