The Clutter Fairy Weekly #265
How We Define “Organized” | Answering Your Decluttering Naysayers
A viewer asked, “Can you define the term ‘organized’?” The dictionary definition leaves us a little cold, so we’ll suggest one that works better for our audience! We’ll also talk about how to respond to people who pooh-pooh your decluttering efforts. In episode #265 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, answers viewer and listener questions and discusses short topics suggested by our audience in our surveys and social-media channels.
Content in this episode is based on the results of audience surveys.
Some content in this episode is based on results of a survey of our audience.
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The Weekly Tittle is an exercise designed to focus your attention on a specific space, aspect, or challenge of decluttering and organizing your home. We assign a new tittle in each webcast/podcast, then check on your progress the following week.
Redefining “Organized”
This week’s assignment is to come up with a personal definition of “organized” to use for measuring success in your decluttering and organizing efforts.
- Reflect on what would be different in your home or your life if you were sufficiently organized.
- Make a list of specific changes in your life that being organized will help you accomplish:
- What will you be able to have, to be, or to do that you aren’t able to have, be, or do now?
- What new activities or opportunities will be available to you that aren’t now?
- What positive feelings or emotional states will your organized space provide?
- What negative feelings or emotions will be diminished by getting organized?
- Keep your list, and revisit it occasionally to check your progress toward your ideal organized state.
For the full discussion of this week’s tittle, watch the Weekly Tittle segment on YouTube.
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