A Seven-Step Plan to Organize the House
January 13th, 2013 GTD Times Team - Staff ContributorsCategories | Family | Getting Things Done | Implementation | Inspiration
The Power of Moms has a very useful post on how to methodically get your house organized. There’s even a handy PDF download.
A Seven-Step Plan to Organize the House
by April Perry on Jan 8, 2013
I want my home to be a simple, functional, happy environment that enables every family member to thrive.
But if I want it to get there–and stay there, I have to have a plan.
Over the past 12 years, with 9 moves, 4 children, and a bustling schedule (like yours, I’m sure) I’ve refined my home-simplification process down to seven steps that work every single time.
Many aspects of this process are based on David Allen’s best-setter, Getting Things Done (a wonderful book you must read). Corporate executives worldwide live and breathe this kind of training, and now we’re going to have a great time applying it to our homes.
Read the full post here.
Isn’t putting when to do each room on a calendar in direct opposition to the list-based GTD philosophy? After all, these aren’t appointments.