Link to President Welton's Class
Handouts from Stephanie Stewart's organizing class
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1.
Start with a goal: I want
________________________________________ to be more organized
2.
Evaluate the problem
- determine what is and isn’t
working with how you are doing things and how things are currently set up ______________________________________________________________
3.
Determine what COULD change or be done differently
_________________________________________
4.
Try to look at it a new way – don’t be limited by existing
format or structure - imagine starting
fresh _______________________________________________________________________________________
5.
Take an inventory – determine what you have,
what’s missing, what’s weighing you down ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.
Draw up a plan & put it in writing – detail everything (make sure it will fit, you’ve
included everything, try to foresee problems, decide where to start, who will
help, & when to begin) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.
Remove the baggage - holding you back, weighing
you down, taking up space? Get rid of it! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
8.
Get everything you need to execute the plan – supplies,
support, equipment, time, sleep J
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
9.
Execute the plan/ Organize it - set it up, put pieces in place, put things in order
10. Try
it out - See if
it works, give it some time to see what may or may not be working
11. Evaluate
it – don’t
abandon it! Tweak it & improve it until it’s working well
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Adapt
as life changes
- adjust and reconfigure as needed to keep it organized & working
13. Do
a Happy dance ~ you did it!
© Stephanie
Stewart – www.bringingorder.com
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Decide the type of
list you’ll use - (paper vs. digital) & how and where you’ll keep it
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Plan it out – how will it be
set up? When will you plan/update it (weekly & daily)?
v Dump your brain - Put EVERYTHING on it! Anything and
everything that needs to be done in every category of your life goes on the
list.
v Include yesterday and tomorrow - things you
missed, things coming up
v Sort into Types of Tasks - what action?
(call, go, buy, desk, decide, discuss, yard, home)
v Determine & sort by priority – MUST do, SHOULD
do, COULD do
v Don’t list any vague tasks - determine specific action required and list
that
v Break down “projects” into small
specific tasks (what do I need to do first, next, last?)
v Add daily tasks (*if you want) - great way to remind
yourself to do daily things
v Add Repeat Reminders (* if you want) -
Add repeat tasks of things you need to do every month, year or at specific
times (ie. sprinklers, household maintenance, checkups, gifts, holiday
traditions, Christmas tasks)
v Get help by sharing the list with those
involved – look at the list as a family/couple, use the list to help with
decisions, make a plan for when you’ll look at it and do things
v Add to it every day - whenever you think
of (or someone mentions) a new to do
v Make a DO TODAY list and use it (evaluate your day
and schedule, make it reasonable and realistic - separate by MUST do, SHOULD do, & COULD
do)
v Work off of DO TODAY and then make one for tomorrow
- check
things off as you complete them, evaluate and then plan for tomorrow
v Reevaluate and rework the plan - what’s not working?
find a solution, change it up
v Give yourself a break – do what works
for you! celebrate your successes
© Stephanie
Stewart – www.bringingorder.com
