Paper piles: How you too can overcome them
"Hi Meg, whatcha doing?" She sounded a little panicked and I could tell that something was going on and it didn't sound good... I said, "fine, what are you doing, are you okay?"
She proceeded, "I am working in my office... HELP ME... Give me a tip, some advice or something that will help me... I have all these piles and I don't know what to do."
How often does this happen to you? The overwhelming feeling that relates to too many piles of paper.
I am convinced that paper is the biggest contributing factors to what makes clutter happen. It grows rapidly and can become so powerful that it truly can stop you in your tracks.
As I talked to my friend, I asked her some questions about the paper... "tell me what are in the piles?" She proceeded to divulge the various projects she has been stacking, paycheck stubs she was collecting to file, other paperwork etc., etc., etc.
I began to ask her a series of specific questions about the piles, what she planned to do with each pile or project, why was she holding on to certain paper and I noticed that as she was explaining the paper, her speech started to slow down, she didn't sound as frazzled as she initially did and her sense of panic was slowly dissipating away.
By the end of the call (which really lasted only about 15 minutes) she had a game plan. She had made some decisions and knew where to go in getting her office cleared. Later that evening, this was the email I got ...
Thank you so much for your advice and encouragement earlier today. I made it through a big portion of the clean up and feel so much better about my office.
I still have to organize my "project pile, hand and/or purge pictures, and organize my craft/pictures area. Each of those projects are their own, but I got through a huge chunk today. I really appreciate your support.
So you see... sometimes it doesn't have to be making mountains of progress... it might be just working through one pile, one stack... it's just taking the time to do it... consistently!
Gosh... it's good to be back at my blog!
Posted by Megan Spears at 9/20/2009 7:54 PM 
Categories: Organizing,Paper,Cleaning,Goals,Motivation,Personal Experience,Tips,Planning,Time Management
Categories: Organizing,Paper,Cleaning,Goals,Motivation,Personal Experience,Tips,Planning,Time Management
Great post, i Totally agree
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wonderful post...!!!
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