Get Organized! CT StEPs Marilyn Weiss Cruickshank Creative Simplicity Organizing & Productivity www.csimplicity.com Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015

What Do I Gain From Being Organized? Reduce Wasted Time & Maximize Productivity = Changes to the Bottom Line Limit Distractions Develop Simpler Routines & Maintain Less Reduce Stress Boost Confidence & Feel in Control (space & workload) Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015

What Are the Steps to Organization? Your Vision What do you want the space to look/feel like? What tasks do you need to accomplish in the space? What is the purpose of the space? What works about the space? What does not work? Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015

Steps to Organization Zones Work = 360 degree circle around your active space Other Zones = Technology Meeting Supply Archive Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015

Steps to Organization Curating Questions When was the last time you used it/referred to it? When/Why will you (realistically)need it again? Who might ask for it? What would you need it for? Is it easily replaceable? What’s the worst thing that would happen if you got rid of it? Can it be retained in another format? Is it beautiful, useful or loved? How does it make you feel? Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015

Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015 Steps to Organization SPACE 1. Sort 2. Purge 3. Assign a Home 4. Containerize 5. Equalize Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015

How Do I Manage All the Paper? Active v. Reference v. Archive Don’t mix personal & professional Keep the paper upright Just right holders Filing – Naming is Key Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015

How Do I Maintain an Organized Space? Close your day with 10 minutes of organizing Schedule tune ups Clear or labelled Like with like A place for everything Organizing is a process… Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015

What steps will you take to get organized and simplify your life? Final Question What steps will you take to get organized and simplify your life? Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015

Let’s Get Organized! Marilyn Weiss Cruickshank Creative Simplicity Organizing & Productivity www.csimplicity.com csimplicity@comcast.net 781-453-3906 Copyright, Creative Simplicity, LLC, 2015