The Benefits of Decluttering - Time Efficiency
Decluttering and organising can feel like an uphill battle, especially when approached in a piece-meal fashion. It’s often the response of busy people, to organise one area, feeling happy with this result. However, a few days later you start to see you’ve just decanted the problem to another area of the house. You’ll get one pile of clutter sorted and organised, and another will spring up in another area of your home or office. This process of constant sorting can feel exhausting, time consuming and frustrating. So, it’s a normal human reaction to leave it and convince yourself that your current system works for you.
The truth is, cluttered, disorganised spaces are time consuming. Inability to find things easily, especially when you’re busy or under time constraints, is a frustrating nightmare and can seriously affect your health and wellbeing long-term. Parents will know they are constantly called on to find things at a moment’s notice by their kids, from permission slips to gym kits. If it’s not the kids, it’s your partner and if it’s not them, it’s the bank… and it continues. If you are experiencing this, honestly a declutter and reorganisation that provides spaces for everything in your home, will start to create relaxation, ease and ultimately free up your time. Time management is key to modern lifestyles that demand so much and organisation is the back bone of time efficiency.
The process of decluttering your possessions will help you see what you actually have stored away in all those nooks and crannies. You’ll be surprised by what belongings you have. Some will immediately spring out as objects to be discarded, others will hold value for you, whether this is due to their usefulness or their sentimental attachment. When done with purpose and intention, using the guideline of keep only what you love or what is truly useful in your life, you’ll find your possessions enhance your life. This ‘valuing’ of each item automatically triggers responses in us to take care of them, giving you the energy and impetus to keep them in their homes and unburdening you from the cycle of constantly tidying up.
You’ll now find it easy to find things, saving you time, energy and frustration. Now imagine that applied to any system in which you need to keep things from photos, important documents, your tool kit, your Christmas decorations . It means you’ll never lose things, if you need to return something, you’ll be able to find the receipt and the warranty if needed. If you own a small business and especially if you’re a sole trader, your essential business administration will bring clarity, focus and intention to your working day.
Anyone can achieve this but it’s often much easier with a dedicated person who can guide and support the process. Getting rid of things, especially if you have a mind set off ‘this will come in handy one day’, is not easy, so having an external, supportive person to keep you on track will ensure success. It will ensure whatever system you create for yourself, really works giving you back the time to invest in yourself, making your soul sing and your heart happy.
If you’re interested in finding out more, contact me today for a free telephone consultation at ‘Help to Organise’. Find out how I can enhance your time management with decluttering, organisation and cleaning services.
With love,
Emma