Let Organizing in RI Help You Tidy Up

Kristin McRae – owner of Organizing in RI – teaches her clients that living an organized lifestyle will save time and money, with the added bonuses of lower stress levels, increased efficiency and higher productivity. “Getting organized will bring new energy into the home and you’ll feel energized and excited about your new space,” she says. “Serenity. Sanity. Finally.”

Create a purpose for each room
When a room doesn’t have a purpose, it becomes a drop spot for things that don’t have a home. If a spare room doesn’t have a purpose, it will turn into disorganized chaos in no time. Before you begin the organizing process, jot down and prioritize which spaces you want to tackle, and create a vision of how you want to function in each room. De-clutter. Aside from your keep, toss, donate and sell piles, create a “maybe” pile and a “move to another room” pile. To speed up the process, if you are undecided, toss it in the maybe pile. You’ll find that when you are finished decluttering, the “maybe” pile will likely go into the toss pile. Keep a “move to another room” pile because you want to limit your distractions and stay focused. Transfer these items once you’ve completed the process.

Keep your organization simple
So many people get excited to get organized and they rush out to the store and spend hundreds of dollars on organizing products that don’t work. Organize the space, measure the space and then head to the store with measurements in hand. A product won’t fix the problem. If the product doesn’t work, the system won’t work.

Implement a good system
You want to be as efficient and productive as possible. Think about how you want to function and create your system from there. Everybody functions differently. The simpler the systems, the easier it will be to follow. Re-visit the system in a few months. If the system isn’t working, tweak it to make it work better for you.

Maintain a routine
Create routines from these systems and habits will form. Your house will be running like a well-oiled machine. Throughout the year, you’ll be rotating your wardrobe, rotating the hall closet with seasonal items and throwing away expired food from the kitchen. You’ll never have to tackle a big project again because you’ll be de-cluttering as you move throughout the home with these projects. Organizing in RI, Coventry. 401-323-1165, OrganizingInRI.com