The Underlying Cause of Clutter

For me clutter has taken on new meaning since I’ve had children.  My life prior to having kids was definitely NOT clutter free, but I am starting to forget that fact.  Some days I feel like my PILES have been sitting there for months.  I think my husband would attest to that.  And the worst part is that it causes me to not feel like myself.  I could say that I ‘Do not have time’ and that would be partially true.  A bigger underlying cause is the phase of life I am in right now.  Two small children, unemployed, trying to create a new career, etc.  Things are chaotic.

Yes, I always have had some areas of the house where strict organization was not required.  Like when we moved into our new home in 2003 we used the laundry/utility/office as our ‘crazy’ room.  This was the room where we staged our moving boxes and the rest of the house looked like we’d been in for months.  It was our secret weapon.  It was never intended to be the ‘insane’ room. 

I did not expect that I’d get to a point in my life where it’d be difficult to stay on top of this room.  The inability to maintain order with kids has been the biggest surprise about having babies.  And what’s really bad right now is that I am doing business out of this room.  So, during Small Business Week I am looking at how I can clear the clutter/chaos from this room.  Our garage sale this week will help, but I must do more. 

I talked yesterday about having clear space on the desktop and I need to heed my own advice and implement my own tricks/tips. 

What is clear one day may not be the next unless there is a workable plan in place!