21st 2008f February, 2008

Getting Organized is the key to Home

February 21st, 2008

Getting Organized is the key to Home, Office & Personal Success!

Clutter Control - it can be done.

Take a look at these guidelines from The Clean Team (link below)!

  1. When in doubt, throw it out. If it’s broken, fix it or toss it. If it’s ripped, have it mended. If it doesn’t fit, have it altered. Don’t put it anywhere just “for now” and keep it in a perpetual holding pattern.
  2. Use it or Lose it. Sensible advice for this rule is if you’re not using something, get rid of it. This does not allow you to plan on using it tomorrow.
  3. Efficiency Counts, so store things accordingly. Efficient storage means that what you need is close to where you use it or where you expect it to be. Move things so they are efficiently placed for use and replacement.
  4. Handle something ONCE. That decision won’t go away just because you put it off, and it won’t be any easier to make later on. So make your decisions about things right then and there.
  5. Recycle it. Almost any inanimate object in your house is a candidate for reuse by someone else.
  6. Pick a number and stick with it. Pick a sensible number of purses to keep, and stick with it. Don’t get or buy or keep any more without getting rid of what you have.
  7. Use a file cabinet. Every contemporary home needs a file cabinet—not just those with a home office or those belonging to your superorganized friends.
  8. Do something. Unfortunately, for many of us, what we do best with our clutter is to fret about it and mull it over.
  9. A Place for everything, and everything in its place. if everything is in its place, you can find an item precisely when you want it.
  10. Items displayed in the house have to pass a test. It’s not a complicated test. They just have to have a valid reason for being there.
  11. Don’t do things “Later”. A lot of clutter in your home will disappear if you follow this rule. It’s not much more than leaving a room the way you found it.
  12. Label things. We’re talking about labeling things around the house—things that people don’t label because they don’t think of it or because they think it isn’t necessary.
  13. Call in a Professional. That’s Dilla! A whole new profession has arisen of resourceful people who make their living solving other people’s clutter and organizational problems. We will come into your home and—working either with you or by ourselves—will clean out the closets, sort through the junk drawers, and help you find the calm you’ve longed for to emerge from the chaos that’s been driving you crazy.

We know your clutter is driving you nuts. You’re so tired of looking at it you don’t know where to start. Call Dilla, and we’ll come help you out!

http://www.dillaservices.com/organization.htm