All right, we have come to our final lesson for organization week.
Rule #4. WORK IT!
I hate to point out the obvious, but all your hard work chunking (sorry!), sorting and organizing will be worth zilch if you don't stay consistent. We've looked at a lot of beautiful spaces this week (including our garage) so today I'm focusing on how I keep our system at home working for us.
The dreaded back door depot... Not everyone has the space for the beloved mudroom, but by adding a few fun hooks we've been able to corral purses, bags, jackets, etc to the spot where they need to be.
What about all thoseblack tie invites kid party invites, toddler drawings and general junk you gotta hold onto? Think cork board. It's a one stop shop. If you don't have the wall space, think about adding a piece of cork to the inside of your kitchen cabinets.
I've been asked this question many times, "Where is your junk pile?" We certainly have one, but it's been relegated to the corner... across from the recycling bin. See how this is all coming together?!?
But what about all that kidcrap stuff? I recommend allocating one piece of furniture, a giant basket or whatever you have handy and making that toy land. Plus, the kiddos know that space belongs to them and they know where to put things when cleaning up (assuming you can get them to do that)!
Anybody else have a box of old photos lurking about in the closet? Are you really going to scrapbook them from 10 years ago? If not, put them on display. Our newest fascination is this little box we added that houses all old photos from the last 10+ years. It's great to see people come over and peek inside. (We're all nosy when we can get away with it.) But we dig through, laugh at ourselves and enjoy taking a mini-trip down memory lane.
I'll be completely honest. Our organization definitely wavers from time to time, but as a whole I think keeping an organized home has meant a more organized family and who doesn't need that?
Cheers,
Jessie
Rule #4. WORK IT!
I hate to point out the obvious, but all your hard work chunking (sorry!), sorting and organizing will be worth zilch if you don't stay consistent. We've looked at a lot of beautiful spaces this week (including our garage) so today I'm focusing on how I keep our system at home working for us.
The dreaded back door depot... Not everyone has the space for the beloved mudroom, but by adding a few fun hooks we've been able to corral purses, bags, jackets, etc to the spot where they need to be.
What about all those
But what about all that kid
Anybody else have a box of old photos lurking about in the closet? Are you really going to scrapbook them from 10 years ago? If not, put them on display. Our newest fascination is this little box we added that houses all old photos from the last 10+ years. It's great to see people come over and peek inside. (We're all nosy when we can get away with it.) But we dig through, laugh at ourselves and enjoy taking a mini-trip down memory lane.
I'll be completely honest. Our organization definitely wavers from time to time, but as a whole I think keeping an organized home has meant a more organized family and who doesn't need that?
Cheers,
Jessie
of course sissy has the most organized kid's toy chest/furniture ever!
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