The Five Most Common
Organizing Mistakes
Gayle Goddard
Professional organizer and
owner of The Clutter Fairy in
Houston, Texas.
www.clutterfairyhouston.com
713-816-9505
This presentation is available for
download on our web site:
clutterfairyhouston.com/five-common
Buying organizing
products is NOT the first
step to getting organized.
First, sort all
your stuff to
make
keep/toss
decisions.
Then, buy only the
organizing products
that you actually need.
We plan based on how
long we’re willing to
work, not how long the
project requires.
Be realistic about the
time the project will
take to complete.
The longer you’ve been
neglecting the mess,
the more time you'll
need to fix it.
As you handle each item,
it’s easy to get bogged
down trying to decide
what to keep.
First, sort all the
contents of your
space into categories
without deciding
what to keep.
Now you can make good
keep/toss decisions
about each category.
“I’m going
to fix it.”
“Really.
I mean that.”
“It cost me a lot
of money!”
Refusing to make
a decision is only
postponing your pain.
Don’t let one difficult
decision halt your
progress.
Success in making easy
decisions will empower you
to make the harder ones.
Time for your questions!
This presentation is available
for download on our web site:
clutterfairyhouston.com/five-common
Thank you for joining us!
For more information or
to contact Gayle, visit our
web site:
clutterfairyhouston.com