Simple Ways to Be More Organized
Posted in Your Home on 20. Oct, 2009
Years ago, I had a neat little apartment that was usually spotless. I knew where everything was, and things rarely were out of place. The key to my organization wasn’t really much – it was simply lack of disorder and lack of chaos (and by that I mean lack of children). There really wasn’t much going on to mess anything up, so I felt like I was on top of things. As you can imagine, I was in for a rude awakening once I had kids. The things that I used to be “organized” about suddenly seemed like they they were falling to pieces. It’s like this – you may think you’re a great swimmer because you’re paddling around the steps of the pool pretty well, but you don’t really know if you can swim or not until you’re thrown out to sea.
Having kids is sort of like that – getting thrown out to sea. Suddenly you’re up all night, there are new things everywhere (bouncy seats, clothes, bottles, diaper pails), and you have to keep track of a lot more than you used to. Before you know it, you are misplacing bills, running out of toilet paper in the bathroom, and standing in the rain fiddling with key after key until you find the right one.
With little kids running around causing all sorts of disorder, I’m always looking for ways to get (and stay) organized. I realize now that staying organized means finding a system to keep things orderly, accessible, and in the front of my brain. I have too much on my mind and too much going on in my home right now to just assume that everything will fall into place on its own (like I did when I had that neat little apartment, so many years ago….).
Tips like these from Real Simple’s website are things that I find incredibly helpful. I love these creative little tips because they utilize household items (rubber bands, shower caddies, matchboxes, etc) to keep your belongings organized. You don’t have to head out to Target or The Container Store to feel like you have a handle on life – look no further than your own home.
Get Organized Using Everyday Items [Real Simple]
Related posts:
