We recently polled GON Readers, asking, 'Is your bedroom clean and organized, or dirty and messy right at this very second?' Here are the results...

36% Nice and clean
50% Could use a bit of work
14% Really bad. I can barely find my bed!

Here are my top 4 tips for getting your bedroom clean and organized, and keeping it that way:

1) Make your bed daily. Your bed is likely the largest piece of furniture in your bedroom, and the room's focal point. No matter how clean and organized your bedroom is, if the bed is not made, it's not going to look nice. Be sure it's easy to make your bed...which shouldn't take more than five minutes tops. If it's taking you longer than that, determine what's causing the extra time. Too many pillows perhaps? Too many bedding layers? Too many stuffed friends? Make life as easy on yourself as possible. Once you're done with your morning grooming ritual, take a few minutes to make the bed. The room will look much better...and you'll have a fresh, restful haven to retreat to in the evening.

2) No clothes in the bedroom that aren't hanging in closets or stored in drawers. Whatever clothes you (and family members) have that require laundering should be delivered to the laundry room immediately after taking them off...or, at minimum, placed in a laundry basket and delivered to the laundry room once a day. Any clean clothing should be hung in the closet or folded in a drawer or closet cubby. For clothing you've worn once that you'd like to wear one more time (or a few more times) before laundering, designate a special area of your closet for these items so they're not touching your clean clothing...and so you know that, once these items are worn again, they'll need laundering at that point.

3) Clear surfaces. If your bedroom surfaces (tops of dressers, desk, shelves, bedside tables. etc.) are cluttered, clear those surfaces and put any items back in their homes where they belong. Bedrooms are meant to be peaceful and relaxing...it's nearly impossible to sleep restfully when you're surrounded by clutter.

4) Vacuum and dust. Launder sheets. Run the vacuum and dust all surfaces, including ceiling fans, once a week. And launder your sheets weekly...or every two weeks. You don't want to share your bedroom with dust mites.

While counter-intuitive, the first thing you must do when you are faced with a challenge is to let go. You need to release mental and emotional attachments so you are not caught up by them.

It doesn't matter the challenge. It works on everything. Here are examples of things that will no longer stop you:

 Something breaks and you don't have the time, money, or knowledge to fix it. Could be the car, a window, your computer, or a fallen tree in your yard.

 There's a problem at work. You are responsible for fixing it, but you have no idea how. Or maybe you have ideas, but you don't think they will work.

 Something with your health keeps getting worse, the airlines lost your luggage, the restaurant doesn't have your reservation, a traffic tie-up will make you late, a neighbor was burglarized and the culprit is on the loose, a friend has cancer, or it's raining on your way to the lake.

People who can naturally overcome challenges at will, automatically release when faced with a challenge. It neutralizes issues so you can move beyond them.

Are you ready to overcome challenges and release your Natural Brilliance? You can train your nonconscious mind to automatically move from feeling stuck...to releasing stress and achieving success...by using the audio sessions of the Natural Brilliance Mindfest free of charge.

Get your Free Pass today! The online event begins on September 18. Visit:

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* GON September Organizing Checklist and September Challenges: If you missed these last week, they're on my home page and waiting for you this week.


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'Making my bed correctly was not going to be an opportunity for praise. It was expected of me. It was my first task of the day, and doing it right was important. It demonstrated my discipline. It showed my attention to detail, and at the end of the day it would be a reminder that I had done something well, something to be proud of, no matter how small the task.'
--William H. McRaven




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Maria Gracia
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