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Whether you have rampant clutter throughout your home or just in one area, the best thing to do is to choose one specific area, then simply DIVIDE AND CONQUOR. Be sure to be prepared before you begin by getting several open bins/boxes/baking pans that you can use temporarily just for sorting items. You will also need 2 trash bags, one for trash the other for donating. Utilize the bins just to sort all your things into like piles. For example you may find these types of items in your pile: papers to file, bathroom items, kid’s toys, garage tools, laundry room items, junk drawer items, photos… After you begin the process of sorting and grouping you may want to label the bin/box/baking pan temporarily with a sticky note so it is quick and easy to see what’s in it while sorting.
Once the entire area is all sorted into like groups, then go through each bin one at a time and put them where they belong in your house. Jot down on a shopping list anything you may need to keep your items organized. If you need something to put your photos in, then jot down photo box or photo album. If you need a junk drawer organizer, then measure the drawer and write down the measurements on your shopping list. If you need a tool box, write it down. If you need a place for all your papers, write down portable file box, file cabinet or basic 2 pocket folders.
The goal is for everything in your house to have its own home just as you do and then take it a few steps further by organizing and labeling it. Just as you are in a specific home, your things need to be in an organized specific home as well: your books belong on a book shelf or in a basket; you paperclips in a small container, you get the idea. Organizing is simple, just break things down into like groups and put them into an organized home and label it!
*Check out tomorrows blog: What to do with the items you're sorting.
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