Pilers, Filers, and Messies: Home Organization Ideas

Today’s feature is from The Simple Mom with Pilers, Filers, and Messies: Home Organization Ideas. . .

Karen has a different twist on organizing techniques — and her ideas and methods have helped me more than anything else I’ve read on this topic…

Karen teaches that “Messies” are Pilers who are attempting to be Filers. She says that if you try to organize things contrary to your personal organizational nature, you’re dooming yourself to frustration, and often failure. Pilers who try to be Filers often get frustrated, give up, and then let the piles over-run their homes, thus becoming Messies.

The article points out the differences between a Filer and a Piler and how to avoid becoming a Messy by developing a system that suits your personality. If you’re a Piler trying to be a Filer, you’re setting yourself up for frustration (and disaster piles!) which then means a sense of defeat and failure. Interesting to read, please check out the site for all the tips.

Also, The Simple Mom is author Deborah Taylor-Hough, her books look to be seriously helpful for the simple-life striving household manager. You can check them out here: Books She’s Written. Both Frozen Assets: How To Cook For A Day And Eat For A Month and A Simple Choice: A Practical Guide For Saving Your Time, Money And Sanity in particular have caught my eye and have really good reviews on Amazon. Might want to check your library for these .

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