Professional Organizer | Clearing Clutter | Motivational Speaker | Salt Lake City, Utah

When I was a child ADD/ADHD was not a diagnosis that had been identified. I was considered hyper active and was the child who presented a challenge to the teacher because I could talk to my neighbor, and at the same time know what question the teacher was asking and then answer the question. If you were in my school I could have been the one sitting in the hall so I couldn’t talk to my neighbor.

 By Margaret Paul Ph.D.

CLUTTER is a big problem for many people. At a lecture that I gave, I asked for a show of hands regarding how many people had problems with clutter and disorganization. I was surprised to find that at least half the people raised their hands.

Do you remember the days when computers were just getting started and we were looking forward to becoming a paperless society?  It just didn’t happen, in fact we have just as much if not more paper now than before computers.

So much paper comes into our homes and offices we can't read it all. We need to be selective and stay focused on what is important to read or to get rid of, or the tops of our desks, counter tops or tables will never be seen again, not to mention we will be totally over whelmed by our stack of things to read or to sort through, which can lead to not getting the important things accomplished on time.

Being organized is the key to productivity and ends much hair pulling, waste of precious time hunting for a tool, and blaming others for not being able to find something we know we have. The benefits of organizing are enormous.

Do you feel hemmed in and held back by all the clutter you are living with? When you recognize there is a problem and it is interfering with you having a joyful, full, rich life it is time for you to take control over your stuff before it takes over you.

Messy rooms, disorganized closets and jumbled junk (I like to think of them as resource drawers) add unneeded hassle to our already hectic days and lives.  

Throw away old calendars rather than letting them gather dust and take up space.  The pictures are pretty, but how often do you look at them?

When you think of clutter, do you think of stuff or disorganization around your home? That is certainly one definition of clutter, but clutter is so much more than that. Clutter can be unfinished projects that are hanging over your head, or tolerations that you put up with in life. Clutter is unhealthy relationships, bad habits, negative thoughts and destructive emotional states. Basically, clutter is anything that interferes with living your best life and being your best self.

10 Tips to organize your home - sounds simple doesn’t it? Well if you have two young children and a busy hectic lifestyle then it becomes a question of finding the “time”. My Husband and myself have agreed after numerous discussions that it’s best done as a “routine” - take that as Tip#1.

Professional purgers’ tips on getting rid of all that stuff.  By Arianne Cohen
Published in the Oprah magazine January 2007