Jenny's 7 Habits of Highly Organized People

1. Shop Smart
Listen. If crap’s not coming in, then you don’t have crap to deal with. Don't bring anything into your home that you don't absolutely love or need. Be ruthless and clutter isn’t such a problem!

2. Everything Has a Home
Dude. Don’t leave your valuable, loveable belongings homeless. If you truly love and value your things, show you care by always giving them a home – a home that makes sense so you know where everything generally lives.

3. Nothing’s Sacred
Hey. If something doesn’t work for you and your habits, then rethink it. Try another way to store and use your things. Rethink. Move on. And get over it.

4. Your Things Don't Pay Rent!
Remember you control your things. Things should not control you. If your things are getting in the way of your living the life you want to lead, time to evict them! Or at the very least, make your things work for you. When something comes into the house, something goes out. Things don’t have claim to the valuable relaxation, entertaining and productive real estate in your life.

5. Schedule Cleaning
Look. No one loves cleaning. (Okay. Some of us do…and we become Professional Organizers). Like anything that’s important to you (paying the bills, your job, taking a shower to get the funk out), you’ve got to schedule in what matters. And since you are going to be a fabulously clutter-free and focused individual, you need to schedule in your cleaning like it’s important.

If you stick to a cleaning schedule you’ll actually cut down on your overall work, because you’re not delaying the cleaning until everything becomes an overwhelming mess. By cleaning just a little bit on a daily basis, you'll be able to enjoy your home rather than worry about it, and you won't feel sandbagged when last-minute guests stop by.

6. Choose Happiness Over Perfection
Stick to your deadlines but don’t kid yourself if you think you’ll do all those projects tomorrow. If you miss a task, you’re not perfect and that’s okay. Make sure you get back on the program and honor yourself by taking small steps to keeping your house clean and clutter free.

7. Party to Bust Clutter
Give four parties a year. One each season. Just a gentle reminder that you are fabulous and your space needs to reflect that. So, get on it! Find an excuse to party and stay organized!