To ask about your organisation ideas?

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I'm terrible. As well as procrastinating, I'm a bit of a hoarder.
Aibu To ask what made you start getting organised and what do you do to stay organised?
What's made your life easier?

The first reality you need to accept is that you will never be organized if your home is inundated with a hoard of stuff you simply don't need. All of those "things" you once thought enriched your life are actually an anchor around your neck. You need to accept that and purge all the useless crap that is cluttering up your life.

A quick tidy up at bed time, I love waking up to a tidy house, if I don't it feels like Groundhog Day. Putting stuff away after we've used them, spending half an hour every day doing a few jobs rather than a mammoth clean in days off. Less hoarding.

I was going through my (over stuffed) wardrobe today and found some trousers that had been in the same position on the hanger for so long that the crease was dusty.

Definitely less stuff. Good systems for the cycle of things that move through the house, for example we have a cupboard with washer and dryer stacked, and then a wooden surer in the ceiling space next to that. Then enough wardrobe space to properly put clothes away and a routine of supporting the dcs to manage putting it in the laundry basket before bed. Little bursts two to three times a day, emptying the dishwasher while others take out rubbish, collect dishes etc. Ruthlessly chucking away crap, junk mail etc. Not allowing dumping. Then I can be more organised in my planning as I clearly can see what's needed. We have stuff written on the calendar and in our phones, with reminders and alarms. Use Moonpig for birthdays with reminders every year and internet shopping for clothes, food, Christmas presents etc. I also factor in little rests, so like cuppa after work for twenty minutes with a friend a few times a week. It's full on though. Oh and vitamins and walking the dogs seem to energise me although at times I have to force myself it really is satisfying though, when you know you're on it!

Good ideas trash can!

I read the Marie Kondo books one after the other and began working my way through the house one room each month, throwing away, recycling and rehoming pretty much everything useless.

The main thing for me is less stuff; we have two DCs and huge families and lots of close friends so christmas and birthdays are overrun with stuff, so much that they can't even work their way through it. So we cut that down and when anyone asked what they wanted, we'd suggest day trips, cinema trips, swimming pool trips, anything that took their fancy but which didn't add to the 'stuff' quota. The other thing I do is go through everything before going to bed; pe kits, lunch boxes, school bags, my work bags, everything si packed, clean and ready for the following day.

And get help. Don't do everything yourself. If you have a DP?DCs or friends who'll help, rope them in and get them sorting through stuff. Our local DV hostel is always so grateful for children's books, toys and clothes, unused toiletries and clothes for women. Some arrive with very little and anything lounging about in a wardrobe has got to be better off being worn, so I have clear outs regularly. Our local children's hospital and our GP also regularly need toys and books, so check if anywhere near to you needs anything you have too much of.

At our local tip they take in electrical goods to repair, too, so get rid of all your old stuff that way.