7 Organizing Tips for Parents
6 Organizing Tips for Parents
Getting organized can be a challenge at first. But once you start you will be organizing the whole house.
As a mother of three and a husband the house can get in disarray pretty quick. I am sure all mothers can relate!
Trying to get organized is never easy! Organizing can be fun once you get started!I had the opportunity to have a wonderful woman come to my home. She is the owner of Good Riddance. Navi is a professional organizer and is a part time Nanny. I thought that I was pretty organized until she opened so many more options to be more organized. My kitchen is the most challenging because I have no pantry. My kitchen is small, and my cabinets have a black hole in it that food disappears in that I must be prepared to go into the cave to retrieve the beans. We added the non skid Cabinet Turntable to the cabinet and it has helped.
Use containers to sort and label what they are. Chalkboard labels are a fun way to label your items. We used these on our containers and jars.
Navi recommends that you get storage bins. These storage bins are a great way to get you started. Start with a donate bin. This is a great to have your go to bin for collecting things around the house you no longer want.
TOP 6 Organizing Tips from Good Riddance:
Keep the kitchen counter and table clutter free. The kitchen is the busiest place in the house, so if it’s cluttered it makes you feel stressed and disorganized which lead to poor decisions all around.
Keep a donation bin. As the picture shows above label it so your older kids know where to put their items. There are always things laying around that you don’t need or use. Pitch them in the donation bin as needed rather than living with clutter and useless things. When the bin gets full bag it up and take it to a donation center.
Designate a “Laundry Day” and make sure kids take part of helping with their own laundry. ( yes, even a 3 year old can put away clean laundry and put dirty clothes in the hamper.)
Don’t BUY unnecessary stuff! Seriously, try to limit how much of any one thing you need. Do we really need 20 pairs of gloves, or another scarf when we have 40? * A good tip that always works is if you buy another pair of gloves then donate a few of your other ones.
Keep it simple: You don’t need to buy expensive containers or baskets to get organized. A simple shoe box works wonders at separating smaller items in drawers, dressers and cabinets. An “over the door” plastic shoes organizer works for practically anything, like hair products, accessories, crafty items, small toy pieces like Legos, etc.
Have a family members “pick up” before everyone goes to bed. That way when you wake up it is a new start and you’re not feeling stressed looking at yesterday’s mess in the kitchen/living room. Have all the kids backpacks , clothes set out and ready the night before.
Thank you to Navi for her wonderful ideas and tips for getting organized!
Colorado Kids Connection/ Colorado Mile High Cleaning 2016
