Clutter, paper piles, toys, out grown clothes and more! What do we do with them? Ready to get your home in order but do not know where to start? Here are a few organization starters:
- Make a list of everything you would like to see organized through your entire house.
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Rubber-maid bins are essential when organizing your home. Purchase 5-10 bins of different shapes and sizes.
- Go through all drawers and closets with two trash bags (one to throw away and one for donation)
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Go through your shoes, your children's shoes, and try to keep only 3 pairs of shoes for each member of the household. Donate all other pairs of shoes away.
- Go through your kitchen utensils and donate any utensils that are duplicates.
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Create a recycling box for paper, plastic, and glass jars.
- Go through your makeup & medicine and throw away expired items, or items you do not use anymore.
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Go through your garage and look for items that are broken or no longer in use. Throw away the broken items and place the outdated items on Craigslist.
- Purchase a filing cabinet to file away important items.
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Label a large rubber-maid storage bin for each child and place out of season clothes into the storage bins and place in closet or garage.
- Have each child choose two toys they would like to give away to children who are less fortunate and have your children donate the toys.
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Place a large open bin in your closet. Put clothes that family members outgrow in this bin as you go through the year. When bin is full donate it.
- Buy hooks for each child's backpack/ coat and place them in a laundry room or hallway closet.
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