Want To Organize? Make Lists!

Recently, in a weekly meeting of real estate agents at Coldwell Banker here in Yorktown Heights, Joe Monaco, probably the most motivating manager I've ever encountered, reminded us that the best way to increase business is to better manage our time. He suggested that we make lists of all of our responsibilities and long-term and immediate goals, organize them, and set time frames in which they are to be accomplished.

A smile crossed my mind as I thought of my wife Margaret who is constantly making lists: what she will cook for that holiday party and the groceries needed, how she will re-organize her closet, books she wants to read, the guest list for a fundraiser, and items to purchase on her next shopping trip. I tease her about it.

But here I sit contemplating all the chores that need to be done in a well-maintained home, especially when planning to sell it, which we will soon do. I went to my resident expert and asked her if she could organize a list of the tasks at hand, which seemed overwhelming to me taken as a whole.

This is the checklist she came up almost immediately, proving that list making to her comes easily after a lifetime of developing the habit. Feel free to adopt any of it that would help you organize your home, whether you're staging it for sale or seeking to live a well-maintained home life, relatively free of defects and clutter.

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Want To Organize? Make Lists!