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. Get rid of trash. About 50%
of what unorganized people have in their homes is trash or stuff
they will never use again. Stop wasting time taking care of it,
moving it or stepping over it. As you walk through the house,
pick up garbage and toss it.
. Control your laundry. Don't
let it control you. Follow these simple steps to help keep your
laundry from taking over your home and you.
. Place a hamper or basket for
dirty clothes in each bedroom and/or bath. Make sure that everyone's
dirty clothes are put in the hamper before bed and in the morning.
. The laundry isn't done until
it is put away. Get out of the mind set that if it is washed
and dried it is done. Folding and putting it away is equally
as important.
Some of us think that if we
get the laundry washed and dried that's all we need to do and
it's okay for the family to just pull stuff out of a pile. That
makes as much sense as cooking a meal and expecting everyone
to stand at the stove and take turns scooping the food out of
the pan and eating it one spoonful at a time. You wouldn't dream
of doing that. Yes the food is cooked, but the meal is not complete
until the table is set and the food is put on plates. Do the
same for your laundry. Put it away.
. Pick up continually. This
may seem like a pain to do at first but if you stick with it,
it will become a habit. I didn't realize how much of a habit
it had become for me until I was visiting my daughter's the other
day. As I was walking into the kitchen, I picked up empty glasses
and odds and ends on my way. Then when I walked from the kitchen
to the bedroom I picked up toys as I went in there. It wasn't
even my house but I had seen something out of place and out of
habit picked it up. Every sock or glass that you walk past is
a spore waiting to flourish into a vortex of debris. Catch it
while it is small!
. Read and dispose of newspapers
and magazines. There are usually two reasons people have stacks
of newspapers and magazines piled around:
They want to save an article
in it. If that is the case then cut the article out as you are
reading the magazine and file it. Trust me, you not only won't
cut that article out at a later time, but you probably won't
remember what or where it is.
They don't have time to read
them. If you aren't going to read them the why are you subscribing
to them? Stop your subscriptions. This doesn't have to be an
all or nothing thing. If you can't keep up with the daily newspaper
then just get the Sunday paper. Most people usually have more
leisure time Sunday to read it. Pick out one or two of your favorite
magazines and stop subscribing to the rest.
With any item, if it is broken
or you don't use it anymore get rid of it. That includes clothes,
toys, furniture, decorations, dishes and exercise equipment.
If it's not important enough to fix right now, you don't need
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