Organizing your home or office may seem like a daunting task. Where to start? How to get started? What to do with all the stuff that you no longer need or use? It’s easy to get hung up on any one of those questions, easy to get overwhelmed.

Part of the problem is the ego’s need to “get it right.” The good news is that there is no “right” when it comes to clutter clearing. There are many paths to success. But, all of those paths start with a single step, an action. So, doing something, anything in the direction you want to go is a success. Each step shifts energies. Shifting energies encourages movement.

I recommend that you make “What can I do today to be more organized?” a question you ask yourself daily. Even if you make just a step as small as hanging up your clothes at the end of the day. That’s a positive step and movement in the right direction. Or, you might decide to identify one item to purge every day for a week and take those items to a charity. Or, you might decide to recycle five of the 55 boxes you have saved because they’re “good boxes” and you might need one someday. Every decision and action in the direction of order and reducing the volume of unnecessary items increases positive energies. When you feel the benefit that comes from those little steps, you will be motivated to keep going.

Here’s another suggestion: make decisions about big items first and you’ll feel bigger energy shifts! Do this every day and over time you can make your way through your self-created physical barriers to success.

“What can I do today to be more organized?” Make it you mantra!

Today I was working with a woman who works full time as a physician and is a single mom to four children. Once again I was struck by how much mothers have to do to keep their lives and the lives of their children sane!

We spent an hour sorting through clothes of her older son, identifying those clothes that the younger son might wear and those that could be given away. Kids grow! That means they grow out of clothes and those clothes need to be removed from their closets and dresser drawers. If they can be handed down to another sibling, they have to be labeled and stored somehow. Then you have to remember to get them out for the other child.

If you have four children, multiply this process by four. And, moms probably need to do this process at least once a year, maybe twice if children have growth spurts. Whew! No wonder my client has difficulty finding time to spend with friends or to keep her own room neat and organized.

I found myself wondering if fathers and children are even conscious about this one area of home maintenance that goes on year after year until children leave home. I certainly don’t remember my mother doing that kind of annual review and purge. She probably did it, but I didn’t notice or even care that she did it. It’s one of those tasks that gets done, but goes unnoticed. And, there are many maintenance tasks like that.

Moms are wonderful! They do those annoying and boring tasks because they need to be done. They do them as a matter of course, not expecting accolades from others. If your mother is still living, call or visit her and thank her for all she did for you as a child. It was a pretty thankless job. And, you benefitted from it even if you weren’t aware of all she did. Don’t wait until Mother’s Day. Thank her today!

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“Author, Organizing Expert and Feng Shui Practitioner, Debbie Bowie, is a leading authority on clutter clearing to attract more of what you want in life. If you’re ready to clear clutter and move your life forward, get your FREE TIP SHEET, “Feng Shui Tips for Instant Success” at http://www.clutterclearingcommunity.com.