We are all guilty of making SMARTless home organizational and cleaning goals. How many times have you said “I’m going to purge my closet, garage, or office next weekend,” only to have the weekend come and go without taking the time to organize it? It happens to the best of us. Making random blanket plans are often not successful.
The next time you want to tackle an organizational task, set SMART home goals…
- Specific: This goal has a greater chance of being completed. Instead of saying you want to organize your closet, say “I’m going to replace all of my old wire hangers with new velvet hangers and sort my clothes by type.”
- Measurable: Try to set a quantifying measures. “I’m going to donate six pair of shoes to make room for my winter boots. “
- Attainable: Plan steps to attain this goal. “I want to be debt free by my birthday next year. I’m going to start the Dave Ramsey plan.”
- Realistic: You must be willing and able to complete this goal. “While the kids are at softball practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I’m going to work on filing my financial and important documents in my filing system.”
- Timely: Goals must have a deadline. With no deadline, there is no urgency. “I’m going to work on my junk closet for 30 minutes each day. It will be completely organized by the end of the week.”
Although I did not create the SMART technique, I pride myself in using it with my organizational clients to develop decorating and organizational plans for them. If you are in need of assistance getting organized, sign up for my FREE “5 Days to an Organized Home & Life” email course. Each day for 5 days, you will receive an email with tips and suggestions for getting organized. You’ll also receive a free eBook. You can register for the free course at www.decoratorsvoice.com/free5daycourse.
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Thanks for the added confirmation that my goals should be narrow, realistic and timely. Sometimes, I have a bad habit of not doing my goals in a timely manner. This post will help me make my goals more timely. Thanks for such a great course and information on organization.
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You’re very welcome. We are in this organizational journey together :-).
This is a perfect way to make goals more achievable. Thank you for sharing! I will definitely use this to make my blog more organized and to get my messy home in order!
I’m happy you are able to use some of these tips. Thanks for reading.
I love this! It seems like I am alot more organized outside of my home than in! This post is wonderful way to bring goals to life. I know a few friends who could benefit from this!
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Yes, sometimes it easy to organize things outside of our homes. When we get home, we just want to relax. Thanks for stopping by.
love these tips! Really straightforward and helpful!
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Thanks, I wanted to make it easy for everyone to understand and use.
This is very “SMART”! Seriously a great way to approach goal setting.
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Really liked your post! You’ll never get anything done without an actual plan of action.
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This is great! My life and home are the worst cluttered mess. I haven’t even unpacked all of my stuff since moving in July/August, but somehow my house looks like a tornado hit it and it’s starting to get ridiculous.
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Don’t get overwhelmed. Try unloading one box at a time. And work on one room at a time. Good luck.
Organizing can definitely be a huge challenge! I have been chipping away at our home since moving in with my boyfriend. These tips are great!!
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That’s great. Small projects will add up to a big win.
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i love SMART goals, as a nutritionist I use these all the time
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Wow! It’s been so long since I’ve thought of this acronym, what a good reminder. My goals have been a little loose… and unrealized as of late. I will have to try this out.
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I’m happy yo remind you of the SMART technique. Thanks for stopping by.
Love this!
I need to start using this model.
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Yes, it works. Thanks for stopping.
Excellent tips. I really need to reorganize my house. Setting goals is an excellent way to get started.
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Thanks for this post! Never thought to apply SMART goals in this way. I love learning new ways of doing things. Great post!
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Yes, SMART goals are great for keeping our home and life organized. Thanks for stopping by.
I have heard about SMART technique before but I don’t know it also can be used it on organizing Home and life. Really straightforward !
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Thanks for sharing such helpful content!