How to get My Life Sorted! - Where to start..

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First of all - TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND LET IT OUT SLOWLY. Remember, everything seems overwhelming at the start. Piles of paperwork, overstuffed wardrobes, rooms full of clutter. But, by taking hold of your life and dealing with issues bit by bit, it will soon move from being a mountain to becoming a molehill. At the end you will say my life is sorted, Take this breath at the start of every day if it helps. Here is a link to some simple exercises to help you cope if you start to feel anxious at any time.

To get your ams around the problem, I have found having a to do list very helpful to start with. Make the entries not too vague so that you can’t see the whole problem, or too detailed that the list itself makes it seem too big to tackle. Do this by walking from room by room. if needs be, to make sure you include what is most obvious to you as a problem area.

Entries like:

  1. Sort out bookshelves

  2. Check over my bank account

  3. Make a list of repairs that need to be done

are helpful length notes, but not too scary or big. If the list is starting to get too long just choose the most pressing items to include, the most important or largest. Don’t expect to fix everything at once though.

Where you note down this to do list is very important. Perhaps, if you love stationery, buy a new planner in a colour you love and use that. Or use a spreadsheet on your computer if you are more IT based. If you want to get everyone involved, make a wall chart so that all the family can pick a tasks and put it in their column to do. Whatever works for you. The more fun and easy it is for you, the more likely is that you will get it done.

Making notes

Some resources for you to create your to do list include Pintrest for wallchart ideas, Planners from makers such as Stalogy and CGD London (found in Amazon and online), make them fun with stickers from suppliers such as HelloOriday and PaperScribblesCo - both on Etsy. Choose what you love and use it, if it doesn’t make you happy try something else. Papier.com has a post on the psychology of colourful stationery…a fun read.