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10 Steps to Avoid Organizing Overwhelm

by Laura on October 31, 2011

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The following post is from Laura of I’m an Organizing Junkie:

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One of the most common organizing questions I get is, “I’m so overwhelmed with all my stuff. Where do I start?” 

I know how easy it is to be discouraged by all we have to do that we simply drag our feet and do nothing. We look around at our spaces and think, “I’m never going to get to the end.” It’s frustrating and draining when the task ahead seems to be more than we can handle.

Here are some steps to encourage and support you with avoiding the dreaded organizing overwhelm:

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Being Busy is Not a Badge of Honor

October 4, 2011
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The following post is from Laura of I’m an Organizing Junkie: Last year at this time I wrote a post titled 6 Benefits to Getting Organized and Slowing Down, but knowing the benefits and actually doing something about it are two completely separate actions. It’s a struggle so many of us contend with as we [...]

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5 Declutter Tactics You Can Implement Today

September 6, 2011
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The following post is from Laura of I’m an Organizing Junkie: Here’s the thing:  Your piles of stuff and mountains of clutter aren’t going to go away on their own.  As much as we’d like it all to disappear overnight while we sleep, it’s not going to magically happen.  Unless of course you happen to [...]

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Organizing for Back-to-School

August 1, 2011
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The following post is from Laura of I’m an Organizing Junkie: Even though my kids don’t go back to school until the first of September, I did a quick Facebook poll and quickly learned that many of you have kids going back to school in August. Yes it’s definitely that time of the year again [...]

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A Great Summer Activity For Your Kids AND Your Home

July 6, 2011
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The following post is from Laura of I’m an Organizing Junkie: My kids finished school last Tuesday and with that comes the long days of summer ahead. I’ve seen many summer activity lists and suggestions floating around the internet over the last month.  What I haven’t seen on any of those lists however is an [...]

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10 Essential and Inexpensive Organizing Tools

June 3, 2011
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The following post is from Laura of I’m an Organizing Junkie: It’s no secret that I love organizing.  I love the high I get from turning a chaotic cluttered mess into a space that is calm and functional.  The best part of the whole process for me is that it doesn’t have to cost a [...]

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Top 6 Clutter Excuses and How to Banish Them Forever

May 4, 2011
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The following post is from Laura of I’m an Organizing Junkie: If there is one place that most people get stuck in the organizing process it’s all the decisions that have to be made with regards to letting go of our stuff.  These decisions can often be overwhelming because of the scripts we are constantly [...]

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10 Things To Do Every Day to Stay Organized

April 4, 2011
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The following post is from Laura of I’m an Organizing Junkie: The number one question I get from my readers is “help, I’m so overwhelmed with my home, where do I start?” Maybe you can relate? Sometimes it isn’t so much about starting with this pile here or that pile over there but more a [...]

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Thrift Store Organizing Solutions

March 1, 2011
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The following post is from Laura of I’m an Organizing Junkie: Last week Mandi wrote a great post called Thrift Store Finds & Repurposed Decor. I enjoyed reading it because this is something I have a passion for especially when it comes to re-purposing items for organizational purposes. In the town I used to live [...]

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