Organization Help

I am disappointed.

I recently stumbled across a blog that I was sort of excited about. I realize that sounds a bit contradictory: sort of excited? Isn't excited by it's very nature extreme?

Well, yes. But, I was weary. I read through some of the archives and I thought it sounded helpful. See, it's an organization blog.

Hello, that's what I need! Help organizing.

After a bit of reading, I realized that she didn't give away too many secrets online because she is a life coach and she wants you to pay her for the information. Okay, that's fair. I think there should still be some sneak previews, if you will, to prove to me that it'll be worth the investment, but maybe that's just me. I'm pretty protective of my money in general.

So, I subscribed to her email list, because she promised a free packet of organizational tools. Cool! I love free! And I was pretty curious. What could this mysterious packet contain?

Well, let me tell you. A sheet with eight boxes for your goals. Another sheet with a 30 boxes for your monthly menu. A sheet with the direction to "envision what you'd like from your room." And a few others that weren't much better.

Really? That's the "free" preview? All she did was slap her banner on the top of a lined piece of paper. That is not what I want! Nor is it helpful, at all.

The thing is, those are pretty standard forms. In fact, they exist in some form in almost every self-help book you'd probably ever see and can be quickly generated on your home computer. Oh, and let's not forget, they're pretty obvious. You mean, if I want to go to the store only once a week, I should plan a week's worth of meals? Wow! Groundbreaking!

Okay, that might have been a little harsh. After all, these are the *free* documents. One can only hope that the ones you pay for are more helpful.

But, what it made me realize is that it is an entirely personal journey. YOU have to decide how your home and life should be organized. There are some pretty organized people out there, but if you got plopped into their lives, it probably wouldn't work for you.

So. I'm recording my journey to a put together life, but that's all it is. My journey. Yours should look entirely different, if your goal is a put together life at all. Maybe it's not. And that's okay. Just don't expect what I do to be what you should do.

The end.