One Step At A Time

I have a very good friend who I think the world of. She babysat for my children when I worked a full time job. When you walk in her house and look around it always looks nice and you wouldn't be able to tell that she feels desperate to get organized and totally overwhelmed by the prospect of getting the job done.

We've talked about this a lot. It's almost like she felt as if she were confessing a deep dark secret that caused her shame. My heart ached for her.

My first question to her was, "are you really disorganized or is this a feeling caused by someone elses power of persuasion?" Sometimes we have people in our lives who, for whatever reason, constantly find ways to harp on the negative and make us feel horribly insignificant and inadequate. If that's the case, that's not something that getting organized is going to help.

For my friend she said she really was disorganized and it was making her slightly nuts. She explained that while the house may look good when you walk in, if you looked a little closer or deeper you'd see the disarray. She told me to go open any drawer in her kitchen. I did and I saw what she talking about.

I told her she had options and help was available. It wasn't the end of the world. My heart truly ached for her.

She could hire someone to come in and do the organizing. A professional could get her set up on a schedule and program to help keep her organized.

We could tackle it together. Working with a friend is usually better because it offers support and a helping hand and more than likely some laughs too.

She could do it herself, on her time and one step at a time.

Because her life has dramatically changed in the last six months and she is now the one working full time she decided one step at a time would work best for her. Her schedule is very limited. She snatches time every week to get at least one area organized.

One night after her kids went to bed, she got her dresser drawers organized. The next week when she had a bit of time, she got her shoes and purses organized. The next bit of time she organized her clothes in the closet. Her final round on that room was to get rid of all the knick-knacks and extra's she had around the room that she didn't need, didn't have sentimental value and collected dust. All of a sudden she was done with that room!

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