Here’s a plan (call it a New Year’s resolution, if you want) to start 2021 off right.
Goal #1:
Make a list of the rooms in your home and assign a week in 2021 to tackle that space. Start with your most used space first, like the kitchen. Account for all rooms, including the laundry room, garage, etc.
Goal #2:
In each week, use the following checklist:
Declutter: Place any items you no longer need into categories of garbage, donate/yard sale, and rehome. Rehome is for items that belong elsewhere in your house or that you’d like to give to someone else.
Shipshape: Wipe down all shelves, cabinets, the inside of drawers and baseboards. Clean mirrors and windows, and then the floors (under and behind furniture too).
Organize: Put every item in its appropriate place, and organize them how it’s most useful to you.
Remove: Take out the garbage, drop off donations or put yard sale items in a pile, and move items to their appropriate homes.
Plan: Make a list of any items you need to replace or restock, and buy them the next time you shop.
Your spring cleaning list just got a lot shorter because most of it will already be complete. What a great way to start off the new year.
Brought to you by:
Megan Warren
Professional Organizer
SOS Shipshape & Organized Spaces
541-891-7100