Best Habits To Organize Your Home in Five Days: Easy Hacks to Declutter Your Space, Create a Positive Environment & Get Inspiration Back to Your Life (DIY Hacks & Home Organization)

Organize Today, Not Tomorrow

I don’t need to tell you that twenty-four hours per day is all we get. The trick is to make the most of our time. You really do have time for what you need and want to do. You just need to start setting priorities.

Most of my friends find that they are so overwhelmed by all the daily “junk work” of life—that is, the errands, the phone calls, the picking up, the putting away—that they lose track of what they really want to do. Whether you’d like more quality time to spend with your family, time to set aside for yourself so that you can go back for an advanced degree, or just enough time so that you can read a book (uninterrupted) now and then, I’m here to promise you that these are achievable goals.

When I began writing this book, I didn’t want to write just another time management book. I wanted to write a book that answered the question that I am increasingly hearing from my friends: “How can I find more time just for me?”

I’ve seen it all. I’ve also visited friends who live in a tidy environment but spend so much time keeping things well organized that they never get to have any fun. That’s no good either. With these friends, I work on maintaining organization systems with a minimum of time so that they can still lounge around and watch television or go out to the movies or see an opera.

Later on, you can read through part one, as the basic skills explained there can make a big difference in your life. I’ve had many friends desperately say to me, “Just help me straighten out my _______ [desk, files, calendar system, basement, kitchen, etc.]” so I know how people feel about getting started. Sometimes you just have one area that is driving you crazier than anything else.

The wonderful thing about a book with helpful advice is that you can keep it around for a refresher course. So organize what you can now, and when you begin to feel as if your life is slipping out of control again, come back to the book.
You’ll find that as you begin to adopt more and more small changes, each time you begin anew, organizing your life becomes easier.