Organise Your Life
Reorganise
life
If we want a peace of mind and feel good you must
organise your life.
We are living
under the shadow of stress and we don’t
enjoy our life because we are fighting
the menace of tress all the time.
We are always unhappy because we don’t have time to take a break , our lifestyle is
completely changed.
We must take some time to find out where the problem is,
What are its impact and how can we manage our lives.
The basic steps for reorganisation of life are
Take a break
Sit down
Make a plan
Schedule the activity
Keep in mind purpose of organising life
Peace of
mind
Self
management
Time
management
Wellness
Declutter program
Plan to do activity one at a time
Distress yourself
Now we shall discuss
what activities to perform to organise your life.
How to Organize Your Home
1. Find a
place for everything. Start small, maybe with one junk
drawer, but find a place for everything you have. "Have a specific place
that you put your keys or the mail or your child's backpack," says Judy
Barnette, a professional organizer in Franklin, Tenn. "People waste so
much time looking for lost or misplaced items."
2. Eliminate clutter. Open the mail over the garbage and
throw out junk mail right then. Evaluate whether to keep receiving magazines
you never have time to read, or consider rotating subscriptions. Gather
frequently used papers such as phone lists and take-out menus in a three-ring
binder.
3. Simplify the morning rush. Each evening, decide
what you'll wear the next day, and press it if needed. Also gather anything
you'll need to take with you in the morning, and put it in a spot near the
door.
4. Do wardrobe maintenance. Go through your closet
at least twice each year, and take out anything you haven't worn in the past
year or no longer need. Donate your surplus to a local shelter or to your
church's clothing closet.
5. Institute a paper routine. "If you do have to
stack up the mail, have a set time each week when you will sit down and go
through it," Barnette says. Designate a specific spot for bills, and pay
them consistently by tracking the due dates on your calendar.
6. Use technology. Consider scanning papers you want to keep—including everything
from household records to old college papers—and keep them on a disk. Then you
can shred and toss out the papers.
How to Organize Your Workspace
7. Tame your desk. Keep only supplies you need daily on your
desktop. Gain more desk space by mounting your keyboard underneath and raising
your computer monitor with a monitor arm.
8. Control your messages. Think before giving your
email address or cell phone number to everyone; incoming information may be
easier to manage if it all goes through one form of communication.
9. Supercharge your communication. Jot down an agenda
before making a phone call, so you don't forget important points. And be clear
about the response you need when sending a message to a colleague—they can then
provide a full response, even if they don't reach you directly.
10. Maintain responsibility for your projects. Keep a written record
of what you've delegated, and follow up so nothing falls through the cracks.
11. Conquer your filing. Create a filing system for your electronic
documents that mirrors the one you have for paper. Sort, file and purge
electronic information regularly. Also, keep a file index and always check the
index before creating a new file, so you avoid making duplicates.
How to Organize Your Meals
12. Plan ahead for meals. Plan dinner menus each weekend for the
following week, and use a slow cooker or other time-saving cooking techniques
as often as possible.
13. Maintain a shopping list. Keep your grocery list
on the refrigerator or another visible spot so that you'll write down needed
items as you remember them. Consider using one of many smartphone apps
available to create and maintain lists. Then shop every other week to avoid
running to the store every time you need an item.
14. Organize your kitchen. Use clear containers
for pasta, cereal, and similar items, so you can quickly see the quantity you
have. Group items together according to how you use them, says Kathy Firkins, a
professional organizer in Midland, Texas. For instance, keep all baking
ingredients together.
15. Keep a stocked pantry. Even if you don't have
an actual pantry in your home, adhere to the pantry concept of stocking up on
necessities. "A beginner's pantry focuses on convenience and contains
backup products for each storable item used in the home," says Cynthia
Townley Ewer, editor of OrganizedHome.com. "A good first goal is a three-day supply of food
and hygiene supplies adequate to support your household plus one additional
person."
16. Clean as you go. Rather than keeping a sink full of dirty
dishes, make a habit of washing each dish (or putting each dish in the
dishwasher) when done with it.
How to Organize Your Time
17. Overestimate. Allocate twice as much time for a task as you think it will
take. This accommodates for interruptions and stopping to get more information.
18. Make projects manageable. Break large projects
into small, sequential steps. Schedule these steps into your day with your
planner.
19. Keep lists. "Most people have a hard time remembering things,"
Burnette says. "Keep a pad of paper by your bed, in your car, in your
desk—and when you think of something, write it down."
20. Keep small projects with you. "Keep things in
your car that you need to read," Burnette says. "Read them at the
doctor's office; read them in line at the post office. If you view this as a
time to catch up, you won't mind when you have to wait."
21. Use a planner. Whether it's a paper notebook, a computer software program, or
a handheld electronic device, use a planner to track appointments and tasks,
and keep track of your time.
How to Organize Your Relationships
22. Keep track of important dates. From friends' birthdays
to dinner dates, keep social appointments in your planner, online
calendar or smartphone, and train yourself to rely on it.
23. Wear a watch (or keep your phone close by). Keep track of time, and
allow yourself enough time to arrive early for every appointment, whether it's
a movie with a friend or lunch with your mother. Being late shows a lack of
respect for the other person.
24. Schedule friend appointments. If it seems like you're
too busy to spend quality time with friends, ask them to plan ahead of time for
lunch, a hiking trip or another get-together. Track these appointments
just as you would an important business appointment, and make a point to keep
them.
25. Make use of technology. If finding time to stay
in touch with friends seems difficult, try catching up on the phone while
you're grocery shopping or waiting in line at the post office. Make time to
Skype or video chat with friends and family who live away.
