{"id":12430,"date":"2023-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/?p=12430"},"modified":"2023-06-16T09:56:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T13:56:02","slug":"organize-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/organize-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Simple Steps to Organizing Anything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you wondering what’s the process to organize<\/a> anything at home or work? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you looking for a few helpful pointers that can be used in pretty much any organization project<\/a>, large or small?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, you\u2019re in luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, you’ll find the five simple steps you need to follow if you want to organize anything\u2014absolutely anything\u2014in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1. Decide what you are going to organize.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What do you want to organize?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broad statements, such as, \u201cI want to organize my house,\u201d are a good start, but you\u2019ll find it even more helpful to drill down and specify exactly what it is you want to organize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the example above, do you want to organize a bookcase? Organize your room? How about organizing receipts<\/a> or your emails?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This tip applies for any organization\u00a0project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clearer you can be in defining what it is you want to organize, be it a chest full of toys, files or gardening equipment, the easier it will be to do your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2. Collect items and\/or materials.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully, the items you want to organize are located in the same physical location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This could be a room, home, garage, office<\/a>, or other area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If for some reason items aren\u2019t in the same location, you\u2019ll need to make arrangements to move and consolidate everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why should you do this? Well, you want to be able to compare and contrast items amongst one another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having items side-by-side makes it easier to spot patterns, trends, and themes running through whatever it is you\u2019re going to organize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may find it helpful to set up an organizing workspace before you begin your project in earnest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3. Appropriately sort items and\/or materials.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Feeling a bit apprehensive about sorting? Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019re going to make things really simple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The easiest way is to go about this is to sort items<\/a> broadly, and then refine the process for as many times as necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For starters, you will make a series of simple decisions as to whether you will keep the item, trash the item, or donate the item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s an example: let\u2019s say you have a pile of stuff from your coffee table that you want to organize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How should you process everything? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can begin by going through the items one-by-one and deciding whether to keep the item, throw it away or recycle, or donate the item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After you\u2019ve finished with your first round of sorting, you can refine your sorting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, you can start grouping like items with like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From our coffee table example above, you might sort markers so they are with other markers, papers<\/a> with papers, and books with books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4. Select an organization system.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you\u2019ve sorted everything, it\u2019s time to figure out what organization system you are going to use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, it doesn\u2019t matter so much which organization system you use, as long as you can find what you need, when you need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s say you are organizing shirts in your clothes closet<\/a>. You\u2019ve got a bunch of long-sleeved shirts, short-sleeved shirts, tank tops, t-shirts and blouses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many different ways could you organize these shirts? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, you could organize them by fabric, pattern, color, weight, types\u2026the list goes on and on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You think about things for a moment, and then decide that the best way to organize things for your needs is to organize clothing by type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in this case, you would organize tank tops with tank tops, long-sleeved shirts with long-sleeved shirts, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, all you have to do is choose one organization system that works for you, and stick with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5. Store items.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, the final step in organization<\/a> is to properly store everything for safekeeping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can choose any method of storage for your needs, be it containers, boxes, baskets, drawers, bins, trunks, cabinets, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try making use of whatever storage materials you may already have; and then shop for organization products as needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point in time, you might decide to label your items, or make a cheat sheet as to where you\u2019ve stored everything in your home or office for easy retrieval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about you? What items are you going to organize using these tips? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you need help when it comes to organizing materials or items in your home or office? Are you looking for a few helpful pointers that can be used in pretty much any organization project, large or small?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1109,142,26,16,18,19,130],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12430"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24420,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12430\/revisions\/24420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}