Spring is blooming and that means it’s time for some spring cleaning.
What is a good re-birth and renewal without a clean out of all the old clutter that is junking up our lives?
You can be an spring organizing/cleaning super star with our STAR method.

Before you dig in, weed out, and plant your seeds for success… stop and think about what you want your life to look like, feel like, BE like.
Do you want simplicity? Do you want to just be able to find things?
Do you want everything to be perfectly neat and tidy? Or it’s good enough to have things all in one place?
When you know where you’re going, it’s easier to find the right roads.

Ok, now time to dig in? Not quite yet.
Gather some tools to help you along.
Some favorite tools for organizing:

• Stack of post it notes
• Garbage bags
• Boxes (the more stuff you have the more you’ll need)
• Markers
• Measuring tape

OK, now you can be an organizing STAR^©. This method works for any space.

S = Sort – Sort your stuff based on what they are (like with like) or how you use them (things used together get grouped together).  After you sort, you can finally see if you have too many of any kind of item

T = Toss – You can toss no-brainers as you sort (broken, stained, worn out items).  Sometimes you have to see the whole shebang before you can toss some out. Pick your favorites to save, and only as many fit in the space you have. Donate anything that can be re-used by someone else.

A = Arrange – Assign where things will go and arrange them in containers that work. Sometimes you have to pick the container based on the size of your space. Sometimes you have to choose where things go based on the container and size of the object.

R = Revisit – Organizing is never  really done unless you live in a museum where nothing ever gets moved. It is the nature of life that chaos happens. Not only that, the first system you set up may not be working so well and you can tweak it up to make it work better for you.

Now, where to begin?
See our next post!