If you're like me, and many other women I know, although the new year brings on new hope, it also brings on new stress. It's almost as if the clock hit 12:01 on January 1st and my mental check-list immediately starts building itself. This year, mine went something like this while laying in bed unable to sleep... "get new shelving for our bedroom, fix paint drips in bathroom, organize child #1's toy mayhem, find better storage for toiletries, etc...".
Needless to say, many of my immediate panics were because the house was in total disarray from the holiday season. The new year is always a good time to get yourself re-organized to rejuvenate your surroundings and make life all around easier to navigate while you're at home. Here are some tips I've located while trying to de-clutter my post-holiday mess...
Needless to say, many of my immediate panics were because the house was in total disarray from the holiday season. The new year is always a good time to get yourself re-organized to rejuvenate your surroundings and make life all around easier to navigate while you're at home. Here are some tips I've located while trying to de-clutter my post-holiday mess...
Stacking In Kid's Rooms...
Leave the items they may need access to on lower levels, but use the height of their rooms and closets to keep from collecting piles and piles on the floor. HGTV has tons of other ideas on how to effectively manage your child's room too.
Laundry Room Lifesavers
I find myself re-starting the dryer at least 3 times before I take the clothes out to fold them to ensure they are wrinkle free. Why is this such a difficult task to just TAKE THEM OUT? Well, Real Simple suggests that you keep a basket handy to fold anything knit or stretchy straight from the dryer. Simple enough, right?
Also, hang a cheap shower caddy on the back of the door to organize your detergents, starches, bleaches, etc...
Also, hang a cheap shower caddy on the back of the door to organize your detergents, starches, bleaches, etc...
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Space Savers for Bathroom
Our minimal bathroom space is high value, therefore it leaves us with ultimately no inside room to store any essentials. We're going to try out some wall storage like this seen here and one BIG TIP I will share is that I've learned to roll towels instead of folding them. It saves TONS of room and when you place the in a little basket, it adds such a nice flair of style too.
For more tips on storage and saving space in your bathroom, check this out.
For more tips on storage and saving space in your bathroom, check this out.
Have some great tips of your own?
We'd love to hear what has or hasn't worked for you so please share!
We'd love to hear what has or hasn't worked for you so please share!
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