Comments on: Apartment organization strategies? http://www.gloucestertownshipchamber.com/organization-strategies/apartment-organization-strategies Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:05:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nikki http://www.gloucestertownshipchamber.com/organization-strategies/apartment-organization-strategies/comment-page-1#comment-95 Nikki Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:05:59 +0000 http://www.gloucestertownshipchamber.com/organization-strategies/apartment-organization-strategies#comment-95 To start with everything has to have a place. A box for your jewellery. A rack for your shoes. Bookcases. Things like that. Then you have to put things back in their place. Every single time you use them. It only takes a few seconds & it saves you hours n the long run. Thirdly, get rid of junk. If you haven't worn it in 12 months give it to a charity. If it's broken, throw it out. Don't think Oh, I'll fix that one day. Doesn't happen. Clean out your pantry, out of date food, bye bye. Fourth, have a clean up once a week or once a fortnight where you vacuum, mop, clean the toilet that sort of thing. Once things are spick & span you will have that much more motivation to keep them that way.<br><b>References : </b><br>Experience To start with everything has to have a place. A box for your jewellery. A rack for your shoes. Bookcases. Things like that.

Then you have to put things back in their place. Every single time you use them. It only takes a few seconds & it saves you hours n the long run.

Thirdly, get rid of junk. If you haven’t worn it in 12 months give it to a charity. If it’s broken, throw it out. Don’t think Oh, I’ll fix that one day. Doesn’t happen. Clean out your pantry, out of date food, bye bye.

Fourth, have a clean up once a week or once a fortnight where you vacuum, mop, clean the toilet that sort of thing. Once things are spick & span you will have that much more motivation to keep them that way.
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]]> By: lisabug7777 http://www.gloucestertownshipchamber.com/organization-strategies/apartment-organization-strategies/comment-page-1#comment-94 lisabug7777 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:56:59 +0000 http://www.gloucestertownshipchamber.com/organization-strategies/apartment-organization-strategies#comment-94 I used to have this problem but thanks to my husband I am over-coming it. Remember that everything needs a place. I tend to pile things that I plan to get to eventually, then they just sit there and the stack continually gets bigger! What I did was get a filing cabinet to keep that stuff in. It's fun to keep, and sometimes I'll go through it. I also have one box that is a "to be filed". When going through mail I stand next to the garbage can to throw away the junk emmedietly instead of "later". Also, a real excellent website in helping to organize and stay clean and clutter-free is http://www.flylady.com I HIGHLY recommend this site. Besides my husband, this has been the biggest help for me! Good luck! (PS stop piling!) ;)<br><b>References : </b><br> I used to have this problem but thanks to my husband I am over-coming it.
Remember that everything needs a place. I tend to pile things that I plan to get to eventually, then they just sit there and the stack continually gets bigger!
What I did was get a filing cabinet to keep that stuff in. It’s fun to keep, and sometimes I’ll go through it.
I also have one box that is a "to be filed".
When going through mail I stand next to the garbage can to throw away the junk emmedietly instead of "later".

Also, a real excellent website in helping to organize and stay clean and clutter-free is http://www.flylady.com
I HIGHLY recommend this site. Besides my husband, this has been the biggest help for me!

Good luck!
(PS stop piling!) ;)
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