New Year, New Home: Kick the Clutter Habit

In an ideal world, your home is an oasis of peace in the middle of a chaotic world. Keeping the chaos out is the tricky part. Instead of walking through the door and feeling a sense of peace, do you feel like there is a ton to do? You’ll get to the mess tomorrow, next week, month, year… or eventually when the kids go to college. Well, putting it off will leave the burden on your shoulders, continually dragging you down, begging for more than you can give it. January is the perfect time to take action and enjoy your slice of oasis for the rest of the year and begin being aware of how to rid the clutter for good.

• Purge: If you haven’t used an article of clothing or item in the last 12 months, donate it. The less load you have, the more manageable keeping things in place will be. Just remember: Clutter steals from the most precious things in life, complicating daily rituals and intensifying already stressful situations.
• Handle a small area each day: Let’s face it, you’re not going to declutter and organize your entire home in a day. It takes time; don’t stress yourself out by taking on your entire house in one day. Take it slow, do a little day by day and eventually you’ll get to where you want to be.
• Put it away, right away: Hang up your coat when you come home. Put your shoes where they belong. You’ll start realize the “put away item”s pile in the corner of the room will vanish for good.
• A place for everything: Buying framed artwork? More clothes? Exercise machines? Do you have room for that? Make sure before going on a shopping spree that you have the space for all your wants & needs.

We’re human, our lifestyles change and so do our homes. We can’t keep everything; so make room for the new and say goodbye to the long forgotten.

Make Life Easy, Organize-It!
-Missy