GALVESTON.
IT IS A GREAT DAY TO BE OUT AT
THE BEACH AT THE GALLERIA.
WELCOME BACK.
CONDITION KERING CLUTTER CAN BE
MORE COMPLICATED THAN ONE MIGHT
THINK.
REAL.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE MAKING,
ORGANIZING MISTAKES.
GAIL, OWNER OF THE CLUTTER
FAIRY, IS HERE TO SHARE
STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> FINE, HOW ARE YOU?
>> VERY WELL.
YOU HAVE A MESS IN FRONT OF YOU.
>> AS MUCH AS I CAN CREATE.
HOME.
ONE OF US HAVE FOUND OURSELVES
TRYING TO ORGANIZE AND
REORGANIZE BUT NEVER GET
ANYWHERE.
>> NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE SKILL
SET.
IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
>> IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING.
WHEN YOU DIVE IN WITH YOUR JUNK
DRAWER OR ENTIRE ROOM, WHAT IS
MAKE?
>> THE FIRST BIG MISTAKE IS
THEY THINK IT IS TIME TO DO
SHOPPING.
THAT IS THE FUN PART, RIGHT?
YOU ALWAYS WANT TO GO RUNNING
PRODUCT.
SO YOU COME HOME WITH A BUNCH
OF PRODUCT YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT
ABOUT.
YOU END UP WITH A BIG PILE.
MOST OF US THROW THEM IN THE
ROOM AND THROW IT AWAY, HOPE IT
WORKS OUT.
>> STEP ONE, YOU HAVE FIVE EASY
TIPS FOR US.
THE FIRST IS DON'T GO BUY MORE
STUFF.
>> DO THE SORTING, KEEP TOSSING
FIRST.
WHEN YOU GO BY PRODUCTS YOU
WILL BUY IT FOR THE STUFF YOU
ARE KEEPING, A SMALLER
COLLECTION.
THEN YOU BUY WHAT YOU NEED
INSTEAD OF RANDOM STUFF THAT
DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE.
>> NOW CLEAN TIME BLINDNESS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> I LIKE TO ORGANIZE THAT. IS
WHAT I DO AND THINK IT IS FUN.
NO ONE ELSE DOES.
>> WE ALWAYS THINK THE PROJECT
WE IGNORE CAN BE FIXED IN THE
THREE HOURS WE ARE WILLING TO
ORGANIZE, RIGHT?
THERE IS ALWAYS A DISCONNECT.
IF YOU GET TO THE END, YOU MAD
AND WALK AWAY.
DO.
PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF THE
CLOSET OR DRAWERS.
ATTEND OF YOUR TIME, IT IS
STILL A MESS.
STARTED.
>> WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY ON
TACKLING PROJECTS? BITE-SIZED
PIECES?
>> DECIDE HOW LONG YOU ARE
WILLING TO WORK AND FOCUS, SET
THAT TIME AND SCHEDULE IT OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
I WILL WORK ON MONDAYS AT 10:00
FOR TWO HOURS.
TWO TIMES AFTER WORK UNTIL THE
PROJECT IS DONE.
INSTEAD OF SAYING I'M GOING TO
ORGANIZE AND EXPECT SOMETHING
YOU HAVE IGNORED TO BE COMPLETE.
>> IT IS GREAT.
ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN DEALING
WITH CLOSETS.
DISASTER.
>> LIKE PICKING UP ONE AREA.
SAYING I WILL TACKLE THIS.
>> FOR THE TWO HOURS YOU CAN
STAY FOCUSED ON AND COME BACK
AND DO IT AGAIN.
>> YOUR RULE OF THUMB IS THE
LONGER YOU NEGLECT A PROJECT,
THE LONGER IT WILL TAKE TO GET
THROUGH IT.
THE NEXT TIP IS AVOID MAKING
KEY DECISIONS TOO HASTILLY.
>> THIS IS MY AREA.
IF I WERE TO SORT THIS I WOULD
PICK UP SCISSORS.
THE FIRST RESPONSE IS PUT THAT
IN THE KEEP PILE.
AS I KEEP SORTING, HERE IS
ANOTHER SCISSORS, HERE IS
ANOTHER, RIGHT?
SCISSORS.
COLLECTION.
YOU TOLD YOURSELF EACH TIME YOU
TOUCH THEM YOU HAVE TO KEEP
THEM.
THE BETTER SOLUTION IS SORT
THEM INTO CATEGORIES, WHICH
PILE.
>> A GROW LIKE ITEMS TO GO.
>> EXACTLY.
THEN MAKE ONE DECISION BASED ON
THE WHOLE POPULATION.
YOU COULD SAY THESE PINCH WHEN
I USE THEM, THESE ARE TOO
SMALL, THESE ARE NOT CUTTING, I
DON'T LIKE THAT COLOR SO THESE
ARE THE ONESLY KEEP.
OF MORE.
IT IS NOT AS OVERWHELMING.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE ITEMS, KEEP
ONE ORTWO?
>> YOU CAN HAVE THEM WHERE YOU
WANT THEM.
IF YOU NEED THEM IN THE
KITCHEN, BATHROOM AND OFFICE
BUT THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE
THEM, RIGHT?
>> SO TRUE.
>> A LOT OF US, THIS IS WHERE I
GET INTO TROUBLE.
THE SENTIMENTAL STUFF.
YOU WANT THE KEEP SOMETHING
BECAUSE SOMEONE GAVE IT TO YOU.
>> I DON'T DO THIS.
I'M ULTRA ORGANIZED.
>> BE RUTHLESS.
FOR PEOPLE.
THE BEST THING IS THINK OF IT
AS PEELING A REPRESENTATIVE
SAMPLE.
KEEPALL THE PIECES BUT YOU
WILL BE DROWN THERINKEEPSAKES.
TAKE THE TOP 10% THAT IS THE
MOST EMOTIONALLY JUICY FOR YOU.
THE STUFF THAT MAKES YOU THE
MEMORIES.
LET THE REST GO.
>>> IT IS INTERESTING HOW WE
ATTACH MEMORY.
YOUR GRANDMA COULD HAVE BOUGHT
SECONDS PICKING UP.
DIFFERENT.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU GOT TO GET RID STUFF.
>> OKAY.
DECIDE.
THAT WISHY-WASHY AREA.
THIS IS MY KEEP PILE, THIS IS
PILE.
THEN I HAVE THIS AREA HERE.
>> RIGHT?
>> I THINK THAT MOST PEOPLE
DECIDE NOT TO DECIDE WHEN THEY
ARE SUPER OVERWHELMED OR
REACHED THE POINT LIKE THEY
FOUND THE BOX THAT CAME FROM
GRANDMA, THEY INHERITED IT AND
BRINGS UP DISTRESS AN EMOTION.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET STUCK BY
THAT PROCESS WHERE SAY I'M
HAVING SO MUCH FUN.
LIKE I WANT TO DO THIS TOMORROW.
I CAN'T DECIDE TODAY,LY DO IT
TOMORROW.
YOU PICK IT UP, PUT IT DOWN, A
RIGHT?
IF YOU GET STUCK, MOVE ON.
MAKE OTHER DECISIONS THAT ARE
EASIER, THINGS TO GET AHEAD OF.
HAVE SUCCESS AT.
IF YOU MAKE SOME DECISIONS AND
ARE SUCCESSFUL, WILL IT BE
EASIER TO GO BACK TO THOSE
HARDER.
>> MAKE THE'D YER DECISIONS.
>> AND PRACTICE THE IDEA OF
LETTING THINGS GO.
FOR PEOPLE OVERWHELMED AND
STUCK THAT MAKES PERFECT.
A MESS.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
?
>> LY CLEAN IT UP.
>> THAT IS WHAT COMMERCIAL
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.