7 Organizing Tips for Spring


1. Before You Start
- Designate an open area in your home for things you will want to get rid of. It could be in your garage or somewhere near the back door. This will make it easier for you to get rid of stuff.

- Possibly try to do some trips everyday to goodwill, give stuff away to friends, take care of some returns and other unattended business. This will really get things moving in your home.

2. Where To Start
If you feel overwhelmed, start with a small, manageable project such as a junk drawer in you kitchen, a bathroom cupboard or a linen closet. Or consider bringing in a home organizer, at least to get things started. This will give you a good taste of the process.

3. Making All the Seasonal Changes in Your Home

Get all the areas in your home ready for the summer season.

For example:
- Make your summer sports gear easily accessible by placing it on lower shelves and transferring the winter items to higher shelves.
- Remove all out of season clothing from the most accessible areas of your closets and put them in plastic storage containers out of the way.


4. How to Approach Every Project that You Will be Working On in Your Home
- Empty the space that you will be working on whether it is a small or big project.
- Get all of the stuff sorted into related groupings as you empty your space. Try to thin these out as much as possible.
- Once you have gone through all of your items, determine what is the best location for them. Some may belong to other areas of your home.
- Fine tune your sorting as you store your stuff. For example, in your closet, put t-shirts with t-shirts, shorts with shorts and so on. Color coordinate them from darks to white keeping each group of colors together. Don't leave unneeded extra hangers hanging in between your clothing. Keep a few extra ones hanging on the edge of your closet.
- Don't walk back and forth between spaces until you have completed the space you are working on. Keep boxes and bags at hand for: things that belongs elsewhere in your home, garbage, recycling, returns, Goodwill and so on. Deliver these to their proper location nce you have completed your space. This will save you a lot of time and keep you focused.
- Make sure to focus on one area at a time until it is completed before moving on to the next project.
- Order, simplicity and proper storage choices is what makes a space look beautiful. These qualities will inspire you to keep it that way.

5. Letting Go is a Crucial Part of the Process
- Do your spring cleaning/ organizing when you are ready to let go of some of your stuff.
- Do not purchase storage solutions until you have sifted through your belongings. You have to get rid of stuff to create a proper home for all of your things.
- Always keep in mind the overall picture you wish to create in your home when you are purging.
- Remember, less is more. Selecting a fewer of your nice things will allow you to create a proper home for each of them and really make them stand out.

6. Creating a System That Will Work For Your Personality
- Someone who is really organized can afford having more things.
- If you know that you are not a naturally neat person then it is important for you to have less.
- If you wish to minimize time spent tidying your home, try to come up with low maintenance solutions. For example, if you know you won't hang up or fold some of your clothes, have some open bins in your closet for them. This will save you a lot of time. It will be easy, quick and it will look neat.

7. What Storage Solution to Use For Your Space
- Determine where in your space you wish to store each of your items or group of items to make your daily routines as simple and efficient as possible.
- Think of storage solutions that fits and suits the space and fulfills its purpose.
- Make a proper shopping list with a note of all the dimensions you may need while shopping.
- Utilizing vertical space is great if you live in a small space. it also depends on what it is that you are organizing. For example, shelves are great in storage rooms, closets, garages where you want to create as much storage as possible in a limited amount of space.
- To keep your space looking beautiful and relaxing, organize your storage in a manner that gives it a consistent, uniform look. For example if you are storing things in containers, purchase all the same type.
- Remember that more storage doesn't equal better solutions.