Today's
Pass Along Tuesday is all about getting organized. I know who wants to do that but guess what we all need to do this, surprisingly it can make your life a little easier. I found a few sites that give some great ideas to get a jump start on being better organized. I'll share 5 different sites on organization and then I will give 5 ideas that I have used in my own home to keep things better organized.
- Melinda Joy shares 10 tips for managing and organizing your family. See her tips Here.
- Meet Andrea the 365 day organizer, she really has it together when it comes to organizing. See her amazing site Here.
- Joy has some great ideas to better use a closet and how to utilize your space. Check it out Here.
- This is my favorite: 6 ideas for organizing your home with plastic containers. Read on how to do that Here.
- Check out this organizing dork Here. She has some great ideas to keep us all in check!
Here are just a few of my helpful hints.
- Use baskets of all sizes depending on the size in the area. For my hall closet I use a square size with handles to store things like toilet paper, soaps, lotions, bandages, and anything small that could get lost in a big closet. This just makes it nice to find stuff and to be able to keep it clean. I also love baskets for toys, each basket holds something new. They look great on a bookshelf and it makes it great for clean up.
- If you like getting those cooking magazines like I do then you'll know that they take up a lot of room and are a pain to go through every time you want to try something new. So my solution is easy, go through each magazine and pic out the ones you like and will probably try. Just cut them out with an exact o knife and make piles of different categories. Once you've done that buy a extra large binder and some plastic sleeves, then you can start organizing for magazine recipes. I also do this with my scrapbook magazines, save you favorite ideas so you can go back later when your designing a new layout to get new ideas.
- If your kids like to do crafts as much as mine do then you need away to keep everything straight. I have a container for paper, one for just pencils, one for markers, one for crayons, one for stickers, I think you get my point. I just makes it really easy for them to pull out what they want to use and then it also makes for an easy clean up and I think we all love that idea.
- Shoes are a girls best friend and we need to make sure we keep them protected. I use clear containers for my shoes so I can see right through them that way I know which pair I'm getting.
- Have you ever started to play a game and all the pieces are not there. Well that is something that really drives me crazy. I like to make sure that all the pieces are put into zip lock bags when we are finished playing and then put into the box. That way the game lasts longer and all your pieces are always there.
Thanks your checking us out this
Tuesday, I hope we gave you some food for thought and maybe just maybe you'll start organizing today! Have a great week see ya back here next Tuesday for something new!
