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If your closet is overflowing with so many clothes that they start to fall out, then it's time for a major clean-up.
By Stuart Foxman for readersdigest.ca
Is it time for you to regain order in your home? The Professional Organizers in Canada (POC) has compiled this clutter quiz. It’s not a pass/fail quiz, but it should get you thinking.
According to the POC, too many “yes” answers and you may want to book some time for a major clean-up, contact an organizer, read up on organizing tips, or take a hard look at the reasons for your mounting clutter.
- Do you get frustrated daily because you can’t find things?
- Do you regularly misplace your keys, glasses or wallet?
- Does it take you as long to find a tool as it does to do the job?
- Is your garage used for storage instead of for your car?
- Are you embarrassed to let others see inside your home?
- When guests arrive unexpectedly, do you run around closing doors?
- Has it been awhile since you’ve seen the floor of your storage areas?
- Have you lost count of how many junk drawers you have?
- Do you feel obligated to keep family “heirlooms” that you never use and don’t love?
- Do things fall out of cupboards and closets when you open them?
- Have you kept every piece of artwork and homework that your kids have ever done?
- Do you buy things and then discover you already have them?
- Do you have a growing mountain of unopened mail and newspapers?
- Do you consistently argue with your spouse or kids because of the piles of belongings littering your home?
You can find a professional organizer near you through the Professional Organizers in Canada.
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