1. Everything has a place, and a place for everything. Don’t just leave stuff laying around, find a place for them to go or put them back where they belong. Make it a point to put your dirty clothes in the hamper and not on the ground, and hang your clean clothes on the rack instead of leaving them in a pile on your chair.

2. Get dressed in your bathroom or walk-in closet so clothes are easy to get to. Decide what you want to wear ahead of time, and lay all of your clothes out – pants or skirt, blouse, shoes, belt and bag – and have everything matched so you can get dressed and go. This will save you time and energy, and also keep you from discarding your clothes on the ground as you rush around trying to pick out a good outfit.

3. Organize your clothing by type and color. For example, hang all your bottoms in the same area ranging from pants to shorts to skirts, and each of these categories by color from dark to light; you can do the same with tops starting with jackets and ending with tank tops or short sleeved shirts. When things are organized by type and color it makes it easier for you to find the piece of clothing you need in the color you want it in.

4. You can do the same thin for your accessories that you do for your clothes – group your bags together by function and color, and underneath them line up your shoes and belts in the same way. Then you never have to worry about your shoes matching your purse.

5. Find storage containers to further organize and partition out your space. Storage containers can also provide your belongings protection from pests, and if you label your containers, they make it easy for you to find exactly what you’re looking for.

6. Remove items that don’t belong in your bedroom. All the mail, magazies, coffee mugs, and other things that you bring into your room that don’t belong there can be put back in their rightful places – like the kitchen or living room. You can even put a table near your door where you can put the things that need to be put back.

7. Make a cleaning schedule. Pick out one day every week that you can spend two or three hours cleaning, organizing, and de-cluttering your space.

If your space is clean and organized, it will be much easier to feel peaceful and relaxed. Improve your lifestyle today by cleaning your room; you’ll be amazed by the change in appearance as well as the change in the way your room makes you feel. Find a way to implement these simple tips into your routine. You won’t regret it!

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A cluttered office prohibits you from achieving maximum productivity.  In extreme situations, it will keep some from even entering the room!

Follow my seven-step system to declutter your office and you will finally have the productive environment you always wanted!

How To Declutter Your Office

Step  #1: Start by making a list of all the items you feel are necessary to have in your office.  Then, as you are preparing for tip 2, make another list of the things that you currently have in your office.  Ultimately, you are going to keep only the things you need in your office.

Step #2: Now we are going to sort all the items in your office into three seperate files. A pile for the items that you need in your office.  A second pile for discard items *tip* these items can be refined into trash and donate. Finally, a keep, but not in the office, pile.

Step #3: Take your discard pile and remove all those items from your office.  Wow, look at that!  You now have twice as much room in here as before!  Take a second and reflect on how much better it feels in your office without all that unnecessary clutter.  The rest is going to be a breeze.

Step #4: Take all your keep, but not in the office, items to another room.  By now you should be able to see your office’s true potential.

Step #5: Take a second look at your bookshelves. See if you can reduce it by at least 50%.  Consider outdated books, books you said you would read, but haven’t, etc.

Step #6: Attack your filing cabinet.  Well, not literally, but is it set up it the most beneficial way?  Colored files are helpful to most people for sorting categories.  And don’t forget to use labels!  Consider archiving older information, that is, move it to storage.  Your filing cabinet should be for storing information you need ready access to.

Step #7: Now that you have decluttered your office, it is time to reward yourself with organizational aids!  Does your office have a closet?  Consider installing a closet organization system.  If that isn’t in your budget, pick up some shelves and ready made closet organizers.  A properly configured closet will go a long way in keeping your office clutter free.  Go to an office supply store and pick up plastic caddies for all your desk items.

A cluttered office is sure to hamper your creative energy and make it difficult to accomplish the tasks you set out to do.  By decluttering your office, not only have you cleared the space, but you have made it so you can work with a clear head!

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