- Do you feel overwhelmed by the clutter in your home?
- Are you always trying to find your keys?
- Are your closets overflowing but you anguish over having nothing to wear?
- Has months of junk mail claimed permanent residence on your kitchen counter tops?
- Do you “forget” to pay a bill, because it disappeared somewhere amongst said junk mail?
- Do you need binoculars to see over the mounds of stuff stacked up in your garage?
- Does your laundry look like cyclone sandy came to visit?
- Do you have a jungle growing in your pantry that got it’s roots from an old potato?
- Has “Justin Case” become a common brand kept in your closets or drawers?
- Are you struggling to find enough hours in the day to get on top of it all?
Life can get so hectic in this face paced world, unfortunately our living spaces often suffer the consequences of our busy lifestyles. If neglected, things will gradually begin to pile up around us and clutter overwhelm takes hold. If your bedroom looks like an alien fashion invasion took place in there, and you haven’t been able to find the TV remote since the lounge became the new storage zone for your clean laundry, then it’s time to take a serious look at getting organized!
We may want a perfect clutter-free home but definitive action must be taken to get on top of it, and long before the need arises to send in a search party to find you amongst it all.
Here are three simple strategies for conquering that clutter to get your life back to normal and enjoying a well-organized, clutter-free home once again.
Don’t Conquer Alone
It can be overwhelming seeing what needs to be done to re-organize your home, particularly when it comes to decluttering, but you do not have to do it all alone! Recruit someone to help you. A friend, a family member, a neighbor. Anyone who already lives in the home should be a part of the process. Not only will it lighten your workload but studies have shown that when we recruit others to assist us in these kinds of tasks we will often get the job done much quicker and we are more likely to apply better judgement and rationale when making decisions on what things we need to keep or throw away when decluttering. Hence the saying, “many hands make light work.”
The Four Category Rule
Label four boxes or bags when you begin sorting with Keep, Store, Donate Or Toss. Keep in mind though that just because you decide to donate or toss something doesn’t mean you have to throw it away entirely. Consider having a garage sale for all these items first then throw or donate them to a local charity. You need to go through everything though. Even if the majority of it may still be things you want or need to keep, you may just find that there are many items that can be kept elsewhere - this is what the “Store” box comes in handy for.
Consider other suitable storage places for your things particularly if they don’t need to be accessible all of the time. By releasing yourself from the things you don’t need or use any longer you will create more space in your home and it will feel a whole lot better. Get some good storage containers for all the things you can store out of sight, or if you need some serious solutions call an expert in storage design to help you conquer it forever.
Designate A Place For Everything
Everything in your home needs to be given its own home. If you put things in places just to get them out of the way, you will find yourself quickly back on the clutter track again. Instead, if it doesn’t already have a home, designate a specific place for every item so that in a week or even a month from now, you will know exactly where to find it and where you should put it back. Group clothing items in your closet by color or style. Closet organizers can help make categorizing clothes a lot easier.
You need to stick to a system of this kind to help you to maintain consistent organization and keep that alien war-zone scene out of your bedroom. Putting away all your clean laundry on the day that you do it is essential. Dont leave it to pile up and dig through each day. Since you have a style/color coded system in place it will make it much easier and more efficient to take care of immediately.
It may be intimidating learning to conquer the clutter in your home, but the benefits always far outweigh what it may take in getting it done. Imagine the feeling of coming home to a clutter-free and well-organized and home. It is a feeling that brings you a sense of satisfaction and relaxation which you will never find when returning to a home full of clutter.
Consultants Help Make “Light Work”
If you desire to have the ultimate clutter free environment every day of the year, - Then consider obtaining the assistance of qualified consultant to help you create some stylish and elegant storage solutions that are not only appealing to the eye but will help you to keep your home clutter-free all year round. Whether you need a custom closet , garage storage systems , or kitchen pantry cabinets , we can help.
If you reside around the Phoenix area, the experts at L&B Closets are offering you a No Obligation FREE In-Home Design Consultation to help you with exactly that, Call (602) 899-0553 and mention this offer to claim your free consultation. Before you know it, you could be experiencing the freedom and finesse of a clutter-free lifestyle.