Organization Tips

I've been trying to put a video up on organization tips, but for some reason it isn't working, so I'll just give you the gist of the video myself. Following these useful tips will surely make your home a lot less cluttered.

1. Make sure everything has a home. If everything has a place that it belongs, putting things away will take much less time. You won't be wondering around trying to "find" a place for the stuff that's been laying around for days (or weeks, or months).

2. If it will take two minutes or less to put something away, don't put it off. Do it right away. I know around our house, the bathroom supplies seem to migrate out of the bathroom and into other parts of the house. Brushes end up on end tables in the living room, fingernail clippers end up on the kitchen counter, etc. Buy yourself a small, cheap tote. Collect all the items that belong in a certain room and put all the clutter away at the same time. It only takes a minute to collect the bathroom supplies laying around my house and put them all away where they belong. The longer stuff sits out where it doesn't belong, the more likely other things will join it and before you know it, you'll have clutter everywhere. Put things in their place right away.

3. When you want to buy something new, like a new face cream, decide if you really need it. Is your current face cream almost gone? If it's not, are you willing to throw it out to make room for the new one? The rule is: for every new item in, throw one old item out.

4. To make room in your cupboards, drawers, etc. throw out/get rid of anything you haven't used in over a month. Chances are if you haven't used it in that period of time, you aren't going to miss it when it's gone. This applies to clothing, food, bathroom supplies, etc. Why keep something you aren't using anyway?

With these tips, your space should be a lot less cluttered, and your life a little more organized!