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Spring into action
I’m so happy spring is on its way. Aren’t you? I get motivated to clean out, freshen up, and organize my home in the spring. I’m not sure why this time of year motivates me, but I get the urge to get rid of stuff. Let me share some examples.
Delete and Delegate
It’s easy to get stuck thinking we have to take care of things ourselves. What would 
happen if we shifted our mindset? What if we asked yourselves, “Where can we delete and delegate?” Are there tasks that we can delete from our to-do-list? Are there responsibilities we can delegate? Try it and see what happens?
Examples:
- Have someone else get stamps at the post office, return packages, or pick up prescriptions.
- Delete product review request and surveys that have been in your inbox for months.
- Have others wash, dry, and fold laundry.
- Toss pledges and money solicitations that you’re not going to donate to within the next 3 months.
- Use my list of 20 Organizing Projects Kids Can Do.
Feel happy while Organizing
I read about a study from Gretchen Rubin’s book Happier at Home that indicated, “interrupting a pleasant experience with something less pleasant can intensify a person’s overall pleasure.” Let’s use this while organizing. While doing something you enjoy, pause that activity to perform an organizing task.
Here are 3 examples:
- While watching a favorite tv show, podcast, or YouTuber, pause and organize the surface of your desk.
- While baking cookies, pause and organize your pantry.
- While chatting with your BBF, pause and organize your dresser.
How are you enjoying your summer!
For me, summer has been filled with travel, family, friends, beach, and home improvement projects. We got our hardwood floors refinished. That means every single thing in 5 rooms of our home needed to be removed. Everything!
In preparation for the big clean out, we decided to sell some furniture and decor. We hosted a yard sale at our house with my sister. She downsized and closed an online shop, so she had a ton of things to sell.
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