Curb Clutter at Home Using These Organization Tips
Did you vow to get organized at home this year? Start meeting
your home organization goals by getting rid of items in your
home that you don't need. That way you'll be able to see
(perhaps literally) which items remain that you do need to
organize at home. Think you NEED to keep everything that's in
your home now? Probably not. Read these 10 clutter buster
guidelines and then try saying that you do need to keep
everything currently in your home. And do so with a straight
face.
You know you don't need it when...
1. ...it has got a deep solid coat of dust on it.
2. ...you come across it and say "oh, I forgot I had this."
3. ...it stirs up rotten memories.
4. ...you've got five others of the exact same (or quite
similar) item.
5. ...you can't fit into it anymore.
6. ...it doesn't fit (or fits awkwardly) in your home.
7. ...it doesn't work anymore.
8. ...you don't know how to use it and you don't plan to learn.
9. ...it's expired.
10. ...it's one of a matching pair and the match has long since
vanished.
You can make these 10 clutter buster guidelines work for you to
kick off your home organization goals with a little friendly
competition involving immediate family members who live in your
home. Have each family member do a walk through room-by-room in
your home today with the list above. Make sure no one room is
off limits to anyone. Have each person list items they think
belong under each of the 10 comments above.
Then gather together afterward to compare lists. Award the
family member with the most (legitimate) items on the list a
prize. Then get together and rid your home of those items you
each wrote on the list.
By having multiple family members independently create their
list of items, objective attention will be given to all items in
your home and you'll have more family buy-in for your home
organization plan. Do this today and you'll be off to a fun and
practical start for meeting this year's home organization goal.