On today’s blog we’ll be digging into organization and how decluttering is so important to keeping your home organized.
Acouple years ago I was a working mom. I was gone literally all day, and when I got home I still had housework to do, food to cook and a family to spend time with. I couldn’t juggle it all. I was exhausted constantly. So I done what every other woman does. I went to Pinterest. I read about organizing, meal planning, cleaning routines and decluttering. Now I’m going to share with you what worked best for me!
•start with one room and work your way through your entire house
•fill at least a bag per room. (I had countless throw away bags and at least one donate bag)
•you will not declutter your entire house the first time. You will do this over and over again until YOU are happy!
•find a system that works for you and your family.
Ex: I do all my major cleaning on Mondays and my laundry on Tuesday. Because we are a family of three and I have minimalized our wardrobes I only have 2 loads a week. (It is a dream that I can wash, fold and put away the same day)
• have a reset day. (Because let’s be real, it won’t stay organized)
•buy bins/products to help you stay organized.
AMAZON,Ross and TJ Maxx Are the best
•the key to organization is to have what you need.That part is different for every family.
As a family of three we have 5 plates. 4 bowls and 6 glass cups. That won’t work for a family that is bigger than ours. We have 6 towels accessible in our bathroom. (We do have 4 extras in our linen basket for visitors)
•get rid of your junk drawers. Dollar tree has little baskets to organize those little random things.
•give everything a place. Make sure it gets back there after it’s being used.
This is my bathroom cabinet. It is the only cabinet in the room. I don’t have a linen closet, so I had to down size majorly.I only have what we actually use. So all the unused face masks, old shampoos,Half used gels and lotions were thrown away. The bins make
keeping everything organized so much easier.
This is a before and after of our games. My four year old loves games, so that’s something I don’t keep minimal. Instead I minimalized the packaging. I took all the games that would fit in a ziplock and put in a small purple bin. Even the boards fit in the bin. As you can see it looks much better, and it’s just as easy to get her games. 
All of our daily dishes are on our counter. We don’t have a mass supply of dishes to keep us from using them all and creating a huge mess that I won’t want to clean.
We keep all of our hand towels (takes place of paper products) under our sink in a basket.
We put all of our cleaning supplies under our sink as well. I try to keep our cleaners minimal (multi purpose cleaners) and there again, bins.
In our bedroom we have this weird shelf. They obviously made it because we have two small closets in our entire house. I picked these baskets up at goodwill years ago.
I put our linen (a extra set for both beds) and our guest towels in them.
These bins go in our daughters drawer. They hold panties, socks and bows. My four year old puts her stuff up on laundry day and knows exactly where her stuff is at bath time.
Since we moved out of our 2300 square foot house into a 1400 square foot house with no storage I’ve really had to work to get everything organized. But it is doable in any case.
Since I have ZERO signal or WiFi I am going to show you one more picture of how we store my daughters toys. It has been a lifesaver!
This is the Trofast from ikea
These are all of her toys aside from a hamper with her “babies”in it. It takes no time for clean up!
What it comes down to is we need spaces that have everything we need and love and nothing in between. It will take work to get your space the way you want it but eventually your home will be a place that you look forward to coming home to. A place that when someone calls and says they’ll be over in twenty you won’t be running around trying to clean a destroyed house. Ultimately you’ll have more time to spend with those babies and your husband.
I hope this post helped and encouraged you in some way,
Taylor
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