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Home organization shopping should be your reward, not your starting point.
Always buy storage bins/boxesafteryou declutter.
If you buy them ahead of time, youre effectively storing a bunch of things you dont need.
You’ll be happier and able to find things easier once youve slimmed down.
Having an organized home is a habit, like exercise.
Watch the front door.
This is the expression that we use to keep ourselves from buying and buying.
Nobody ever got motivated to lose weight by looking at that pair of jeans thats too small.
Get rid of them, along with all of the other clothes that you dont wear.
Think about it like this: Clutter is a series of delayed decisions.
Dont make piles of folded clothing on your shelves too high.
Youre better off adding more shelves or shelf dividers and keeping your piles low.
[But] organizing isn’t all about products, rainbows, and alphabetization.
You might actually use your cookbooks all the time and need them organized by category.
Or in your closet, it might make sense to organize by clothing punch in and not color.
Ive had to learn to lower my expectations.
The rest of my family is fine letting clutter hang out.
I like to have things put away and neat at all times.
Our house can get crazy sometimes.
I cant live like I dont.Beth Penn ofBneato Bar
Dothisto avoid another abandoned declutter attempt.
To ensure you finish a project, double the amount of time you think itll take.
Think you’re able to organize your nightstand in half an hour?
The most important thing weve learned is that organizing is an ongoing process.
But maintenance is key.
