Comments on: Clutter Is A Stepping Stone That Leads To Disorganization

By: Tanna Clark

Tanna Clark — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:13:16 +0000

Exactly! it is important to recognize that your education does not exist in those notebooks. If you actually had to reference them it would be one thing, but if you find you have looked at them in 2-5-10 years you probably won’t. For pieces of work you are proud of definitely scan them and keep them. When you need to freshen up on a subject often times most of this information can be found online as well!

By: Cami

Cami — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:48:27 +0000

The two areas I want to focus on first are- clothes and craft supplies. Then I will deal with books. Those would be my biggest problem areas. A little tip about books- I was hanging on to notebooks from past jobs and even grad school. Then I realized that “my education” didn’t exist in those notebooks, it exists in my mind. Much of the stuff is replaceable, and what isn’t can be scanned. Now there are more options for digital files, so- bye bye books and notebooks!

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Fabulous Organizing Links — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:10:24 +0000

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By: Tanna Clark

Tanna Clark — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:10:56 +0000

I know what you mean. I would drive myself crazy if I tried to keep up with the little bits every single day. That’s why I think it is important for people to realize that striving for that perfect space might not happen. But being able to pick up and have everything in place in 5 minutes is close enough!

By: shell

shell — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:02:03 +0000

For me, basic clutter is our breakfast nook table. I call it clutter because spending 5, maybe 10 minutes clears it off. I have a basket on the table meant to house our camera & video camera (we are always reaching for one or the other) but that basket seems to collect a variety of other items too. A random piece from a toy, some mail that didn’t make it to the office right away…all those little bits and pieces that a person doesn’t know what to do or are perceived as to small to deal with right at that moment so they go in the basket. I like to call it “lazy clutter” because the bits & pieces are so random, there’s really no system to put into place. It’s just a matter of taking two minutes to clean it all up.