One way to combat the craziness that is life right now is to tackle the organization of your home. Making a plan and getting organized can give you a feeling of control over what is happening within your world. Plus, having an organized home can make it easier to find what you need on a daily basis and easier to keep your home clean. Who doesn’t want to make their life easier? Start 2022 off on the right foot with these organizational hacks.
1) Break organization tasks into small, manageable chunks. Set aside 30-45 minute chunks of time to dedicate to organization with no distractions and only focus on one area at a time. Setting out to organize your entire home in one swoop can lead to becoming overwhelmed and giving up before completing the task.
2) Not every home has a dedicated office, but If your job has shifted to working remotely, or your kids are doing their schoolwork at home, you’ll need to clear some workspace. Set aside a clutter-free space to help you stay focused and be more productive. Now is also the time to organize important papers in your office area. Having your identification, employment documents, tax documents, insurance paperwork, and medical forms in one organized spot can be incredibly helpful at the beginning of a new year.
3) If you have kids, create a toy storage system that everyone can get on board with. A divided shelf with bins and baskets works well for this task. Label everything so that everyone can stick to the system. Encourage your children to play with the items in one bin at a time and then put it away when done. If your children aren’t old enough to read, make labels out of pictures.
4) Before the kids head back to school, create an after-school landing zone. Having a dedicated space for backpacks, lunch boxes, and other school essentials keeps these items from spreading all over the house at the end of the day. It also prevents the morning scramble of finding everything needed for the day.
5) One of the best organizational hacks is knowing that many organizational items are multi-purpose! For example, you can cut shoe organizers to size and use them to organize so much more than just shoes. Toys, pantry items, cleaning items, beauty supplies, baby clothes, gardening tools, school supplies - the possibilities truly are endless for what you can organize with these space savers.
6) Paper towel holders are next on the home organizing hack list. Use standing paper towel holders to stack rolls of tape, ribbon, cookie cutters, or bangles. A side hanging paper towel holder can organize necklaces, scarves, belts and make a roll of garbage bags easily accessible.
7) Instead of digging around in the back of your refrigerator or pantry to find the ingredient you need, use a lazy Susan to bring the ingredient to you! Place a lazy Susan on the shelf and stock it with spices, jars, condiments, or other small containers, then give it a spin to find exactly what you are looking for.
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