Everything Requires Effort….The Easy Button Does Not Exist

Organizing products and containers can be useful just like exercise equipment and cleaning products. However, it is easy to fall into the allure of the marketing that if we purchase one of these items it will somehow do the work for us. We know it won’t do the work for us but we really want to believe that it will make the task so much easier and we won’t mind doing the work, if we own a pretty thing-a-ma-jig. Sorry… bad news, reality check, it takes work to get organized, to get in shape and to clean your home. Products, containers, and equipment can help but if we don’t put in the effort nothing will change.

I often see organizing products siting in a corner of a client’s home collecting dust. In addition to products and containers there are several books on how to get organized at most of my client’s homes. Wishful thinking is just that thinking; organizing takes action, it takes maintenance, it takes effort. Let’s talk about what you can do to get better organized at home. 

The first step is determining what areas you want to work on. Let’s use the example of a kitchen pantry. Common problems include locating items, buying duplicates and overcrowding overstuffed shelves.

• Measure the shelf: Height, Width, and Depth purchase containers that will fit
• Containers work well if you put like items in each separate container
• Reorganize every time you come back from the grocery store
• Tiered adjustable shelving products work well for canned goods and spices
• Shelving unit attached to the back of a pantry door provides additional storage space

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When you are ready to tackle the project it works best to take everything out of the pantry.

• Group like items together as you sort
• Toss expired food
• Put the items you use the most in an easy to reach location
• Put items in containers and back in the pantry
• Reorganize every time you return from the grocery store
• Reorganize when items are out of place

 
If you are ready to tackle an Organizing or Downsizing Project and want a little assistance give me a call. I would love to help.

Adele Gross