Organization: Part 2

OK, Part 2 - I have broken it down so it is not so BORING!!!!!!!!!!!

Reminder: Organization!!  I am presenting the idea of what it is to be Organized.. Part 3 is where the specifics come in... Post 1 and 2 are the get ready steps : D

The next step covers your desk...  One rule, This should NOT be your kitchen table! THAT's an eating surface! Yes, you are supposed to relax at the table and eat your food, not scarf it alone in front of the TV in your room...  

To stay organized, only certain activities can take place in certain spots. In keeping with the 1 spot for 1 type of item theory : )        

 

               Your study papers, syllabus, bill paying, keep important papers for taxes, notes about payments necessary to pay bills, any piece of paper necessary not to forget an assignment, a bill due, tax information, payment history, CURRENT lists of what needs to be done that week! 

               If your desk is small, you might need to put the stored papers along side the desk on the floor as out of the walkway as possible ! I am throwing out only one way of organizing I used when money for all those organization boxes, buckets, files and whatever was NOT happening... 

Reuse Priority mail flat rate (US post office) boxes or a supply of, not all different sized boxes..  All the same size box!

              Use those manila envelopes that are 8 1/2 x 11 with the metal splay closure. Do not use the closure until the end of the year and you are storing away this information, NEVER use the lick-it seal. How will you ever get it open again without making a... MESS!

    Mark each envelope with the year and what is inside and put that collection in the same box you used , priority mail box or ? 

Have a format Year: what is it the box... tax receipts, important papers (list what they are) : if taxes; year to shred( 5 years later).. Be explicit! You want to find these things again!

     Somehow make sure the box will not fall over, either by blue taping it to your desk leg, putting it between your desk leg and a bookcase or wall.. nothing is to fall over, get wet, get kicked or disturbed! Your desk should be facing a wall to minimize distractions. No window view, not near the door, not looking at your bed... FACING the wall. Put up a energized picture/poster if you cannot stand a bare wall!                 

Put a desk lamp on it or a wall sconce up if its not large enough to accommodate a lamp! That light and/or 1 or 2 stand up lights for BRIGHT light over Your desk. A 60 watt bulb at a minimum. That light source will energize your brain, telling it to WAKE up! Get stuff done. Have you ever seen a dark bank, Nope.. They need to be alert! 

          On your desk should be any item you need to do your... bill paying, school assignments, whatever you are doing at any time.. So, pens, pencils, erasers, protractor, ruler, markers, stamps, envelopes, highlighters, tape, scissors... whatever! Have them all in a drawer, if not available, a plastic- lidded container, a large metal soup can with a taped rim to prevent cuts ... whatever to KEEP ALL THIS TOGETHER. You do not want to waste time hunting for ANYTHING.  Time is money, as they say.. well OK, not in this instance, but it might cost you money if you forget to pay something or loose a check!

(1) Have all of your piles of the stuff that was on your desk organized, sorted as you did with your closet, donated, put somewhere else that makes sense on the floor so you can make sense of it all. Put all dishes in the kitchen (or maybe even a waterproof bin, like a self busing restaurant might have and leave it near the closet or under your bed ) and box/laundry basket for the miscellaneous items in the" what to do with these things" later area !

(2) The old information that is there as storage, needs a manila envelope with the ..... year and contents in it. Do not seal it unless you are storing it!! Need it again or as reference? Leave it un-licked!  Use the clasp!
In your closet should be a storage spot, an upper shelf or back corner just for your paperwork/tax/papers you cannot loose... stuff. A box with a lid, called a bankers box is a great idea, it is a box with a lid, easy open, easy close.. no dust, no problems. You can use an old computer paper box, if you have access to them.

     Way to go!!! 2 areas DONE : ).... ----> STOP here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 As with your closet - use the area for a couple days, see what needs to be removed, another envelope created, something moved, more light, etc... Keep your closet and desk organized... any routine wanted is usually kept if maintained and done for at least 2 weeks. You have to be ready for a change!! NEVER say its hard, I hate this, I can't do that... You can do anything you put your energies towards :D   
I know you can.... 

  Keep yourself focused, get enough sleep, drink enough water, enough GOOD food, not too much sugar or caffeine, move around, get outside and have faith in yourself.. 
we can do this : )       *Friend hugs* SISSY HUGS*