Do you make to-do lists to tidy your home and complete work projects? I do. Finishing one job and crossing it off this list inspires me to do another. Each lined-off task moves me on to the next.
Some days...I don't make a list and would rather "shut the door" on an untidy room...and nothing more. Does that happen to you? If it does, my friend and fellow organizer Jill Viglione, owner of Embrace Your Space, suggests we: Take ten tiny actions.
These may be as minute as turning off a light in an unused room; putting away a potholder in a kitchen drawer, or rinsing off one dirty dish. Finish one, cross it off your mental list, and then complete another little chore...until you've reached your goal of ten. Taking care of each little job is a reward in itself; and it might inspire you to bring order to an entire room. If others live with you, invite them to join in the fun and share in the maintenance of your home.
You can use this method on any space, room, or for paper pileups. Try it! It's fast and it gets you moving!