Those few that know me well would say that I am very organized or at least that I'm good at organizing. Sometimes to a fault. It's what I do and how I do it that adds the chaos to the mix. I often perform two or three tasks at once and pick a them until they are finished. I let paperwork pileup in one place for awhile, then break the procrastination cycle and go through it and either chuck it or file it.
Sometimes, I won't get my toolbox out unless there is more than one reason to do so or an emergency.
I do like things tidy, neat and in their place, hopefully without being too anal about it. While for some that have the misfortune to be obsessive compulsive, or even dyslexic, being organized is a necessity and anything less is not acceptable.
For most of us, we just like things to be clean, organized and uncluttered, but some people struggle to maintain any sense of continuous order and are just not good at organizing. The key to making it all work, is to keep things up and develop habits that detract from the list of things we have to do to maintain sense of order, or at least make them easier.
Many of us struggle from having more stuff than can comfortably fit into a small space. This is where the trouble begins. Every once in awhile, we need to take an inventory on exactly what we have and are holding onto and ask, why ? This is best done before you show up on an episode of Hoarders.
Clothes
Take a close look at all of them, and if you haven't worn them in 2 years, chances are good that you never will. Throw them out , sell them or donate them. Keep some that are suitable as rags around the house. Cut them up now and place them all in a sealed box cutting a round small hole in the side for dispensing them and store in the garage or basement for use as needed. If you sew and like to recycle, see if any of these clothes can be re-purposed into other useful items like clothes pin bags or shoe pockets or whatever your imagination spells out.
Not everyone is lucky enough to afford expensive closet company makeovers. But with a few simple tools and a trip to Home Depot, you can install these yourself. Just follow the instructions and take your time to do it right. Otherwise you can add helpful items to your closet that keep things better organized. Use hangers that can hang more than one item at once, like a shirt and dress pants on the same hanger or two or three shirts on a multi hanger. If you buy these multi hangers, make sure you buy ones that are sturdy enough. Some flimsy plastic ones won't hold any excessive weight.
Use one or two plastic roll-away drawers at the bottom of your closet to store smaller items of clothing. Use storage boxes on your closet shelf to store other items. Make sure you utilize any space under your bed if possible using purpose made storage containers.
Pantries and Cupboards
Take an inventory of what you have, check best buy dates and discard anything past date. Use risers in your kitchen cabinets with three tiers to store cans so that you are able to see them better. Use transparent sealable plastic containers for bulk items like flour, sugar, cereals and pasta etc. Use the same kind of tiers in your cupboards designed for dishes. This is a great idea if you have limited room as you can stack different size dishes on top of each other leaving each size accessible.
Use a plastic container to store packaged gravy and other packaged spice mixes together along with bouillon cubes. Take inventory of your pots and pans then thin them out if you don't use it, or rarely use it, pack it away or get rid of it . If you've got appliances in your cupboards that you don't use then get rid of them. Chances are that old air popper from 1989 has probably outlived it's usefulness anyway except as a repository for germs. Go through your utensil drawers and you will probably find you have more knives than you ever use and some you never use. Thin them out. If they are old and dull, throw them out. Put one in a tackle box and one in a toolbox. You really don't need 12 paring knives. Make sure you discard knives responsibly.
Bathrooms
Use a shelf unit that fits behind your toilet to save room and free up some space you have in any cabinetry. Re-purpose empty cleaned out glass candle jars. Save three of the more fancy ones with lids like old apothecary jars and use them for storing Q-tips, cotton balls, denture tablets or whatever you use a lot of leaving it more accessible. Use a clear natural leave on shower spray that doesn't need rinsing and spray on tiles and shower glass minimizing any hard cleaning and scrubbing later and keeping ahead of mineral deposits. I use Method, it works great and is scented with ylang ylang.
When your living space is organized clean and uncluttered, it makes everyday tasks easier to perform and creates a more relaxing atmosphere for you to unwind in from the day.
Do Have A Good And... Organized Day. J.R HILTON
Sometimes, I won't get my toolbox out unless there is more than one reason to do so or an emergency.
I do like things tidy, neat and in their place, hopefully without being too anal about it. While for some that have the misfortune to be obsessive compulsive, or even dyslexic, being organized is a necessity and anything less is not acceptable.
For most of us, we just like things to be clean, organized and uncluttered, but some people struggle to maintain any sense of continuous order and are just not good at organizing. The key to making it all work, is to keep things up and develop habits that detract from the list of things we have to do to maintain sense of order, or at least make them easier.
Many of us struggle from having more stuff than can comfortably fit into a small space. This is where the trouble begins. Every once in awhile, we need to take an inventory on exactly what we have and are holding onto and ask, why ? This is best done before you show up on an episode of Hoarders.
Take a close look at all of them, and if you haven't worn them in 2 years, chances are good that you never will. Throw them out , sell them or donate them. Keep some that are suitable as rags around the house. Cut them up now and place them all in a sealed box cutting a round small hole in the side for dispensing them and store in the garage or basement for use as needed. If you sew and like to recycle, see if any of these clothes can be re-purposed into other useful items like clothes pin bags or shoe pockets or whatever your imagination spells out.
Not everyone is lucky enough to afford expensive closet company makeovers. But with a few simple tools and a trip to Home Depot, you can install these yourself. Just follow the instructions and take your time to do it right. Otherwise you can add helpful items to your closet that keep things better organized. Use hangers that can hang more than one item at once, like a shirt and dress pants on the same hanger or two or three shirts on a multi hanger. If you buy these multi hangers, make sure you buy ones that are sturdy enough. Some flimsy plastic ones won't hold any excessive weight.
Use one or two plastic roll-away drawers at the bottom of your closet to store smaller items of clothing. Use storage boxes on your closet shelf to store other items. Make sure you utilize any space under your bed if possible using purpose made storage containers.
Pantries and Cupboards
Take an inventory of what you have, check best buy dates and discard anything past date. Use risers in your kitchen cabinets with three tiers to store cans so that you are able to see them better. Use transparent sealable plastic containers for bulk items like flour, sugar, cereals and pasta etc. Use the same kind of tiers in your cupboards designed for dishes. This is a great idea if you have limited room as you can stack different size dishes on top of each other leaving each size accessible.
Use a plastic container to store packaged gravy and other packaged spice mixes together along with bouillon cubes. Take inventory of your pots and pans then thin them out if you don't use it, or rarely use it, pack it away or get rid of it . If you've got appliances in your cupboards that you don't use then get rid of them. Chances are that old air popper from 1989 has probably outlived it's usefulness anyway except as a repository for germs. Go through your utensil drawers and you will probably find you have more knives than you ever use and some you never use. Thin them out. If they are old and dull, throw them out. Put one in a tackle box and one in a toolbox. You really don't need 12 paring knives. Make sure you discard knives responsibly.
Bathrooms
Use a shelf unit that fits behind your toilet to save room and free up some space you have in any cabinetry. Re-purpose empty cleaned out glass candle jars. Save three of the more fancy ones with lids like old apothecary jars and use them for storing Q-tips, cotton balls, denture tablets or whatever you use a lot of leaving it more accessible. Use a clear natural leave on shower spray that doesn't need rinsing and spray on tiles and shower glass minimizing any hard cleaning and scrubbing later and keeping ahead of mineral deposits. I use Method, it works great and is scented with ylang ylang.
When your living space is organized clean and uncluttered, it makes everyday tasks easier to perform and creates a more relaxing atmosphere for you to unwind in from the day.
Do Have A Good And... Organized Day. J.R HILTON
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