"I organize it and 24 hours later it's a mess again!"

"I organize it and 24 hours later it's a mess again!"

Yep.  I've said it and likely you have too.  You put a ton of energy into giving your stuff a new home and then, as you get busy living real life, it all goes back to laying around your house.  It's exhausting and it's irritating.  What are you supposed to do?

Methods of organization are as personal as your routine when you go to the bathroom.  I have four children that all have methods that are different and differ from mine.  Want to see how regimented you are?  Move the toilet paper roll and see what happens.  The whole routine goes, well pardon the pun, down the tubes.  :o)

The system that you have chosen isn't one that fits with your habits, is too time consuming, or requires more effort than you are willing or capable of exerting on a regular basis. You need to become a student to your's and your family's habits.  Pay attention to what everyone tends to do in the matter you are wanting to organize.

For example, when I am getting ready for bed at night I tend to undress in my closet (don't get freaked out, it's a big closet).  I HATE sorting clothes.  So I bought a 3 bag hamper (1 for whites, 1 for colors, 1 for towels) which I placed in my closet.  My night clothes are also hanging for me in there as well.  So when I go in to get ready for bed everything can go in its home without me having to deviate from my routine at all.

You CAN come up with simple solutions to your biggest problems when you cater your systems to your habits.  Give it a try and share with me what kind of solutions you have come up with!