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5 Reasons to Organize Your Home
Today
Karen Fritscher
Home organization isn't
just for neat-nicks or those drawn toward organized living. Even if you
don't fall into those two stereotypes, you should consider learning and
implementing some home organizing techniques. Why bother? Here are five
good reasons to organize your home:
PEACE OF MIND - When you have a closet packed full of miscellaneous
items, don't you sometimes think "I've got to put that on my to-do
housekeeping list"? Or you think "I've got to go through that closet to
find those missing papers, shoes, whatever." And then when you don't do
it, you get a nasty reminder every time you open that closet door. Now
multiply that scenario and thought pattern by the number of other areas
in your home that give you that same feeling. When it's visible, clutter
weighs on your mind because you can't forget about it. It's there every
time you open the closet door! So getting organized once and for all
could decrease your stress levels by putting your mind more at ease.
INCREASED TIME - Home organization means less time spent searching for
things. You can find what you want now, not in 15 minutes, an hour or
perhaps never. Being able to find your ski jacket instantly means 15
more minutes of skiing time. That sure sounds like a lot more fun than
spending those 15 minutes searching through your closet for a warm
jacket.
ANSWER FEWER QUESTIONS - Where are my shoes? Where is my purse or
wallet? Have you seen my keys? Where's my backpack? I'm late! Have you
seen my brown sweater? If all family members know the home organization
system, then they know where to find their stuff without asking you. But
even if they don't, at least you can answer their questions quicker and
without stopping what you're doing to help them search.
SAVE MONEY - How many spatulas and wooden spoons do you have in your
kitchen? What about screw drivers or other hand tools? Do you have
duplicate items because you forgot you already had one? Ever bought the
same book or magazine twice because the ones you had weren't visible in
that huge pile? Home organization means fewer purchases of duplicate
items by everyone in the household. You won't come home with another
something you already have because you forgot where you put the first
one. And neither will your spouse because he didn't know your family had
one in the first place.
IT'LL LOOK GREAT - A good home organization system implemented with some
surface cleaning (for example, dusting and vacuuming the common areas)
often gives guests a great first impression of your home. They see the
exterior of the shell, a view that says "neat and clean"---even if a
true "finger test" in an obscure location would spill some dirty secrets
(like dust). If you enjoy entertaining in your home, then this is
probably the best reason to organize your home. In fact, throwing a
party can be both your incentive and your reward to start organizing
your home today.
About the Author
Karen
Fritscher-Porter writes about how to organize your home at
www.EasyHomeOrganizing.com. Visit
www.EasyHomeOrganizing.comto
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