- Have you heard this alarming statistic
that the average American spends one year of their lives
looking for lost or misplaced items?
At the end of your life, you will have spent
one full year just searching for things.
What could you do with an extra 365 days added to your life
simply because you're organized?
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Hey, I'm Terri Savelle Foy your cheerleader of dreams.
Let's talk about the secret to a clean and organized home.
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Let's here a few more crazy statistics.
Did you know that the average American home
has 300000 items in it?
At the same time, 80 percent of what we have we never use.
You know, Newsweek Magazine discovered
that we are wasting an average of 55 minutes a day.
That's approximately 12 days a year,
looking of things we own but can't find.
Isn't this wild?
Well getting organized is consistently
one of the top five New Year's Resolutions year after year.
But 80 percent of people say,
at any given time their house is a mess.
Well, as your cheerleader of dreams,
I want you to see this as all part
of the preparation of where God wants to take you.
See God can't use you publicly
until you get victory privately.
You know, the Bible says,
when your faithful with the little things
your house, your car, your refrigerator,
you'll be ruler over many things.
The business, the career, the ministry.
So getting your car cleaned out,
getting your pantry organized, your bills paid on time,
it's all part of the path to promotion.
Plus, not only that, you're gonna save money.
Think about it.
Instead of buying things you already have like
double A batteries, glue, light bulbs, cleaning supplies,
you will know exactly where to locate them
and save money that you don't need to spend.
When you're organized, you can find things.
You're gonna save so much time.
I mean, have you lost your car keys
or your cell phone again?
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Fact, on average, we are spending six minutes a day
just looking for our car keys in the morning.
Six minutes a day, is three hours a month wasted.
Can you believe this?
So, with a clean and organized home
you will designate specific spots for every item
and you'll know exactly where to look when you need it.
You will go directly to the key hook for the car keys.
To the coat closet for you jacket.
To the file cabinet for your insurance card.
And to the laundry room for your flashlight.
You know, you're gonna have such a sense of peace
when your home is in shape and everything
is in its rightful place.
So, where do we start?
Number one, everything needs a home.
So we have to answer the question,
does it stay or does it go?
If it stays, where does it go?
This is one of the biggest challenges in organization.
Now the reason things pile up
is simply because we don't have a designated spot for them.
So when someone asks, where does this go
and the response is, your guess is as good as mine.
Then it's time to assign a home.
So you must find a place for everything.
And everything means, the broken watch,
the unopened mail, the stacks of photos, the magazines,
the unused Christmas gifts, the umbrellas, everything.
So you can't be vague or indecisive about this.
Everything must have a place.
For example, coats in a designated coat closet.
Key, hanging on a hook by the door.
Cellphones on charger by the nightstand.
Batteries in bin in the laundry room.
Purses on the shelf.
Backpacks in the hallway bench.
School information in desk tray
or a box labeled with your child's name on it.
Bills in a box on the desk.
In fact, I was reading something.
Did you know that 23 percent of adults pay bills late.
And incur late fees because
they simply can't find the bills.
So have a designated spot for all of your bills.
Collect them from the mailbox
and take them right to the bin.
Designate a bill paying day
and go straight to that bin and start paying your bills.
Number one, it alleviates the stress
of clutter build up on the kitchen counter.
And number two, it alleviates that nagging feeling
of needing to pay the bills
because you've designated Sunday night
as an example, as your bill paying day.
So don't think about the bills on Wednesday.
Number two, decide to purge.
Purging is therapeutic.
Now to purge by definition means to clear or to rid
of an unwanted feeling, memory or condition,
or to physically remove something completely.
So let's develop the urge to purge
and remove anything that could be just dragging you back
so you can be free to move forward.
Now here are some decluttering tips
that organizing experts recommend.
And see which one would be a good strategy to get you going.
One is called the 12-month rule.
Now one of the biggest reasons we accumulate so much stuff
is because we have so many old items
that haven't been used in years.
You know, if you haven't needed
or used it in the past year,
the general rule is to toss it or give it to someone
who will appreciate it and even utilize it.
Here's another rule.
Something old, something new.
Now this isn't for just weddings.
But many decluttering experts recommend
you only give yourself permission
to purchase an item if you remove a similar item.
So if your closet is already overstuffed,
remove a pair of shoes before you add another pair.
Now I'm not sure I totally agree with this rule,
like at all (laughs).
But it is recommended that to make space
for everything you buy you must remove a similar item.
So if you buy a new set of Tupperware
then remove the old Tupperware with all the lost lids.
That makes sense to me, not the shoes.
But anyway, another point is to go paperless.
You can avoid the whole mail process all together
by going paperless and having your bills
electronically emailed.
It not only eliminates the paperwork decluttering
but it saves you time by not having to open
every bill one by one and sort through them.
Here's another rule, consolidate.
Do you really need seven frying pans?
Or 32 cleaning products?
What about 17 tubes of lipstick piled in a drawer
and 27 pairs of socks with 11 mismatched?
(laughs)
See we tend to unconsciously collect
too many items that can simply be merged,
condensed and even tossed to free up more space.
Here's the one I like.
This is another tip, take the 30-day challenge.
Now you're gonna have fun with this.
The challenge is simply to remove one item
each day that corresponds with the day of the month.
For example, one the first day of the month,
you remove or declutter one item from your possessions.
On day five, you remove five items that have no use to you.
On day 15, you declutter 15 items
that are taking up space in your surroundings.
By day 30 of this decluttering challenge,
you will have removed 500 unnecessary
items from your domain.
Now that's major progress and
it's a little fun in the process.
I want to help you with more fun ideas like this
and even how to turn your clutter into cash.
In fact, I wrote an entire book called,
Declutter your way to success.
And I'm giving it away this week absolutely free.
You only pay for the shipping to get it to your house
but this is my gift to you to help you get that peace
that leads to a promotion by getting organized.
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So let's get back to getting organized.
Number three, you're gonna love this.
Set your timer for 20 minutes and go full speed ahead.
Now you are going to be amazed at what
you can accomplish with a 20-minute plan.
It's gonna surprise you.
What is 20 minutes of your 24-hour day
if it produces calmness, peace and a welcoming environment
for your friends and family.
See if your time is limited,
then stick to the 20-minute plan.
If you can allot more time, do another 20 minutes
or another 20 minutes.
And then set a goal to just see
how much you can accomplish
by focusing solely on one room.
Now I always suggest, refraining from waiting
until you have a full day to organize
or an extra hour to clean.
Instead, set your alarm for 20 minutes
and see what you can accomplish in this burst of time.
And you're gonna be so amazed at how much you will achieve.
For example, not too long ago
I dreaded opening up my makeup drawer every morning.
Because of how much junk had been accumulated.
Old eyeshadow pallets, dried up mascara tubes,
outdated lip liners, you get the picture.
It annoyed me so much every morning,
I hated it and I kept thinking,
when I have a day at home, I am gonna tackle this drawer.
Well it's rare that I have
a full day just at home to organize.
So I finally set aside 20 minutes
to just get started and just see how much I could do.
You ready for this?
It only took me 12 minutes.
So set the timer for 20 minutes and just get started.
Now if your motivated to set
another 20-minute timer, go for it.
Twenty minutes over the course of a month is 10 hours
of getting your home in shape.
Isn't that amazing?
Number four, create a routine.
If you always wait until everything is piled high again
and it's just grossing you out.
You will constantly feel overwhelmed.
Now if you make it a part of your ritual each day,
you're gonna maintain peace.
So make this 20-minute rule something
you just practice everyday.
It could be before you go to bed or after dinner.
Or before you leave in the morning to run to the office.
Find a time to designate to the cleanliness
and the order of your home by setting the alarm
to do a quick clean up every day.
And this will become just a way of life to you
and you'll experience the peace that comes with it.
And you know what?
You'll be a great example for your family,
your children and your family are watching,
observing and they're learning from you everyday.
So showing them how to keep things clutter free
and organized will prepare them tremendously
for the rest of their lives.
So I hope you enjoyed this and hey,
don't forget to get your free book.
You know, I share with you how to get started
decluttering and organizing.
You won't be overwhelmed because you'll have a plan,
a vision for each room in the house.
And I'll even show you which one to start in,
where to start, where to place things,
creative organizing ideas that make it exciting.
And you'll discover how to turn your clutter into cash.
There are so many ways you can profit from your possessions.
So, I'm telling you from experience
you are gonna be amazed at how easy it is to declutter
when you have a vision and a plan.
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