Dishes in the sink, dirty clothes in the laundry, toys on the living room floor or shoes scattered all through the garage…does this sound familiar? We all take pride in our home, but at times it can all get too much. Perhaps you have a baby and struggling to create a new routine, you’re working full time, you’re wanting to spend time with family rather than cleaning, you’re not feeling yourself, lacking energy, you’re a hoarder… or maybe you are just overwhelmed with everyday life.
The clutter around us can have a negative impact on our ability to focus. However, by clearing the clutter from your home, it can help you feel clearer, mentally as well.
CREATE SOME GOALS
I want to ask you a few questions. Write down your answers as this will help you to create goals for yourself and determine what’s most important to you, where to start and what you want to achieve in your home.
- When at home I want to feel…
- I want to spend more time doing…
- I want an area of my home I can…
- The most disorganised cupboard in my home is…
- The first thing I want to organise is…
- I don’t need anymore, but can’t part with…
- I always lose…
- I want to be organised by…
CREATE SORT BUCKETS
During the next 4 weeks we will be organising, purging excess items and throwing away rubbish. In order to do this have on hand a number of buckets, bins, bags or storage containers. Create your own labels with marker and paper, or download and print the labels available in the downloads below, you will need to label them as follows:
Keep: something you find in one room that belongs in another. You could put it away once you find it, but if you are time poor put it in the keep bin to put away later
Donate: an item that you no longer want or need but is still in working order for somebody else to use
Sell: items that you can sell if you are going to have a garage sale or sell online
Rubbish: items that are broken, can’t be mended, doesn’t work or is rubbish
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DOWNLOAD
Print the goals printable below to help you determine what areas you really want to concentrate and make a start on in your home.
- MY GOALS PRINTABLE –place in your folder in front of the first divider so you always have your goals at first glance – click to download.
- SORTING LABELS – put onto some storage containers to help you sort – click to download.
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Ok, ready to get things started. Yay!
Well done Melinda, you’ve done well getting through all the tasks. I see that you mentioned you didn’t realise how much was involved in the routine until you had written it down, hopefully having it all on paper and easy to glance at will help you get through them quicker 🙂
I’m nearly there, just need 5 minutes peace to write my additional goals (Friday night is “down tools and kick back” night in this house so will do them tomorrow ? done decluttering organisation so many times but think that this one will be different because I have Kat for support and encouragement which I’ve not had before xx nice to know I’m not alone here too xxx
Your not alone Tara, I’m here to help 😉 hope you found a few spare minutes to write out your goals.
Feeling accomplished. Filled out Goal Questions and have a list of Goals I want to accomplish. Recently moved out office area to another part of the house and gained a few tubs by buying a shredder. Will now use those for the boxes.
Clever idea, we also donated a lot of our shredded paper to a local pet shop! Great work getting through all the tasks 🙂
Hi Kat all done and ready to GO!!
Wahoo…. roll on Monday!!
Hi Katrina – what size sorting baskets do you use? Do I need A4 sized boxes or something bigger?
I use something bigger my boxes are around 30cmx40cm 🙂
Great – thanks.
Ready to roll!
Awesome work Michelle completing all the tasks, your certainly ready to roll for Monday!!
Hi Kat
I am working through all the pre tasks and now setting goals but am unable to print “goals” (blank one I think) it keeps coming up saying that this is for members only.
I am hoping that I will get through this and have an organised house, I need to start somewhere.
Rowena
Hi Rowena, can I get you to log out of your account and back in again and see if it works. Let me know how you go.
all done – so far so good
Wow you were on a roll Kathleen, super start!!
Goals are done now too 🙂 ready to rock and roll!
LOL love it!!!
Goals haven’t changed from last time. Lots of ideas/routines have stuck from last time so hopefully We will get a bit further this time
That’s good to hear that some of your routines have stuck from last time!!