Helper Items

Step Five: Acquiring the Tools to Organize the Space Around You.

In this section you’ll find Helper Items that are recommended based on their functional application in organizing and managing the space around you. Selections were made by reviewing several mail-order catalog companies that carry items designed to make household and workplace organization easier and more efficient. Helper Items that made the cut represent the best value and quality available. Many of them I have used personally; others are recommended solely on their appearance and description in the catalog. The catalog’s reputation for quality products and reliable customer service has also been taken into consideration.

Once you’re ready to begin, approach the process methodically in order to avoid overload, stress, and new clutter. Go through your home and determine the spaces you think you could reorganize in one segment. Assess how long the process will take. For example, make a realistic assessment of the time you think it will take to reorganize your bedroom, bathroom and closet. Ask yourself whether you think you’ll be able to reorganize these areas in one weekend and, perhaps, some evenings, or whether taking on all three spaces at once will mean overload. Decide realistically what will work best for you.

Having the right Helper Items will prevent new clutter buildup while removing old clutter, establishing a fairly accurate time estimate will avoid the buildup of new stress.