Once upon a time I had an office job, way before my daughter was even on my radar. I had this awesome little office. My desk and drawers were always highly organized and clean. My inbox, desk and email, would always be empty by the time I left at the end of work day. My desktop would also be put back to its impeccable status. Nothing out of place, ever.
Heck my office was in such organized order I knew if someone was there looking for a pen to use. Not kidding and I loved how organized it was.
But for some reason I can not carry over that discipline to my house now. For the life of me, I can get it organized and beautiful, but then a few days go by and its like a bomb has gone off. No its not organized chaos either, it is just chaos!
Really it is not my whole house I have this problem with, it is mainly in our kitchen. Maybe it is because this space handles many things. Our kitchen is my office for making signs, storage for paint and all supplies (printer, vinyl cutter, shipping supplies, etc.), workout space, laundry room, and well a kitchen.
Or maybe its like this because our house we rent is 100+ years old and has extremely limited storage. I mean there are only 3 closets, 2 of which are single size closets. Either way, I see another purging and organizing session coming tomorrow. I just hope that baby girl will let me finish.
How do you stay organized? What are your tips and tricks I should use to stay on top of this multitasking space?
~Adrien
I clean/organize/neaten up a space as I use it, everyday. It's really just become a habit. I even have a bag I use to bring stuff from room to room where they belong. For example, we put the baby to sleep but his bottle, towel, and play clothes are on my dresser ready to be taken downstairs or to the wash as I wake up and leave my room in the morning. But I get anxious around clutter in my own home so I do it for peace of mind more than anything. Then I have a weekly schedule of cleaning. Bathrooms every 2 weeks, sweep every other day, mop every 2 weeks etc. so that by cleaning a little every day, in a month the whole house is clean.
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