Get Organized: Basic Home Organization Tips
Take a 180 degree look at the room you're in right now. Are you a candidate for TLC's Clean Sweep? While you don't want (or need) to live in museum-like order, a little more organization might make you feel more sane (i.e. a little less like you live in a teenager's bedroom).
Here are some tips to help you cut the clutter and get organized:
Here are some tips to help you cut the clutter and get organized:
Develop a clutter busting plan that works for your family and your personal clean-up style.
Some folks swear by Flylady's daily emails for cutting down on in-house chaos and Real Simple magazine has more housecleaning and get-organized tips tricks than you can shake a broom at. If you're at a loss, search the Internet or borrow a few books on organization from the library.
Some folks swear by Flylady's daily emails for cutting down on in-house chaos and Real Simple magazine has more housecleaning and get-organized tips tricks than you can shake a broom at. If you're at a loss, search the Internet or borrow a few books on organization from the library.
Try a divide and conquer technique: divide up the organizational tasks that need done (preferably between you and your partner and not you and the baby!).
Set a timer and try to cleanup and get organized in a set amount of time. Maybe one takes the overflowing pile of mail while the other agrees to battle whatever is growing in the back of the refrigerator. Next week, it's organizing closets and the garage.
Set a timer and try to cleanup and get organized in a set amount of time. Maybe one takes the overflowing pile of mail while the other agrees to battle whatever is growing in the back of the refrigerator. Next week, it's organizing closets and the garage.
For a quick fix, do a clean sweep of your own.
Grab a laundry basket and throw in everything in a single room that's out of place. Then, when you have even more time, sort through the basket to get everything organized (and yes, the trash can is a place for stuff)—preferably before you need to start all over again.
Grab a laundry basket and throw in everything in a single room that's out of place. Then, when you have even more time, sort through the basket to get everything organized (and yes, the trash can is a place for stuff)—preferably before you need to start all over again.
Consider investing in some organizational systems, containers or tools to help you keep things tidy after you get organized.
There are entire stores (Hello, The Container Store!) devoted to home organization, so you won't be at a loss for a selection of products in a wide price range.
There are entire stores (Hello, The Container Store!) devoted to home organization, so you won't be at a loss for a selection of products in a wide price range.
Spring cleaning isn't just for springtime anymore!
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