Spring time is the time of year where you’re longing for the sunny summer days to come, sooner rather than later. If you live somewhere rainy (like me) your patience is wearing thin at this point. We all know how hard it is to task yourself with spring cleaning, especially if the sunshine is not there to accompany you. If you’re anything like me, you tell yourself excuses as to why now is not the right time to organize. Most of the time all I want to do is snuggle in bed with my fur babies and watch movies. But alas! You can be organized and get your lazy bum to work for you!

For me, organizing starts with one small step at a time. I only tackle one project at a time and set a time limit for myself so I don’t organize myself into oblivion. Once I get started, I have a hard time stopping and forget to even eat! Hopefully, you don’t find yourself in the same predicament.

Be sure to prioritize what is most important for you to get done. Start there and allow yourself a schedule to complete the other tasks. Don’t try to get it all done in one day!!! Thinking you are the organizing superwoman can lead you to burnout and possibly make it so you get nothing done at all.

For goodness sake! Take a break!

Allow yourself mini breaks in between your organizing frenzy. Go out and enjoy the beautiful springtime, even if it’s raining. Throw on your rain boots and go splash in the puddles! Or if your less ambitious walk to a coffee shop and grab a warm drink! (Coffee! Yum!)

Remember, if you start to feel overwhelmed, call on a friend or family member who you know to be an organizing queen. It’s always much more fun when you have great company to join you. Once you have completed your organizing extravaganza, RELAX. Enjoy the fruits of your labor!

Here is a fun and bright info-graphic I created for you to reference and be on your way to spring cleaning utopia! Happy organizing!