Have you ever tried to organize your bedroom this way?
Recently someone confessed that they had tried to organize their bedroom dresser and closets only to have a bigger mess than when they started. First they pulled everything out of their dresser and then decided to do the same with their two closets and piled everything in the middle of the floor. (You can probably see where this is going!) Then they left the room to put something away in the livng room and decided to dump the drawer in the middle of the living room to organize it too.
After sorting only a few items in the bedroom it was time to get ready to leave for an event. This meant that after the event this person is going home to a huge mess with the choice of leaving it this way or staying up late into the night trying to put things away.
- First mistake – No clear plan
- Second mistake – Trying to tackle too much in a short period of time
If the person had tacked one drawer of the dresser at a time there would have been progress without the chaos. Dresser drawers with clothing items take about 5-10 minutes to organize. Closets usually take several hours to organize. Be sure to schedule ample time for each organizing project.
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