WHAT I LEARNED FROM AN ORGANIZER

(Since my husband got to go on 2 snowmobiling trips last year, I got to have a professional organizer come to my house, and this is what I learned.)


1. Store things in zones – e.g. Put your mixer in the bottom cupboard below your flour, sugar, etc.; put kid dishes in the lower cupboards so they can easily access them
2. Put things you use more often in front, things less often in back (or within arm’s reach for more often, higher up or further down for less often)
3. Organize books by subject (seems simple, but I have since tweaked this- now my books are in horizontal stacks on the shelves according to subject)
4. Keep surfaces clear
5. Group things in the area you use them (similar to #1, but more household/room oriented)
6. When things look nice, you’ll take care of it
7. When in doubt, throw it out!
8. Keep things to a minimum – How much do you REALLY need?
9. Fewer things are easier to keep clean (for me – this includes clothes!!)
10. Don’t take freebies!
11. Things used less often (once/twice a year) can be kept elsewhere (not in the area of use)
12. IF YOU DON’T LOVE IT, GET RID OF IT!