Getting Lost in my Cleaning Project
By Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
January 25, 2017 3:46pm CST
I have always been very different and not the usual person when it comes to getting organized or cleaning. Today I got off to a slow start and it is almost dinner time and I am finally in the middle of going through my desk area, which is a disaster.
Since we moved here 6 months ago, I never got organized. I am trying to finally do it but did you ever realize how long it takes to clean up a mess instead of making it.
I am going through every notebook and lots of notes that I put in a box, "until" I get to them. So here I sit and I think this will take me a month just to get rid of lots of things.
Just wondering who else struggles with this or is it just me?
Any organizational help would be greatly appreciated.
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5 responses
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Jan 17
Once you get organized you have to keep at it...I have always been extremely organized, it's inborn I think. Don't pick up the mail and move it, pick it up and take care of it. Keep up with things on a daily basis.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
26 Jan 17
@AbbyGreenhill You are so right. I use to be like that but I haven't since we moved here. I have to get back on the ball.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@ramapo17 In our 19 years together we've moved 5 times...so each time was an opportunity to clean out stuff, sell stuff, trash stuff....
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
25 Jan 17
My desk is always a mess even though I am always trying to keep it organized. Seems as if it's the place to put things when I don't know where else to put them. Other than my closet the rest of my house is fairly organized. I can't offer any specific tips though
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
26 Jan 17
I am like you @Marilynda1225. My house is very clean but my computer area is a disaster. I always aim to get it cleaned up but I just don't get it done.
@rebelann (111171)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Jan 17
I'm a huge disaster when it comes to organization. My biggest problem is that I have never gotten rid of old clothes .... I still wear shirts I bought back in 1996. So, now that all those old clothes I haven't worn in years have shrunk ~~~~ naturally I didn't gain weight 
~~~~ I'll give them to charity if the moths haven't gotten to them and the ones that're kinda eaten up I'll put in a pillowcase to make a cushion for the kitties.
But that can wait, I've important work to do here for now 
~~~~ I'll give them to charity if the moths haven't gotten to them and the ones that're kinda eaten up I'll put in a pillowcase to make a cushion for the kitties.
But that can wait, I've important work to do here for now 1 person likes this
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 17
I take it you have lots of stuff in a box to go through. I would tackle this by spending just x minutes a day on it. Over a few days even 5 minutes a day will see a big difference. I might go through the box and discard stuff that is easily discarded so the task doesn't look so daunting. Good luck with it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
25 Jan 17
I am the same way. I let things pile up before I go through them and then it takes so long to get organized again. At work I am much more organized then I am at home.
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