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The Urge to Purge! 5 Spring Cleaning Tips

Published 13 days ago • 1 min read

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Hello Reader,

Ok, I'll come out and say it - I'm sort of a stress ball right. Life has been coming at me hard and I'm using allll my strategies to deal.

In addition to the usual, like therapy sessions, journaling, and my pitiful attempts at deep breathing - I also organize the hell out of my space.

Tidy space, tidy mind - right?

But, I admit, sometimes tackling organization can be downright overwhelming. So, in the spirit of spring cleaning (or anxiety cleaning in my book), I'm sharing some of my very best organizing tips.

5 Organizing Tips:

Here are my quick tips - head to the full article for more details:

  • Purge - don't waste time organizing things you don't even need. Toss, donate, & recycle.
  • O.H.I.O Rule (Only Handle It Once) - shifting items from here to there? Pick it up once and make a decision where it goes
  • Zone Defense - Create different areas based on FUNCTION (e.g. cleaning zone, sports gear zone, work zone)
  • Group It - Now, group all the similar items together (shoes, pens, sunscreen, spray cleaners, etc. get grouped together)
  • Make a Routine - It's not going to get solved all at once. For example, I deep clean the kitchen every Thursday. My boys have daily chores and tackle one zone per day.

Needing a bit more motivation? Check out my list of favorite storage & organization items:

Exciting Things Ahead

Annnd, I'm excited to share that I'll soon be offering an affordable online course to help you decorate any room!

This will be delivered through email and includes videos & lots of tips to walk you through the whole process!

To hear when it comes out, click here!

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xo, allisa

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