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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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“It was a gift!”!
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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!!
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