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Organizing your
home is as much about planning as it is about
doing the actual physical work of organizing. When you sit
down to make a plan about how to use your space, you need to
take several factors into consideration. Here are some
questions to ask yourself as you sit down to make a plan for
organizing your home.
1. What is the best use of this space in my home for me?
Now some spaces are obvious. You need to cook meals in the
kitchen. But some spaces are not so obvious. Do you want to
use that spare corner of the living room to organize your
sewing projects, your book collection or your scrapbooking
projects? When you are organizing your home, you need to
think about what would make sense in every space of your
home.
And you need to make sure that it makes sense for you. At
the end of the day, you are the one who has to live in your
home, not your in-laws, not your neighbors, you. So do not
make decisions based on what you think someone else will say
when they come into your home. Make decisions based on what
makes sense for how you live your life.
2. Is organizing it this way going to make my life
easier? This question should be at the forefront of your
mind when you are organizing your home. Because at the end
of the day, that is really what organizing your home is
about: making your life easier to manage. Every organizing
decision that you make in your home should make things
simpler or more effective for you. If it does not,
reconsider why you are making that choice.
3. What function do I want this space to serve?
Creating “zones” in your home is a great way to get and keep
yourself organized. When you are organizing your home, every
space should serve a function. Each of those functions are
“zones.” So maybe you have book zone, an arts and crafts
zone for the kids, a toy zone, a game zone, a TV zone. Think
about each space in your home and how you want that space to
function.
This also makes it easier to get your family to put things
back where they belong. No more excuses for why things are
not put back where they are supposed to be. Because where to
do books belong? In the book zone of course. Where do DVDs
belong? In the TV zone. Just make sure that you effectively
communicate with your family about where each zone is and
what belongs in that zone.
At the end of the day, organizing your home is about
creating a functional, workable space for you and your
family. And in order to do that, you need to plan out how
you want the spaces in your home to function. Take a little
time to create a plan and you will be well on your way to
the organized home of your dreams.
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