Stop Organizing for a Life You Don't Live | Ep 2

Send us Fan MailYou can buy all the bins, follow all the tips, and even hire a professional organizer to help you get organized. But why do you still feel like you're failing at organization? Because we're starting in the wrong place.It's not about your stuff. It's about what's going on in your head, and whether you're organizing for your actual life or some version that doesn't really exist.In this episode of Tame the Chaos, Elyse gets personal about the nearly two years she spent living in a fixer upper, unsettled, with boxes still packed in the garage waiting for a remodel that never happened. Plus, a client story that reveals how easy it is to organize for the wrong season of life, and why those picture perfect pantries might actually be making things harder.Here's what Elyse covers: → Why organizing doesn't start with your stuff, it starts with your mindset→ Elyse's personal story of living in stress because she was organizing for the future, not her reality→ The client who was organizing for a past season of life without realizing it → Why the clients who succeed aren't the ones with the best systems, they're the ones who shift how they think → The Instagram pantry trap and why copying what you see online rarely worksStop organizing for how you think you should live. Start organizing for how you actually live now.You have to start where you are, not where you think you should be, or where you were. Progress over perfection. And taking action, even if it's small, is better than doing nothing at all.Prefer to watch? Catch the video version on YouTube: Stop Organizing for a Life You Don't Live | Ep 2Tame the Chaos is a podcast about the mindset side of organizing and what it really looks like to create a home (and a life) that works, hosted by San Diego professional organizer Elyse Metzger. New episodes every other week. 🎙️ Connect with Elyse:Instagram: @the.organized.wayFacebook: The Organized WayYouTube: @theorganizedwayWebsite: discovertheorganizedway.comHave a question or topic idea? DM me. I'd love to hear from you!Subscribe for more 💙In the San Diego area? I work with clients for home organizing and move management. Book a free consult.