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If you are not a particularly organized person, you are not alone. Most of us are a lot less organized than we wish we were. It isn’t that we don’t understand the importance of being more organized. We do. We know that it will help us become more efficient, that it will make our homes and desks more presentable, that it will clear our minds and make us feel better about our lives. There are so many reasons to be organized—but so many excuses too.

What excuses are holding you back? Here are a few which may sound familiar:

• “I just don’t have the time.”
• “It’s all too overwhelming. I don’t know where to begin.”
• “Getting organized is expensive. I can’t afford to buy home organizing supplies.”
• “Being disorganized is my way of being organized. This is just who I am.”
• “I have kids and they don’t want to help. They are always in the way/taking up time, so I can’t get around to it.”
• “I will never get it perfect, so why even try?”
• “My house is too small to possibly be organized enough.”
• “This is my family’s mess, not mine.”
• “I feel overwhelmed with my other responsibilities. I am too exhausted to do this.”
• “I want to get organized, but every time I start working on it, something distracts me. I always have a fire to put out somewhere in my life.”
• “I will get organized, but I will do it tomorrow. This can wait another day/week/month.”

The problem with all of these excuses is that they actually sound pretty viable. It is completely understandable that you feel overwhelmed, busy, and exhausted. This is especially true if you work full time or part time and have children. You do have a lot to do every day.

But legitimate as these excuses may be, none of them negate the benefits of an organized home, which is why it is still important to get organized. That means that you will need to learn to overcome these excuses and find solutions which help you get past the roadblocks in your schedule and budget.

The good news is that a lot of these excuses are based on myths. For example, take the excuse that you do not have enough money to get organized. The majority of supplies for organizing your home are quite inexpensive. You can get what you need for a very low cost, and once you have a system in place, you are less likely to misplace items and waste money replacing them. In the long run, organizing can save you money.

In an upcoming series, I will be addressing home organization myths one by one. I will explore the foundation for each of them, and then debunk them by explaining the solutions you can use to move forward. There really are no good excuses not to get organized. You can do this, and I will show you how!