Organizing a room

So, you find that your living or work space has become a bit of a mess over time. First of all - this isn't unusual. It takes work to keep things in order. Entropy and all that, you know? No shame here.

Second, it helps if you have a good checklist on how to go about doing that.

• Pick up trash bags or boxes for things that you'll get rid of.
• Find a 'holding area' where you can pile up all the things of the space you want to organize.
• Take all of your item and put them in that piling space.
• Sort things by whether you want to keep them or not. For things you don't want to keep, sort into things that need to be stored elsewhere, given to someone else, or simply thrown out.
• Take out all the things except the ones that are going back in - get those trash bags and boxes out of the way.
• Designate a space for every category of things, and put things back into their category.

Lastly, yes there are specific things you can do for certain items that can make a difference. Knowing how to properly store clothing, organize a bookshelf or pantry has its own specifics.

If you want to learn a bit more about that, here are some nifty links.

• Organizing For Dummies Cheat Sheet
• Decluttering for Dummies Cheat Sheet
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo.
• Tidying up with Marie Kondo on Netflix. More entertainment with nuggets here and there.
• Although honestly there are a ton of listicles out there with organization tip. Just don't use them as an excuse to procastinate.

There are also some rules that I peronsally love like selecting a specific number of items to keep, for example only keep no more than 20 shirts. Or keeping a limited number of shoes or jackets on hand and rotating them based on the season.

Happy organizing!

Tags:  checklist housekeeping

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