how can i organize and declutter my home and sort things out effectively?

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how can i organize and declutter my home and sort things out effectively?

Posted by How To Get Organized, in how to declutter

hi everyone~ok i have been ignoring the clutter and disorganization that i live in,i am trying to make a start,but when i do nothing seems to change,any efective ideas advice or motivation much appreciated.
i live in an old house which is my parents that needs so much repair,so itend to have clothes in suitcases,and piles of stuff everywhere,i am going to sort out the clothes by getting them done in the laundrete because im so overwhelmed with stuff even when they come back they have no place,i am on a limited income and cant completely fix up the house and remodel it,any cheap ideas,another big clutter problem is piles of magazines and newspapers i keep them for reference as i am interested in the beauty industry,i have no place to store them,i just cant cope with everything i have piles of bags with stuff and no where to put them i got in a bad rut,i also have stuff belong to my parents that i cant throw out as they are sentimental but they are adding to the clutter,if anyone has any thoughts on how i can tackle or get out of this please thank you

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4 Responses to “how can i organize and declutter my home and sort things out effectively?”

brandi
March 29th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Wow you have quite the mess. Well for your starters If you do have a dresser put the clothes in there when you bring them back from the laundry mat. If you have clothes and things in the dresser that you don’t know if you need or want then throw them in the suitcase so you can go through them. That way you get the good clothes put up and you have a new pile not an old one. Don’t worry about the repair until you have everything clean and organized because you probably wont have anybody coming for repairs until it is all clean anyways. As far as the magazines and newspapers, you should go through and the ones you haven’t looked at, at all within like the last year probably aren’t worth keeping anymore. Then go out to the dollar store or big lots. It doesn’t have to be an expensive store. And buy desk trays. Then put the magazines and newspapers on/in them. You should go through the piles of bags and see what you really need. This may sound stupid but there is a cleaning time. My best time to clean is at night because I am not tired and I am in the mood to clean. So it might help trying to figure out the time you are most like looking at the stuff and saying you wanna clean because that is your time. Also turn on some music and have fun while your doing it. Dance while your vacuuming, sing while your dusting, etc. As far as the stuff that belongs to your parents, go through it and if any of it is clothes, donate it knowing that it will be used for something better than lying around. If it is books that they read donate it knowing you might be giving someone the chance to read that couldn’t before. If it is jewelry then maybe you should invest in a jewelry box and put it all in there. There are a lot of things that you might wanna keep like pictures and jewelry and things but as your going through things think to yourself would this be better used with someone else or is it something I HAVE to have laying around. and make yourself say it would be better for someone else sometimes. Yet, there is a lot of memories you don’t wanna give away. A thing I always do when cleaning my room is clean your bed first! Make the bed and it brings a whole new light on things then take groups and set it on the bed and work through that group until your bed looks clean again and just keep doing that and then it will all get clean.!
Closet: Add another shelf between the present one and the ceiling if you can and store things like seasonal shoes you don’t need to get to often.
Use the door – add hooks for belts, ties or shoe organizers.
Keep shorter items such as shirts on one end of the closet to give more floor space.
If space permits, add a bar beneath the present bar for shirts or folded slacks.
Purchase the hanging plastic bags with small compartments for jewelry, stockings or other items that tend to get cluttered.
Hang clothes by style (shirts, skirts, etc.) and color. They’ll be much easier to find and to coordinate into outfits.
Use shelf organizers to keep things neat up top. Get rid of clothes you haven’t worn in over a year.
Take clothes you can’t decide about and "put them away" for six months. If you haven’t missed them, get rid of them.
Put a small drawer unit in the closet to add more storage space. It can be an inexpensive one, even one of the sturdy cardboard type, since no one sees it.
Store out of season clothes in another location.
Take a rainy afternoon to try on those clothes you can’t seem to get rid of. Once you see them on, you’ll be better able to decide about them.
Try to get over the sentimental attachment to things you’ll never use. Your relative isn’t going to know you threw out the shirt she gave you ten years ago that you’ve never worn.
Photos: Love those photos of all the family but just have too many lying around? Here’s some tips for enjoying them more.
Buy acid-free archival binders for your photos and have a few empty ones around all the time.
Put photos into binders immediately. Once they get in a drawer, they most likely won’t come out again.
Make little notes about the occasion and the people for reminders in years to come. It makes for a much more interesting book when there’s a story behind the picture.
Add making scrapbooks to the things you do with your kids on a rainy day. You’ll all be laughing till the sun comes out again.
Buy photo books and fill them up for friends and relatives at gift time. With little added notes, it’s a personal gift everyone will love.
Bathroom: Always keep an all-purpose cleaner and a sponge in the guest bath so you can sneak away and clean up when unexpected company shows up.
Keep a squeegee in the shower so everyone can wipe it down when they are done (this will help prevent mildew).
Steam helps to loosen build-up so why not clean while you’re in there?
Disinfectant can be used on everything in the bath except the mirror.
Don’t forget doorknobs and switchplates.
Hope this answer helps! Brandi
Melinda
March 29th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
A good website to look into for decluttering and cleaning your place is flylady.com
je t'aime<3
March 29th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
i think storage is key. Get good storage bins or a storage garage room in places like "u store it" and put the items that mean something to you in there. Also wash all your clothes and put them away in closets, bins, dressers, or if you have to suit cases UNDER the bed, just keep it neat. And also go through your materials and just keep the article you need and not the whole magazine. Make sure the article has what mag is was from, the author and the publisher on it or write it on it and recycle the newspaper and toss the magazines.

and with home improvement, just do a little at a time. Do what need to be done right now, and work your way through the appearance stuff. Don’t start a new project until you’ve finished the last. And you will save alot of money by doing the projects yourself. Have a guy friend go to a workshop class with you in an area you need to improve your house on and do it yourself. Check colleges, stores like home depot and lowes, nurseris if you need gardening tips, anywhere for classes!

good luck!
Dararie
March 29th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
It sounds like you need to purge and purge and purge…..
have a yard sale with the better stuff you purge. You’ll make money.
Regarding the papers and magazines, invest in a good pair of scissors and some file folders, Cut out the articles that you want to keep and throw out or recycle the rest. Personally, I’d just throw them all out. That’s what public libraries are for.

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