Home Management during Life Transitions
A dear friend of mine hired me to come organize her closets. She had a new job, a new baby, and a new apartment in the last 19 months. (Plus…2020!). Additionally she indicated they planned to move again in the next two years. What she needed most from me was not closet organizing. What she needed was a real truth - she is in massive transition, and organizing her home might not be the solution now. I know. I know. Stay with me.
How to Organize Transitional or High Traffic Spaces
Transitions, or times of change and/or movement, can make it incredibly difficult to keep your home organized. These transitions, changes, and movements in your home can be both physical and in your life circumstances.
In this post we will look at how physical transitions in a space impact home organization. In the follow up post I will write about how life transitions, such as births, deaths, divorces, etc. impact home organization.
Transitions
Rather than beating ourselves up about the mess life transition brings, let’s recognize the transition and learn from it. We can use that information to create new routines and modify our visions. This will get us a lot further than shame ever will.