Quick Tip: Be Realistic About Your Organizing Goals

Some people are born organized, some pick up how to be organized with less effort, and some of us will simply never be perfectly organized. It’s just not in some people to avoid clutter altogether.

Tip: Know your organizing reality, and learn to live with it.

Organizing to the point of perfection is not everyone’s reality. What can be your reality is to organize within reason. Focus your organizing energy on the stuff that matters most – things like your bill paying area and important files and warranties come to mind. If you can declutter enough to stay sane, then it’s good enough, no matter what your ultra organized friend says.

Source: I’m that annoying ultra organized friend; but I do see how my insanely unorganized pal looks at me when I’ve gone too far with complaining about her organizing skills. Thankfully, we’ve learned to mesh without holding the same ideals about clutter.

Are you realistic about your organizing abilities? OR do you try too hard and make yourself nuts?