Organizing ABC's - P is for Put It Away
Channel: Simple Solutions Organizing
Date: 2017-08-20

My favorite piece of organizing advice, hands down, is put things away.  So many of our disorganization issues stem from items in our homes and offices that were simply not put away when we were finished with them or when we received them.

I have seen first hand when people talk themselves out of doing tasks that will take a few minutes because "they just don't have time to deal with it right now."  Invariably, those items become lost  or forgotten.

Now, there are times when there is no "away" to put items.  For help with that I suggest H is for Homes and Habits, which you can watch here:  https://youtu.be/a7JAU3OPEzk?list=PLfdsywfXKmnW73k_6LwWDbO70p7HCDHzM.  If you need places to put items once you have given them a home, watch C is for Contain here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhDt9ZyceM4&list=PLfdsywfXKmnW73k_6LwWDbO70p7HCDHzM&index=3  And if you just aren't sure if you even still need and item, watch D is for Determine It's Usefulness here:  https://youtu.be/Mt8frLntntk?list=PLfdsywfXKmnW73k_6LwWDbO70p7HCDHzM

(My evil plan is starting to come into focus...hahahahahaha!)

So next time you just want to toss something aside to deal with later, stop yourself and just put it away to save time in the future.

For more, read the original blog post here:http://www.simplesolutionsdesign.com/2012/09/p-is-for-put-it-away.html

I'll catch you tomorrow for Q is for Quit Making Excuses!