The Clutter Fairy Weekly #217
Well Begun is Half Done: Organize to Optimize Your Daily Routine
Living the lives we dream of starts with making the most of every day. But cluttered spaces and unproductive habits can waste valuable time, sap our strength and stamina, and keep us from making each day count toward our long-term goals. In episode #217 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, explores ways to streamline our homes and habits to support healthy and productive daily routines.
Content in this episode is based on the results of audience surveys.
Some content in this episode is based on results of a survey of our audience.
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The Weekly Tittle is an exercise designed to focus your attention on a specific space, aspect, or challenge of decluttering and organizing your home. We assign a new tittle in each webcast/podcast, then check on your progress the following week.
Turn Over a New Leaf (or Take a Fresh Look at an Old One)
This week’s assignment is to work on a new habit that you’d like to cultivate or an old habit that you’d like to modify or eliminate:
- Identify a habit that you’d like to add, modify, or subtract from your routine. (No habit is too small for this assignment.)
For a new habit you’d like to cultivate:
- Think about what related actions or behaviors you’re already doing on a regular basis.
- Write down your intention to use the current behavior as the trigger for the new habit. For example, “When I start making a grocery list, I will scan the refrigerator for items that are ready to be purged.”
- Put the reminder in a place where you’ll be likely to see it when you’re doing the triggering behavior.
- Practice and adjust the new habit.
For a habit you’d like to modify or eliminate:
- Notice where, when, and under what circumstances do you do this habit? What action or pathway are you stuck in?
- Think about what triggers this habit. Examine the context.
- Consider how you might shift the triggering circumstances or related habits.
- Write down your intention to react differently (or not at all) to the trigger(s) you’ve identified.
- Practice making the shifts you’ve identified.
For the full discussion of this week’s tittle, watch the Weekly Tittle segment on YouTube.
My new habit is not leaving the house for my next adventure without doing what I can to a)do any dishes left from the last meal and b) straightening up my command center and any crafts left out. This is already making a big difference in how the house looks and in how I feel when I come back from said adventure!