A Few Good Organizing Tips and Tricks
Multi-tasking
Begin today by combining some activities such as: 1) exercise and watching TV, 2) flipping through magazines or catalogs while talking on the telephone, 3) filing your finger nails while waiting for an appointment, 4) watering your favorite plants while clothes are in the dryer.
Organize your kids
Design your kids room so that they can keep it up themselves. Show your kids how to maintain their own rooms and reward them on their achievement in doing so. Give them their own household responsibilities and chores and then offer them a form of allowance. This will teach them to be organized.
Organize your clothes
Hang clothes in the closet by type, arranging similar items together, and by use. Grouping them by color within the category will make it easier to mix and match your garments. Store out-of-season clothes in old suitcases, drawers, garment bags or trunks. Keep only current seasons coats and jackets in your coat closet. Use closet organizers and you will create more space in your closet.
Organize your kitchen
Here are good ways to add new space to your kitchen: 1) Install smaller wall shelves to hold canisters and small appliances. 2) Store away (or give away) appliances or kitchenware that is no longer being used. 3) Put shelf organizers inside cabinets with high shelf space. 4) Put a pegboard on walls to hang light or smaller items. 5) Use plastic drawer organizers under your kitchen sink to make better use of wasted space.
Organize your bedroom
Add comfort to your bedroom! Make a nifty bedside area by keeping those things you need close at hand in either a night table or handy caddy. This is used to hold items like notepaper, pens, reading glasses and whatever crafts items you like to do in the bedroom. Hang wall shelves on any useable wall space. This will create more storage space for things that decorate the room, or that serve a needed function.
The more you sort through your personal belongings and find a new home for them, the more free space you will be opening up and this is the height of being organized!
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National Get Organized Month
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Clutter also makes a space seem smaller and diminishes light. If you use the appliance often enough, keep it out. They are the ones you would call on first when you need help to get something important done. From an outside perspective, I would say that the secret to success in organizing is the ability to prioritize your various commitments, enlist the help of others, and not sweat the small stuff. -- on one "wing" * Leave the other wing free to spread out while you work * Have everything you need within arm's reach * Put your telephone on the side of the desk opposite your writing hand * This way you can hold the telephone and take notes at the same time * Add a hutch for extra storage for books, supplies, and equipment * Avoid cluttering your workspace by filing away personal items * Do not hoard supplies at your desk * Keep only what you need right now at your workstation * Use a separate supply area for storing bulk amounts * Store away extras in labeled containers and group like items together * Ex: writing utensils, clips, notepads, etc. It also helps keep visual order in the drawer so that you can instantly see what is in each small space.
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