One of my blog readers from the UK said she didn’t know where to start because she needed to start everywhere. (Sorry, earlier I said she was from Australia). I suggested to her to start in one room, in one place in that room. She did it! She sent some great organizing tips that she used to get organized. I got permission to share them with you. This is what she did:
“I went into my bedroom and opened the drawer where I keep all my cosmetic type stuff. Well it really was Stuffed. I emptied the drawer and as it is quite wide managed to fit in four empty shoe boxes for sorting. You see I knew they would come in useful!!!!”
My comment: If you have a place you can store empty boxes to use later this is a great organizing idea. But when you keep more than you will possibly ever use and you don’t have space for those containers; that is when they turn into clutter. Keep what you will use and get rid of the rest—we will get more.
“I have seen expensive drawer organizers but this works a treat. I found six tubes of hand cream. One went by each sink (3), one by my bedside, one in my travel wash bag and one in the guest room. I get very dry hand skin so perhaps this will help!”
My Comment: Excellent way to use what you have and to make space in drawers—put the useful items where they will be used rather than just hording them.
“I then decided to get a nice basket to put in the guest room with the soap, some body lotion (I seem to have a lot of this as well!) And some of those freebees you get in hotel rooms like shampoo and shower gel sachets – I have quite a collection.”—“Well it’s a start”.
My Comment: That is how we get organized—we start! Good Job and happy organizing. You have a great start—now keep on by going from one drawer to another, from one shelf to another and one room to another room. Before you know it your entire home will be organized just the way you want it. Thank you for those timely organizing tips.
I love getting letters and thank you notes and fun things in the mail. How about you? I received a delightful note from a woman I organized with when I was in D.C. recently and because she mentioned some great organizing tips that we put into action I am sharing part of her note:
Today is inauguration day and I am going to sit myself down and watch all the pomp and ceremony all day. I find it very exciting. I just returned two days ago from Washington D.C. and it was fun seeing all of the preparations being made.
A few years ago when I had my eyes examined the doctor prescribed reading glasses for me. But instead of writing me out a prescription he walked me out to the rack in the store with readymade glasses. He said I could spend a few dollars or spend a lot but I would get the same results with either. Now days I can get all the reading glasses I want for just a dollar a pair. This brings me to my organizing tips of the day:
I am working in Washington D.C. for a couple of weeks and I called home and I was told I had received some heavy duty aluminum foil in the mail. My first thought was, “did I win some and forgot I had entered a contest”? Then I wondered if I had sent in a coupon and had forgotten. Well, the third time is the charm–my friend had mailed my Christmas gift December 5 and it arrived in this box on January 8. That reminded me of getting rebates in the mail.
