I'm extremely disorganized. What are some tips to help me?

Question

I hate not being able to find my things. Can someone please give me tips on how to get organized and stay that way?

Answer 1

I have to separate my things in different rooms, different folders, different boxes or shelves. Papers go in one place, objects in another, clothes in another area. Same with papers, making sure each subject or project has a separate folder or box.

For things you use a lot, have one area to put these and buy either a 3-drawer plastic box that sits on a surface, or a multiple drawer unit that stands on its own, with clear plastic so you can see through it.

The main two things are (1) to group like items or projects together, things you associate, so when you are looking for part of that set or category you know to go straight there and (2) to have a designated place to put certain items (like keys or cell phone or glasses) and ALWAYS return it to that place so you train yourself to put it in the same place everytime

If you are like me, and mix things together or find yourself putting it in a more convenient place then CHANGE your system until you find something that you use naturally. That way you develop a consistent way of putting things that you can follow every time.

I almost have to have a separate purse for different items so I don't mix them up together. And separate boxes (clear plastic) or folders (also clear plastic) so I can separate items and group like items together and store them together. If you have lots of papers like I do, I recommend the file folders with 7 to 13 pockets that you can find at Wal-Mart, and have one for each project that you want to keep straight from the others.
I also found clear plastic folders for $1 that had 5 pockets, also to separate special projects or papers from the others.

I bought the wire free-standing shelves (3 4 or 5 tiers) from Target or also the plastic free-standing units from Wal-Mart, and then use either clear plastic boxes with lids (in mixed sets or buy them separately) or Office Depot/Office Max white cardboard boxes with lids to organize my things on shelves.

That way, as I sort through them, I can re-organize them also.

One of my friends used this system of buying a set of 6-10 Office Max boxes to sort through her living room, first putting papers together and other items together in the initial sorting, and then going through each box one by one and putting things away or getting rid of them until everything had a set place. Until you have time to go through all your items, at least separating them into certain areas for certain types of things, or three stacks/boxes for keep, throw out, and give away, until you can finish sorting each stack, box, room or area of things grouped together.

Answer 2

Start by joting down what needs to be organized; then make a sign for each pile e.g. trash, give out, keep, sell etc. and then decide where you want everything to be.

Answer 3

want to be organised? start with cleaning ur room.keep a notepad handy to jot down things,and keep ur mobile close by. what else would u need to keep ur desk uncluttered?

Answer 4

umm. clean

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