Making Space for Greater Things

Everyone’s heard this saying at some point in their lives “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.”

Well, it all begins with creating order in your life. I know exactly what you’re saying right now, “Easier said than done”.

Well, it actually is that simple.

Begin with your Bedroom

Getting your life in order starts with small steps and you should begin with your bedroom. Go through every single drawer and remove all the things you find in each drawer. I know this sounds daunting so please relax. Take your time. No rush. Set a goal to get through one drawer per weekend. Now that’s not a bad deal at all.

Organize the stuff you find in each drawer into 3 stacks. The first stack should be of all the things you want to throw out. Keep a dustbin close by. Tossing these unwanted things directly into the dustbin is so much easier.

The second stack should be of all the things you still need and use. These can be cleaned, if need be, and neatly stored back into your cupboard or drawer for that matter. Depending on the nature of the item e.g. clothing, these can be neatly folded and packed in the drawer.

The third stack should be of all the things you no longer use. These items e.g. clothing that’s still in good condition can be donated to an orphanage, child welfare organization, or old age home depending on the items you have to give away. You may also have stuff in this stack that can be sold for a fraction of the price you bought it at. It would be great to earn some extra bucks on these.

Getting Organized

Once you’ve done with your cupboards, do a thorough clean-up of your entire room and again small areas at a time until the entire room is neat and tidy. You will soon be the proud occupant of a well-organized room and you will no longer waste unnecessary time looking for your belongings.

Now that you’re satisfied with the condition of your room, you can take a further step and arrange your work clothes separately from your gym gear, weekend wear, sleepwear, etc. Your work wear should be washed and ironed and make sure you have 5 sets of work wear readily available for the work week ahead. If you have a 6-day working week then you should have 6 outfits readily available for use.

Saving Time & Space

This saves you hoodless of time during the week. It practically slashes your “get ready for work time” in half. How often do you stare at your cupboard full of clothes but say you don’t have anything to wear? So to prevent this tragedy every single morning of your life, for the rest of your life, take a few minutes each weekend to arrange at least 5 work outfits.

The next item you should pay attention to is your shoes. If your shoes don’t fit anymore, stop hogging them. Give it to someone that can make good use of it, instead of it being shelved in your cupboard occupying useful space. You should rather make space for the stuff that still works for you. Things you look great in or give you that feel-good emotion.

Once you’ve decided on the pairs of shoes that you are going to keep, clean these shoes thoroughly and have them stored away neatly. There’s nothing like a clean pair of shoes to make a lasting impression on someone. Remember people always notice your shoes.

The Big Clean-Up

The above method of order can be applied to all the rooms in your house. You should then move to the living area, other rooms, kitchen, garage, and finally the outside of your home.

Slowly, bit by bit, square by square apply the same principle of getting rid of garbage, donating stuff that you no longer need and neatly storing away what you still need.

This will create so much space around you and enhance the ambiance of your entire house. During the week, life gets busy and there’s not much time to clean. You’d be surprised that this process of decluttering makes a huge difference in your day-to-day life. You are now on top of your game; you become well organized and soon this orderliness will spread to all the other areas of your life.

The Clutter Gets Going

It will be the beginning of a NEW YOU and this will give you a sense of pride in yourself creating the work-life space, you so much required. Having order around you also settles your mind and gets you to this orderly place in your thoughts and you’ll find that you process information much more easily once the clutter is gone.

Love you lots…