The way we feel about our homes influences us every day. I think we all want to be happy in our own homes. Here are three removal guidelines that will make our homes happier.
Did you know that the amount of items you have on your refrigerator can be an indicator of how much clutter you have? So, if your refrigerator is loaded with items, remove 50% of them, and keep them off for at least 3 months. This may motivate you to reduce clutter in other areas in your home as well.
Sometimes it’s easier to know what we don’t want, than what we do want. If that is the case then start there when organizing. By removing those items we know we don’t want, we have less to look at, deal with, and decide upon. This helps us feel in control and less stressed.
Establish a lost and found box for small items that you come across while organizing and cleaning up. This way you’ll have a home for found parts to a game, pieces to a toy, buttons, screws, pens, lose change, etc. Once a month empty out the lost and found box and put items where they belong or toss them.
Organizing is action and clutter is unfinished action. To prompt yourself to take action and attack clutter, use bright colored sticky notes to tag the clutter with the action that is needed to make it go away. Then give yourself time to follow through with the action step that’s written on the sticky note.
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