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A Checklist of What You Might Want to Do Before Spring

The weather will get better one day soon and you will want to get out more during that time.  This is why it is always best to get indoor chores done before you get outdoors more frequently.  So here is a To-Do list that will help some of you who have yet to get started.

1.  Take a walk through your home and note messy areas, unorganized areas, and other places that haven't been touched in a long time.

2.  List what needs to go, then set up an appointment with the local thrift store to come and take away those bagged and boxed items.  You will need to share the list with the store, so they know what they are coming to get.  Be sure you get a receipt for your donations because these will come in handy when you start itemizing your taxes (under charitable donations) for next year.

3. Look for ways to organize things better.  If you have many little things, get necessary items to organize them.  Search "how to organize..." include what you need to organize.

4.  Enlist help only if you know the individuals will not try to get you to keep stuff.

5.  Visit Ebay, the local pawn shop, a children's boutique, bookstores, take out an ad, and sell some of the things you don't use.

6.  Remove large furniture away from walls, move boxes and shelves and examine your walls, baseboards and flooring.  Those of you who receive much snow and rain might have a problem festering that you don't know about.

7.  Check under cabinets?  Is it well organized or could items be better managed.  Also, check for signs of mold.

8.  Clean rugs, wipe walls, inside of windows, and remove any trace of molds using bleach.

9.  Dust off items especially things that hang from walls, vents, and items that sit low.

10.  Remove any food products and medicines that are expired.

Taking the time to get your household organized while making some money and helping others will make you feel good.  You will be so glad to have fun outdoors without the worry of how your residence might look or smell.  Be sure to check appliances like water heaters, furnaces, air conditioners, refrigerators and more. You can search the Internet on troubleshooting these items and how what sounds mean trouble for your home.  One other thing, be sure to get those indoor odors under control too--check for things online that might help.  Periodically, open windows and shut off heat.  

Nicholl McGuire shares wise tips about spiritually related issues on YouTube channel: nmenterprise7

3 Things You Can Do to Save Money on Your Home Organizing Projects

Too often amateur organizers rush to the store to get something they really don't need, but because they saw cool organizing tools in other's homes or heard that there was a few on sale, they get them.  They don't bother to think that what might work for others is not necessarily going to work for them.  As for some of those bargain items, sometimes they aren't worth their prices much less bringing home.

When you begin your home organizing tasks, do take the time to walk your home, sketch out your design if need be, find useful ways to put away items, but without having to buy many boxes, bins, and other organizing supplies.  Before you begin, consider the following.

One. List the things you will need for your home organizing project.

Simple enough, but so many don't do it.  Once you have an idea of where things are going to go, you will need to have the items that will best suit your needs.  Be sure that the things you select will not break easily, aren't hard to manage, and are useful.  There is much out in stores that look pretty but are ineffective.

Two.  Check your residence for anything that isn't being used effectively and re-use.

Some novices will store a few items in a large space, while overlooking the fact that large items around the home could be better organized.  Others will take a small item and put it on one shelf while the others remain elsewhere--such a waste of space!  Take a look at those things that could be organized well.  Sometimes you will discover a box, bin or shelf that is available for your other stuff.  (Don't forget rid yourself of what you don't need!  Watch videos on this site about de-cluttering.)

Three.  Research the products you need online and compare those prices using a "comparison shopping website tool" just keyword search the phrase along with the name of the product you need.

There are many sites that will list where home organizing items are located and how much they are to date.  You can save time and money, if you simply look at what others are charging for your organizing supplies.  Keep in mind, some prices look good, but the shipping costs can skyrocket the total cost.

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Nicholl McGuire is the author of When Mothers Cry, Laboring to Love Myself and other books.

The Quickest Way to Organize Anything Is...

Plan before you begin any project.  Without a plan, you will find yourself taking far more time than you need to organize.  Too often people jump right into organizing things but end up throwing out useful items while keeping stuff they really don't need.  Check out this blog for the task that you would like to complete, then create your specific plan based on the information provided.

To your success!

7 Tips on Organizing Holiday Arts and Crafts - Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day

Some homes are overwhelmed with craft projects while others not so much.  When you live in a small environment or are confined to a small space, it can easily become disorganized especially if you have children.  So here are some quick tips you might want to implement to keep your holiday arts and crafts organized especially that school stuff!

1.  Sort the Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day and other holiday arts and crafts. Keep those that you like, separate items that are not good, unsightly, and useless.

2.  Throw away or donate items.

3.  Rather than buy new organizing materials for your holiday keepsakes, check for those organizing tools that are not currently being used or aren't well-managed.  Think of ways to take what you already have to help with organization.

4.  Once you have available bins, boxes, containers, folders, and other things that can help with your organizing, you will place like items together and label each thing.  For instance, pencils have a box, pens have a cup holder, markers have a container, binders have artwork, boxes have large keepsakes, similar books go on a shelf, etc.

5.  You will also want to find ways to sort these items neatly on shelves, in closets, cabinets, and even under the bed if your space is tight.  Other ways to organize is to use corners and stack items.  If you have garage space you can designate an area for your keepsakes.  Be sure the bin is clear and plastic with a tight seal so that bugs and debris doesn't get inside.  Clear so that you can easily spot the items.
6.  Decorate your organized space.  If you find that the items you have are not that appealing, you can decorate the bins, boxes and containers or hide them in something that is pretty to view.

7.  Be sure that the children's items are separated from yours.  This eliminates future issues over what they should and shouldn't be using.  Paints, pens and special tools can be quite expensive to replace, so if you don't want them using your items, put them away and out of view.  Place their items in a separate area if need be.

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