Estefanie - How to be organized

“My room is cluttered and I can’t work! I can never find what I need!”

Step one: Choose something that needs to be organized. This “something” can be a room, a backpack, an office drawer… anything.

Step two: Gather all items which need to be organized into a pile and separate them into categories. For example: Desk items – paper clips, stapler, pencils pens…
Knick-knacks – picture frames, figurines, paper weights etc… Papers/Documents

Step three: Sort each category one at a time and decide which items are still needed and must be handy at all times, which items are still needed but don’t need to be kept handy, and trash.

Limit the number of desk items and knick-knacks which are out in the open. Store the rest or throw them away.

Step four: Take all papers/documents and organize into categories. Keep separate categories by using folders or dividers. Label folders/dividers and store in a drawer/file cabinet/box.


“I ALWAYS FORGET WHAT I NEED TO DO”

Step one: Buy a planner. If you’re the type of person that has a lot of appointments, get a daily planner that is separated into times. If you’re the type of person that has general appointments and general to-do’s get a weekly/monthly planner.

Step two: In the monthly overview, PENCIL in all important dates that you need to remember, or meetings and appointments you are unsure you are able to attend. When events become a “for sure thing” erase it and write the event in pen. Copy the events into weekly overviews.

Step three: Write assignments/things to remember in their respective day slot when you are informed of them.

Step four: Check of your to-do’s which are written in the day slots as you complete them. This will help you remember what you have and haven’t done.