8 Tips to Create and Keep a Tidy Home

Time is precious! No one wants to waste it trying to find something - that's why organization is key.

Sometimes it’s easy to see organization as the preference of type A personalities, or the perfectionist just wanting everything to have a place. But organization is so much more.

Organization is a time saver and a structure that helps our minds to feel less cluttered and allows more than one person to easily navigate and clean a room. Creating and starting a plan is the hardest, most time-consuming part, yet it yields great reward. Let’s talk ideas!

1. The weekly check. The best organization skill is maintenance. By checking in weekly and realigning everything you save yourself from having to take a huge amount of time and start your system all over. Doing a little over time is a far better use of your time.
2. Use height. If you lack good storage - think vertically, install shelves, hooks over doors or try bookcases. These keep clutter off your floor and they create a great look.
3. Sometimes seeing things fit somewhere just calming to the mind. I honestly don’t think it makes much of a difference, but it’s quite helpful for visual people. So, if that’s you – dive in and try it!
4. The transition bin/table. Organization often gets undermined at a specific point – when new things enter the home. Having a table for transitioning items is ideal. It allows you see if you have enough space, to clear out old items to make space for the new and it helps you properly introduce it into the perfect place when you're ready.
5. Communicate your method and use signage. The best organization is shared. If you know where it goes but no one else does, that’s not as efficient as it could be. Communicating with your family and showing them all the organization stations and how they function before using them is so helpful. You can help kiddos succeed by using signs on your bins or color systems, so they can help and keep their own space organized as well.
6. Have a laundry day. I must be joking, right? Nope! It’s hard sometimes to have enough time to set aside to do all the household laundry but it really impacts your organization. Also, make it a point to put everything away the same day if possible. Enlist some help and you’ll notice a big difference in your organization.
7. Have a mail station. Having a place to sort your mail keeps you paying bills on time and saves you from papers piling up. It also keeps everything in one place instead of having it strewn about everywhere.
8. Have a monthly donation sweep. Clearing items out is beneficial for your organization. Plus, it frees up space!

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