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Your HomeTips to Organize
At the start of the new year, many resolve to or unwanted clothes and toys, as well as other household
become more organized. But the next day, they items, like the fondue set you never use.
look around their homes and see the piles of paper on
the coffee table, the coats, toys and shoes scattered n Find unused space. Your home probably has more
around the house, and the remains of their holiday storage space than you think. For example, decorative
decorations. Organizing the house, it seems, can wait a under-bed storage boxes, allow you to use every inch of
few weeks. available space.
But there’s no reason to feel overwhelmed by a task n Teach the kids to clean up after themselves. Make
that is, after all, intended to make lives easier. Here are organizing a game by making “special” spaces. For
some tips for those looking to make their homes run example, children might remember to hang up their coats
more smoothly: and scarves if they have their own fun coat hooks.
n Take it one room at a time. Clear a space in the Teach children to take pride in their belongings by
room you want to organize. Place all unorganized items, giving them their own storage areas. Try clearing a space
like magazines, books, DVDs and remote controls, in one in your entertainment unit for your children’s movies and
space, so you can categorize the items before storing video games.
them in their appropriate bins and cabinets.
n Designate spaces for different activities. For
n Throw things out, and be ruthless. Don’t waste example, all board games, entertainment units and DVDs
your time and space on items you don’t need. Toss out should be in the same area. This will help keep items
or recycle old magazines and papers. Donate outgrown from being scattered throughout the house.
STORAGE SOLUTIONS BY SNYDER n Create a master calendar for the family. Put it
on the refrigerator or beside the computer desk. Time
GAZEBOS • PAVILIONS • PERGOLAS management is an important skill, and kids should learn
it early.
Making your
backyard beautiful. n Make cleaning and organizing a family affair. After
all, your family helps make the clutter, so they should
help organize it, too.
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