My Simple Process for Organizing
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No matter which area of my house I’m organizing, I follow the same routine when it comes time to deciding what to keep or what to donate.
I ask myself these questions:
One. Have I used it/needed it in the last year"
Two. Is this the best spot for it"
Three. Can it be replaced if I find myself needing it one day"Â
If the answer to the first question is “no”, and the item isn’t sentimental or a keepsake, it’s likely getting donated. Obviously this doesn’t apply to everything in my house but in general when I’m organizing a closet or the pantry, this question helps be decipher if this is something I *need*.
If it is something I have used, and want to keep, I ask myself if it’s in the best spot. So, for example, we have most of the kids’ medicine in the pantry near the kitchen. That is the best spot for it since we tend to offer the kids a drink after giving them any medicine. I keep a few essentials upstairs like pain reliever and cough medicine, but the majority is stored in the pantry. Similarly, we also keep the kid’s socks downstairs in our shoe closet. We keep a few pairs in each of their rooms, but for the most part the kids don’t put socks on until right before we head out the door. Part of this is for safety as we have hardwood floors throughout our home and this inhibits slipping downstairs, and the other reason is to streamline getting out the ...
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