I keep telling myself that I’ll tackle the bigger projects around the house as soon as I get organized. This means that if I am not careful, I’ll wind up spending most of my time on the little things and never get to those big projects, the ones that would really make a difference in my home.
Most of the time, it is actually more effective to tackle something big. The little projects tend to sort themselves out afterward.
For example, for years, I tackled bits of the basement in small sections at a time. You know how basements are. Do them little by little, and they will never get done. Last year, we finished our basement. That made all of the difference. The room has a completely different purpose that is no longer related to storage. Suddenly, there is no need to keep organizing it, and all of the stuff that was done there was either removed, integrated into the household or stored out of the way.
When starting a big project, the first thing that you really need to know is what is your goal. What do you actually want to accomplish? What about the project do you want most? What might be in your way to getting it done?
Once you know the answers to those questions, the steps needed for the project should fall into place.
The second thing you need to do to start a big project is to set a firm start day and time and then start doing. You can’t get something done if you don’t actually start doing it. If you say that you will get it done on the weekend, then make sure that is non negotiable. Get up early, and be prepared to tackle it.
The third thing is to gather your resources. This means that you should have everything you need for the project ready at hand, whether that is supplies, extra help or even just baby sitting. So many projects get waylaid because someone didn’t buy enough paint, got the wrong supplies, etc.
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