Don’t you just love crossing things off of your list? I do. Lori is more of a list maker than I am, I keep more in my head. There is definitely something freeing about getting the information out of your head and on to the paper. It’s hard to carry all the information around with you all of the time.
Many of us today live hectic lives, so when we finally find a couple of hours to clean house, we want the supplies all together and ready to go. Taking time to hunt down the cleanser or to run to the store for furniture polish can break your stride and divert your attention. Spend an hour or two organizing and stocking your cleaning supplies ahead of time, so when you’re ready to start your chores, there won’t be any delays.
Whoever thought you’d be able to get organized in just 10 minutes?! Here are a few simple ideas.
1. 10 MINUTE CHORE BOX:
Rather than spending hours organizing, and doing it all yourself, create a 10 minute Chore Box for yourself–and one for each family member, if applicable.
Each person’s box would contain specific chores or tasks that need to be completed. The chores are written on slips of paper, and take a maximum of 10 minutes each to accomplish.
You can gear the tasks towards the person’s abilities (e.g. while older kids can help out with vacuuming, a 3 year old may instead be responsible for putting away his/her toys.)
Home organizing is big business these days. There are hundreds of professional organizers globally offering clutter-bugs and disorganized individuals their services to help them get organized at home. Plus you’ll find dozens of books with home organizing solutions. New ones hit bookshelves every year on this age-old topic of home organization. And online and walk-in retail stores sell hundreds, perhaps thousands, of organizational gadgets, storage bins and containers and more month after month. Shoudn’t you be jumping on the home organization bandwagon as a homeowner (or apartment resident)? Are you feeling left behind and disorganized? Is it time for you to get organized? And where do you start?
Implementing organizing ideas in your apartment can be what determines the difference between having a cozy apartment or a cramped and cluttered one. Which do you prefer? If you want cozy try these organizing ideas to clear clutter and create more storage space in your small apartment.
YOUR PAPERWORK - No space for a desk or file cabinet? You do have room if you have about two square feet available. That will hold a bill payer’s desk. These are designed compact to fit in small areas. They often have extendable leafs for writing surfaces and built in file drawers, magazine racks and storage compartments. They can expand when you use them and decrease in size when not in use.
