Get organized and Stay organized!

I am in the process of moving back to the US from Germany, military style. Needless to say, whatever organization I had reached is gone, as I am living in temporary housing.
At least I am getting rid of more stuff right now, and that is helpful, but when I find a place to live in, the real fun begins: 3 years of no spring cleaning and no organization, neatly packed in boxes that outside look very organized, but in the inside are a mess…
It’s almost nightmarish to even think about it!

I am almost back to square one, although you can still see some improvement…

My boyfriend is an expert at organizing. And while I still got a lot of work to do in that regard, I am beginning to really improve…

I have created a few routines that I can stick to, and while I am not completely neat and organized, you can really see improvement. A lot of things are where they should be, or at least tucked away in a “review later” drawer.

It feels good, too!

sigh no more keeping up with it on a daily basis, but I have managed to keep my room less cluttered and more organized, although it still needs sooo much work!!!

You can see the improvement, though, without having to look too hard!!! And this makes me proud. The little improvement has not been much, but enough to feel accomplished, and I have been able to keep up with it, too.

But I have at least kept up with the minimum!!!
Hotspots put off in a regular basis. If I am not getting more organized, at least I am not more disorganized! Which is something.
My sink is clean and shiny. My stuff is in relative order.
I just need to keep at it. Can’t let it slip any further!

I decided that my most disorganized thing is clothing, so I went on a mission: put away all clothing that is clean, and put in laundry basket all clothing that is dirty. I did it!!!
And best of all… all dishes are in order, and my sink is clean. That took care of my “hotspots” too.
I still have some work to do to get organized, but I am beginning to feel a lot better about it!!
I can do it!

I bummed it today… I had greater plans for the day, but I couldn’t get myself to do it.
At least my sink is shiny, and all dishes are washed and dried and put away.

so, in a moment of bravery, I went to one of my hotspots and cleared it out. I put away what I could put away, and the rest is laying in a pile, for now, since I have to sort through it. I also went to another one of my hotspots and put away what I knew went where. So not very much advancing, but slowly getting there.
My lazyboy is usable by people once more and my desk is halfway decluttered. I even have space for the little lamp I always intended to put there, so I put it together and later on, I shall install it.

this whole thing of being basically bed-ridden is making the whole “get organized” deal a lot harder.

But my sink is still shiny, and day 2 of baby steps by flylady is complete. I can’t go anywhere so i couldn’t dress up to the lace, but i showered, got comfy clothes that match and applied some makeup anyway.

I also cleaned out the pantry, and pointed out two “hotspots” that i can work on later.

What is really ridiculous is that i live in a room, and it seems so overwhelming at times…

I live in a small room, so clutter is way too easy.

Today I organized a small closet I call the pantry, since I keep all food there. I got rid of all that was expired, and I also cleared the top, with the exception of a small stack of papers that I need to study for a test and a bag of stuff that I want to send to my brother back in the USA, which I will pack later today. feeling proud