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i am an organized disorganized person. and im so tired of living in a house where i look around me and everything is 80% done and thats it.
my home is clean (when you open the fridge, cabinets, stuff like that everything is organized perfectly and clean) but its the outer stuff that i cant get ahold of.
my kitchen table and kit countertops always have "stuff" my bedroom has "stuff" my kids rooms have "stuff" all "stuff" that i always say "im getting to " but never do. just doing it makes me totally overwhelmed. and its stupid stuff too. like i never finish a project.....im almost done wrapping gifts, im just about done cleaning the kitchen, im almost done with the laundry but i always leave something to do and nothing gets completed.
what is this? is it some undercurrent in my mind or some childhood thing?
i tried flylady and it was good, but really got way too much and i couldnt keep up. so is anyone a recovering me? why do i do things almost but not all the way?
any tips would be great! please!
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Sounds like the first thing you need to do is get rid of the "stuff". Tackle one room or one area at a time. If time is a concern, set a timer for like 15 minutes and just go through what you can in that amount of time. Have 3 boxes/bags labeled TRASH, KEEP, SELL/DONATE. Then get rid of the TRASH and SELL/DONATE boxes immediately. You may find you need to go through the KEEP box again and get rid of more stuff. Then go back to the KEEP stuff and find or make a place for it. If you don't have a place for it, GET RID OF IT! Don't be afraid to throw things away. One thing you can do with papers that aren't terribly important but you want to keep is to scan them into your computer. They take up much less space there. Once you do this to one area it will feel so good that before you know it you'll be running around the house with a trash bag. It really is quite liberating and soon you'll be addicting to decluttering. Try it and let us know how it goes. Good luck!
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Kelly, Your post sounds exactly like me. I hardly ever finish projects. I don't know why. My laundry..that's a laugh! I never, ever want to fold my laundry, sometimes it piles up and we are all scrambling to find socks and underwear. And I know that if I would just fold that darn load of laundry when it comes out of the dryer, life would be so much more simpler. Sometimes I think that I am just lazy... I use the excuse alot that I am gone 10 hours a day and don't feel like doing anything at night. I think it comes down to discipline... I need to discipline myself, push myself to do even just one thing each night. Another thing with me is that I have too much 'stuff'. Too much clothes, too many toys, too much stuff taking up room in my house. I would love to just have a free week where I didn't have to do anything, go anywhere and just get rid of things and organize my house, but my vacation weeks are few and limited and when I do get one, I just want to go somewhere fun or do something fun.. not work!
I think I need help!!
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Try they have really great ideas,advice and tips there. If i lived alone "stuff" wouldn't be a problem, it's everyone else in my house that adds to the problem!!!