“Organize” is a familiar word heard in many of today's popular jewelry exhibitions. Every family has its own struggle with some type of disorder, wherever there are stacks of papers or a cluttered and cramped bathroom. In fact, the National Association of Professional Organizers reports that 80% of what we never use, we put on 20% of the clothes we own, while the remaining 80% hang there, just in case, and 25% of adults say that they pay bills late because they lost them.
If you have piles of paper, worn out mornings or lost car keys, use the following ideas to help you organize your family and home.
Evenings / Morning:
1. If you have a broken morning, make lunches, put on clothes and put everything you need, the next day in a designated place at night. Have the children do their homework and books in their backpack to be ready for the next day.
2. Put your wallet, briefcase, and keys in a designated area every day so you always know where they are.
3. Determine the night before what is on the breakfast menu the next morning. If the family should have cereals, lay out boxes of grain, bowls and spoons.
4. Make a “to do” list the next day and organize it according to what task should be performed first.
5. Fill the gas tank the day before so that you do not have to worry about getting gas if you step on the next morning.
Bathrooms:
6. To make a mess, buy a plastic bath with a handle on top. Put all your accessories, such as hair spray and lotion, in the bath and place it under the counter. Take a tube when you are ready to use it, and then return it under the counter when you're done with it.
7. Organize your shower, buy caddy showers to put your soaps and shampoos. There are many styles in different stores and stores.
8. To help keep your doors clean, buy a water scraper (for example, you use on your windows) and put it in the shower. When you finish taking a shower, just wipe the doors with a squeegee and you will have a clean and dry shower door. Many of the scrapers come with a whole in the handle, which is convenient for hanging in the shower with a suction cup.
9. Install a rectilinear magnet in the first aid kit, nail clippers and scissors.
10. Store the reading material in the store's decorative rack. When you add new magazines, throw away the older ones so as not to damage the rack magazines.
11. Throw away items in your bathroom that are old or that you no longer use, such as makeup, lotions, prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, old razors, sunscreen and perfume.
12. If you do not enter your closets for towels, roll them up and show them in a decorative basket next to the shower or bath.
13. Install hooks on the back of your bathroom or wall space for towels and bathrobes.
14. Use the organizers of the boxes for makeup, jewelry, tail holders and other items.
15. Place a rack over the toilet to hold extra towels, washcloths, and other supplies.
16. Put a clock in each bathroom so that everyone can be on time.
Closet:
17. Place the baskets in the laundry and dry cleaning cabinet.
18. Sort your clothes and everything that you no longer carry, a bag and donate to a local charity. This includes clothes that are no longer in fashion, no longer fit, or clothes that you have not worn annually. In addition, to get rid of worn and / or uncomfortable shoes you no longer wear.
19. Separate your clothes for the season. If you have a tall wardrobe with several rows of rods, put the current clothes of the season at the lowest level and remove the clothes from the season at the highest rods.
20. Categorize your clothes by purpose, for example, work, casual and formal.
21. Collect all unused wire hangers and dry clean them for disposal.
22. Hang the scarves on a coat rack or scarf stand. Also, hang straps and ties on hangers or racks.
23. Use a shoe rack to support shoes and throw out shoe boxes that clutter the floor.
24. Install hooks on the wall of the closet to hang hats and wallets.
25. Store the clothes you want to keep in a vacuum sealed plastic bag. These bags are packaged for storage under the bed or in the closet. Remember to keep only clothes that you think will be worn!
Kitchen:
26. Organize your wardrobes into several categories, such as plates, glasses, slippers, children's plates and sticky cups. Place the plates on one shelf, glasses on another shelf and so on. That way, when you empty the dishwasher, you or other family members will always know where everything goes.
27. Group your products together in the pantry for easy access and help determine when inventory becomes low. For example, combine your canned goods, cereals, pasta, etc.
28. Place all packages (sauce, Jell-O, sauces) in the basket and place on the shelf.
29. Buy a rack for spices, which is best for your closet. Alphabet your spices and place frequently used spices on the front of the rack and all the rest to the back of the rack.
30. For all these plastic containers and Tupperware items, select one cabinet or drawer for these items and try to purchase stackable containers to maximize space.
31. Save space for storing items that you use daily. Just show the cookbooks you really use, and, if possible, store your canister in your pantry, not on the counter.
32. If you have a collection of cropped recipes that fill the drawers and the tabletop, purchase a three-ring binder in color that matches your decor, a box with protective plastic protectors (to protect your recipes), paper and a set of tabbed dividers. Glue each recipe onto a sheet of paper (use the front and back of each sheet), and then place it in a protective film. Classify recipes (breakfast, desert, etc.), Name the tabs and place the recipes in a binder. Additional advice, if you buy a binder that has pockets, store the recipes you want to try in your pockets before adding them to your collection.
33. Do you have heaps of plastic bags from a grocery store? Place about 10 bags inside 1 bag and discard the rest. You can always get more the next time you go to the grocery store.
34. Get into the habit of cleaning the refrigerator every time you bring food home. Dispose of any food that is no longer edible, or your family is not going to eat.
Children's room:
35. In the boy's room, place a basketball hoop over the laundry basket for dirty clothes.
36. Place a two-piece basket in your child's room so that he or she can sort lightweight dark clothing when they undress.
37. Place a clothesline in your child’s room and ask your child to attach his or her favorite works of art.
38. Hang a fishnet from the ceiling to keep stuffed animals, dolls or figurines.
39. Add a bookshelf and help your child organize their books.
40. Buy children their own alarm clocks and teach them how to get up on time.
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41. Make sure everyone in your house has a home. Teach all family members to take into account their own unrest. For example, if you pull it out, return it; if you open it, close it; if you drop it, pick it up; if you make a mess, clean it; and so on.
42. Place trash bins in each room and place several unused garbage bags at the bottom of each. This will avoid countless trips to get new garbage bags and give all family members a place to throw out their garbage.
43. Place the decorative basket on the coffee table to hold the remote control.
44. Use a plastic case (instead of a shelf) to store cleaning products and place them from room to room.
45. Keep baskets or baths for toys in each room for quick reception and playback.
46. For children. outdoors toys, buy according to the weather, a bench-style storage box and store toys inside. In addition, collect all open balls and place them in a large bag of wire mesh and store in the garage.
47. Every night before bedtime, it is necessary that all family members take the mess within 15 minutes. Get the game out of it and see who can pick up the best in a short amount of time.
48. Create a family message center on a fridge or other known place and use it for shopping lists, reminders, calendars, and phone messages.
49. Make a basic list of products on your computer from a spreadsheet or Word document. Classify products into sections, such as frozen, dairy products, etc. In each category, list the most frequently used items that you buy. Organize your grocery list according to your favorite grocery stores. Print copies and save one copy for the current week. When you see that you have a little product or you prepare your shopping list for the week, just highlight everything you need. Keep the document up to date by adding new items and / or removing items that you no longer buy. In addition, create space for the document for Misc. points where your family members can write down what they need, which is not on your list.
50. Create a box on your desk (notes, permits, etc.) that you will need.
The organization’s goal is not to make your home clean, but rather to make your life more relaxed and functional. Work with the aforementioned ideas, and you will have less clutter, simplified home, better time for yourself and your family, and increase productivity.
