Organizing Without Going Physical And Emotionally Bankrupt

A few years ago on a Monday night I was giving my 10 year old daughter instructions on cleaning her room. I was pointing out the clothes & nick nacks that needed to be put away, where to put them & how to organize the room. I was going a mile a minute picturing the progress she would make with my expert advice when she said to me "MOM, ISN'T THERE A TUESDAY?"
That brought me up short. I didn't know what she meant until I stopped to think what she was saying. When they get an idea that they are going to organize & everything will be perfect right now, —remember the saying: "Rome wasn't built in a day"—we don't require to get everything de-cluttered & organized in one day.
it is an important step in organizing anything, a room, a closet, a desk, an office, shelves, attic, or garage, or other places they realize it is important that first comes chaos during the organizing process. When looking at the project it may feel overwhelming but realizing physically things will purposefully be undone & lots of times emotionally they will be undone & there will be chaos, but when focusing on the objective they can be sure it will all be organized & something better will have been accomplished. It shows something new is being created in your life. Remember the Phoenix was burnt to ashes? Out of the ashes it was reborn.
When doing lots of ordinary tasks first comes chaos. For Example: Take shopping for clothes for instance. By searching through racks & stacks of clothes, discarding lots of & trying on others; they eventually find what they require & then purchase them. one time home it is necessary to sort through the bags & separate the clothes in piles according to the person they were intended for. These will then be taken to their rooms to be put away. The shopping experience went from chaos to organization.
For people who sew or quilt first comes organized chaos. there is the method of selecting the fabric among a plethora of bolts of fabric, finding the right pattern, gathering the necessary supplies, cutting the fabric into pieces, then sewing it all back together to make a attractive quilt. This attractive work of art started in creative chaos.
When students are studying for a check it first starts with chaos. there's books to read, notes to refer back to, study groups to attend & organizing of thoughts. Then comes the check & it all comes together.
When tackling a room, a box, the kitchen cupboards, or the closet that will not very close remember there is a Tuesday & by starting with one thing at a time, realizing out of chaos comes beauty organizing will be a rewarding & less stressful.
By taking things one step at a time they will accomplish what they require to accomplished & be organized with the least amount of stress. Remembering that first comes chaos both physically & emotionally but out of this will rise calm, peace & a sense of accomplishment