Organization

One of the things i learned long ago was that being organized did wonders for keeping stress away. I did many searches online in order to find the best ways to stay organized. I found a wealth of information and even signed up to receive organization emails from a couple of different sites. Unfortunately, at first procrastination made it very difficult to keep things organized and tidy. I felt overwhelmed because whenever i saw how much there was to get done, i had an all or nothing mindset. When you have an all or nothing mindset, you tend to overwhelm yourself, feel defeated that you didn't get it all done at that moment, time, or day, and procrastinate even more. This makes it so easy to quit. The key is to think smaller. One of my favorite phrases now is "one step at a time". You don't have to do everything all at once. If you do a certain amount each day you will soon be able to get it all done. You can't rush things. When things are rushed, they don't always come out right or how you wanted them too.

There are several ways you can get things done without feeling overwhelmed. Planning is one good way to get things done in a timely manner without having to squeeze everything into a certain time or day. Make sure you review all the things that need to be done and then separate them into what should be done first, what should be done soon but not necessarily first, and what can be done later if it's not able to be done that day. Just remember that it's not the end of the world if you don't get everything on your list done. It's ok to leave some things for the next day. At first list planning might be hard to get used to. Just take it one step at a time. Little by little. Baby steps. There's always tomorrow.