Daily Organizer-How To Stay Organized Throughout Your Day
No matter the size of your home, it can be easy for clutter to build up. You know the feeling: opening your desk drawer and having a pile of pens tumble out, or opening the fridge and finding an unidentifiable sticky substance smeared on its side. And let’s not even talk about your bedside table — nobody can keep their room tidy with that much clutter!
The good news is that you don’t have to live in chaos. Any kind of organized system can make your life easier, and these seven steps will show you how to put all the pieces together.
As a mother of two young children, organized closets are especially important for me since I want my children to grow up having fun and enjoying their rooms without me constantly worrying about their belongings getting lost or damaged.
1. Clear out your old files: If you have things that don’t have much value but are nevertheless old and unused, it’s a good idea to get rid of them. You can donate them to charity, recycle them or just throw them out. The bag they came in will serve as storage space for something else.
2. Take a look at your closet: If you haven’t had your closet organized yet, that’s definitely not a bad place to start. Check out items you can donate and those you don’t wear anymore. After all, you never know when something cool may come along that will catch your eye.
3. Clear out items in drawers: As with the closet, it’s important to get rid of items that don’t serve any purpose in the long run and take up valuable space in your drawer. So move toward the center of the drawer so there's more room for other things.
4. Keep a drawer just for receipts: Chances are, you have a sticker book or some sort of place to store your receipts. The problem is that you end up spending a lot of time looking for them at the wrong place -- your desk! Organize the space where they’re kept so that every receipt has its own clearly marked place.
5. Clean out that junk drawer: Most items in there don’t serve any purpose to begin with, but they’re still around and taking up valuable space. Make it harder to find these things by throwing away outdated items and putting those others you use daily in separate drawers instead.
6. Keep a box for donations: If you’re someone who creates a lot of crafts, for example, it really helps to set aside a box that you can use to store items that you no longer need. This will come in handy when it’s time to donate the items.
7. Keep your papers organized: It’s important to have some sort of system for organizing papers and documents. If you want to get really fancy about it, check out these step-by-step instructions for how to create a filing cabinet from Ikea parts .
Organizing your office can be quite the task, but it's well worth the effort. If you have a home office, use these organization tips to help clean out clutter, keep files in order and keep your desk as uncluttered as possible.
1. Get organized: Before you even think about organizing your desk or office space, the most important thing is to get organized so that you know where things should be. Look at all the paperwork and piles of belongings and create a system for keeping everything in its place.
2. Take control of incoming mail: Now that you’re all neat and tidy, it’s time to get a handle on any incoming mail that comes into your office. This will allow you to stay on top of things and keep all that paper clutter corralled.
3. Buy a filing cabinet: If you don’t have an office space in your home, then you can buy a filing cabinet to store all of your paperwork. Just be sure that it fits inside the house so that you don’t have to pay to unpack it or carry it around when you need it.
4. Get organized for meetings: If there is anything important in your office that needs to be organized, then include those things in any schedule for meetings, conferences or other gatherings.
5. Buy a label maker: When it comes to organization, labels are your best friend. Use a label maker to create an organized filing system for your office files. You can even label different drawers on your desk to keep things in the right place.
6. Keep necessary paperwork in one place: Instead of letting all the paper clutter get you down, make things easier by having some sort of focal point for all those essentials to live in one particular spot on your desk.
7. Create a comfortable work space: You can’t effectively organize your office without a good foundation. Try to create a comfortable workspace where you can sit and focus on the tasks at hand, such as taking care of household chores.
A good way to start fresh for the new year is by getting rid of clutter, because it makes you feel more stressed out than anything else. These seven steps will help you get rid of clutter and make things easier on yourself.
1. Throw away your old boxes: If you have boxes that are empty but still have residue from the last time they were opened, throw those away and use those bags as storage for something else instead.
Conclusion
I hope these tips will help you to organize your home and become more organized in life. I also hope that after reading this article, you have learned about getting rid of clutter in your home and also learned some organizational techniques for getting rid of clutter. Happy organizing!
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