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Before you can maintain your newly organized home, you have to figure out how you want it organized. The most important way to do this is by viewing your space as a blank space. If you aren\u2019t moving into a new empty space, changing your perspective on your current space can make it seem fresh and new. Sometimes it\u2019s OK to bring new items into your home if they maximize productivity or minimize clutter. The majority of your items will function the same as before you organized but how and where you store things (or if you decide to continue storing things) will change.<\/p>\r\n
Always think about how to create systems. <\/strong>I remember moving from Florida to New York to attend NYU. There, I was shoved into a dorm not much bigger than my current kitchen. Thank God it was two of my dear friends from home who I had to live with. I had to think fast. Organizing with the intent of creating systems that serve your daily schedule will take the effort out of maintaining order, especially when you have to share a space with friends, loved ones or family, period. The more clear you are about what you want and need from your space, the easier it will be to sustain yourself in it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Learning self-discipline<\/strong> for me came with martial arts. I got my black belt in Taekwondo at the age of 12 and was finally able to hold myself accountable before my Bar Mitzvah. Discipline is the key to keeping your life in order, with the word ORDER pertaining to various subjects, ideas and belongings. If you kick your shoes off and leave them wherever they land, your newly organized home will soon be a previously organized home. Everything you own should have a functional space to return to after use.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I had a Palm Pilot right when they came out. I must have been 17 years old, as it was 1997, and all I wanted to do was get everything in order. Phone numbers digitized, address, birthdates–anyone who knew me then knew I had that first Palm Pilot. Now we are digital. Not may people use a handwritten calendar, address book, note pad, but we all still create lists. One list that can rule most would be creating Amazon lists. <\/strong>Amazon offers the ability to create custom lists of products. Make a list of products you use in each room of your house and title this list by the name of the ROOM. This will allow you to store less in your home but still have what you need in an expedited way<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n