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Blog: The Pile High Club--how NOT to become a member
 How much time is clutter and disorganization costing you?
The below post is from Simply Stated, a blog on RealSimple.com that I love. I'm posting it because it honestly could have been something I could have written myself--as in, those are words I have said before to clients and preach over and over. So, without further ado...
I want you to try a one-day challenge to track how much time you spend wasting your energy on clutter and disorganization in your life. What you'll need:
- Piece of notebook paper
- Pen
- Stop watch
From the moment your alarm sounds for the first time, start a running log of all the moments clutter and/or disorganization slows you down. Are you hitting the snooze on your alarm clock? How many times? Are you taking unnecessary steps in your kitchen to get your morning cup of coffee? Do you have to search for your car and/or house keys? Is your cell phone dead as you head out the door? Did you miss your bus? Were you late to work? How long does it take you to start working once you arrive at your office? Did you forget to call someone back? Do you have to search for a file in a stack of papers? Do you stress over what you'll have for dinner or need to make a last-minute run to the grocery store for missing ingredients? Did you forget to sign the form for your child's field trip tomorrow?
At the end of the day, calculate how much time you lost during your day because of clutter and disorganization. Are you comfortable with this number? Or, is this number a wakeup call to get started uncluttering and organizing the different aspects of your life? If you're diligent about keeping track of your time during the day, I think you'll be surprised by how much of an impact clutter and disorganization can have on your life.
posted on: 11/8/2010 10:30:00 AM by Heather Lambie
category: Paper
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The Pile High Club--how NOT to become a member
by Heather Lambie
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About Heather:
My Husband - "Honey, how thin can you spread yourself before you're no longer there?" Me - "I don't know. But I'm in it to win it, so we may have to find out."
Heather's Website:
www.yourhomeeditor.com
Favorite Websites
- The Sartorialist
This site appeases my hunger for all things New York, reminds me of my time there, and gives me great ideas for unconventional looks.
- Toffee To Go
They are located in Tampa, very near me, but they deliver/ship nationally. They have THE BEST toffee EVER. It's buttery, salty, sweet--all my favorite things in one bite.
- The Container Store
I know this is a no-brainer for an organizer...but this place really turns me on!
- The Poetry Foundation
- Because I Said So (blog)
As a mom myself, this mom of 6 (!!!) has me in stitches.
- Michael Buble
If I wasn't happily married, I might be stalking him. Bar none, the best voice and best sense of humor!
Quotes That Move Me
- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
"The truth of the matter is, you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it."
- Ivern Ball
"Most of us ask for advice when we know the answer but we want a different one."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The secret of education is respecting the pupil."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."
- Abigail Van Buren
"The best index to a person's character is how he treats another person who can't do him good, and how he treats people who can't fight back."
- Dorothy Galyean
"Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."
- Aristotle
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
- Mark Twain
"To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn't rich."
- Jackie Kennedy
"If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much."
Places I'm Dying to Visit
- Hawaii
Any how, any way, any time.
- Los Cabos, Mexico
- China
- Japan
- Alaska (via cruise ship)
- Marbella, Spain
Places I've Already Been
- Australia (Sydney)
- New Zealand
- Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora
- London
- Paris
Spent only one day here (took the Chunnel from London when I was there) but it was one amazing, beautiful day where I walked the flea markets, visited the Louvre, people-watched and used all 6 senses to experience it.
- Trinidad & Tobago
My husband is from here, so we go several times a year to visit family.
- Italy (Milan, Vicenza)
- Jamaica
Things I'd Like To Do Before I Die
- Run a leg with the Olympic torch before the games begin
- See the monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico
- Ride a horse on the beach (in the water)
- See a prize fight (boxing) in Las Vegas
- Run the NYC Marathon
I ran the Disney Marathon in 2000 (pre-kids). Would love to run another post-kids, to prove I can.
- Have washboard abs.
- Eliminate self doubt.
- Own an apartment in Manhattan.
- Watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve.
- Take an RV trip down the coast of California.
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