'Round and 'round we go...

Some months ago I was at a neighborhood brunch, wearing the pin I always wear when I leave my house. It says, "Change Your Life. Get Organized." As you might imagine, it's a real conversation starter. Because of "The Pin", someone always asks about my business and, ever the marketer, I'm always happy to answer their questions.

Sometimes someone says something that strikes me funny. At the brunch, a woman asked me about my business (she saw The Pin!) and remarked, "Oh, I can get organized. I just hate that you have to keep it up!" Try as I might, my poker face failed me and I pretty much laughed out loud and said, "How often do you get your hair cut?"

She was (naturally) a bit confused. I went on to clarify that everything in life takes repetition. Over and over and over again, we do the same things for years on end. It's just the way life is (if you want your life to work, anyway). Dishes, housekeeping, getting dressed, eating... you can't just do these things just one time! It's the same with staying organized. It takes daily, weekly, monthly maintenance but it's time and energy well spent because investing a small amount of time to stay organized actually saves you a tremendous amount of time and prevents you from the daily struggle that chaos creates.

How can you invest five minutes today to make your life easier tomorrow?