Released on: March 18, 2008, 10:55 pm

Press Release Author: sunil sharma

Industry: Human Resources

Press Release Summary: Home organization means being able to find your stuff when
you need it, not after an hour or more of searching. But home organization doesn\'t
necessarily mean you\'re neat or clean. It doesn\'t even mean you\'re not a pack rat.
Home organization just means everything has a place and you know where that place is
in your home.








Press Release Body: Home organization means being able to find your stuff when you
need it, not after an hour or more of searching. But home organization doesn\'t
necessarily mean you\'re neat or clean. It doesn\'t even mean you\'re not a pack rat.
Home organization just means everything has a place and you know where that place is
in your home.

Of course, when you practice \"home organization\" and \"clearing clutter\" together you
do inevitably get a neater and more organized home. Why? Because you can find your
stuff when you need it AND you\'re not tripping over your stuff. So instead of
allowing yourself, or your family, to consistently put your shoes in the entryway
(where you do know their location), you designate another spot such as a shoe rack
in the foyer closet. That\'s blending home organization with clutter clearing
techniques. Here are 9 strategies for home organization that also may help you clear
clutter in your home:

1) CLUSTER LIKE ITEMS - When you organize an office storage closet at home or work,
put the different types of paper beside each other on a shelf. And what goes with
paper? Envelopes. Put the different types of envelopes adjacent to the paper.
Adjacent to that you might put writing instruments used on paper like pencils and
pens. And so forth. Organizing holiday ornaments? Keep bins of Christmas supplies
together. Keep bins of Easter decorations together. Then put all of these holiday
storage bins in one clustered area in your garage or attic. You can also use the
cluster mindset for toys and sports equipment.

2) MAKE THINGS CONVENIENT - This simply means put most frequently used items toward
the front of shelves or on shelves within arm's reach or at eye level of the user
(whether that\'s you, your spouse or your children). Put infrequently used items in
those hard to reach cabinets in corners, cabinets above your refrigerator, in the
attic, etc. Put shelving or other organizers in convenient places such as put shoe
racks, umbrella stands and hanging baskets for gloves in a closet near the entryway
you use most often.

3) LABEL IT - Invest in an inexpensive label maker. You\'ll have fun labeling items
(e.g. home recorded DVD tapes) or labeling places where items should go so they
always get returned to the same spot. For example, label specific garage shelf
spaces for hand tools or power tools. That way nobody in your family will ever
forget where they got an item they\'re using and they\'ll know where its exact \"home\"
is.

4) DON\'T KEEP AN ITEM IF... - ...you can find it elsewhere. So much research, forms
and other paperwork is easily accessed these days through the Internet. Just keep a
simple list of Websites and useful phone numbers and then you\'ll always know where
to return to or who to call in order to access that information again.

5) HANDLE IT ONCE - And handle it now. That\'s how the organizing professionals
suggest you handle paperwork, whether it\'s incoming mail or something on your home
office or work desk. If you can\'t handle it now, then put it in a tickler file
labeled with a specific intention (e.g. holiday cards to mail by month, bills to
mail by week).

6) MAKE IT YOUR SYSTEM - I once knew a woman who placed labels inside her kitchen
food cabinets. So cans of green beans and peas always went on their designated label
or row and a can of tuna went on its labeled space. When you could see the label
that just meant it was time to buy more tuna or green beans. Was this a bit over the
top with detail? Not for her. The system suited her personality. It worked for her.
Lesson learned: Own your home organizing system. You can use other people\'s home
organizing tips but only if they suit you, they suit your thought process and they
mesh with your daily routine. You\'re the ultimate user of the home organization
system.

7) BE FLEXIBLE - If your entire home organizing system, or just part of it, is not
working, change it. Try a different method. Put something in a different spot.
Observe other people's homes and work spaces for ideas. Look at photos in home
decorating magazines for ideas. Don\'t be afraid to admit temporary home organization
failure and start again as often as needed. It\'s okay!

8) BE PATIENT WITH OTHERS - You know the cliché...you can\'t change other people.
Unfortunately, that cliché is usually true though so many of us choose to learn it
the hard way. Don\'t expect everyone in your family to start immediately singing your
home organization tune. They may never do so. But you can try for compromise and
understanding. And you can make subtle polite requests like \"honey, will you put
your shoes in the closet for me so I can vacuum that area\" or \"will you put the car
keys here when you get home so I can find them in the morning without waking you.\"

9) GET HELP WHEN NEEDED - Not everyone is good at clearing clutter, especially
quickly; nor is everyone good at thinking in an organized, almost analytical, way.
And that\'s okay. But if that\'s you, consider calling in a paid professional home
organizer (search online or in the phone book). Even if you just hire an organizer
for a few hours or a day, he or she will at least be able to help you brainstorm
about organizing your home in a manner that suits you. Then you can take that next
step toward home organization on your own. And keep stepping until you get it done
eventually. You will!


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