GARAGE

• Consolidate.
• Put suitcases inside each other.
• Use plastic storage boxes and label them:
  • Beach
  • Christmas Decorations
  • Tennis
  • Tools
  • Craft
• Buy a trolley that acts a portable tool chest so you don’t have to carry them around and lose them.

KITCHEN

• Organize your pantry by food groups and types.
• Use clear containers and start using that DYMO.
• Keep a box with all your utensils in it.
  • Once used place them in a drawer.
  • Those not used after one month can be discarded.
• Keep a container in which you can place items that need to be returned to people.
  • When you walk by you will be reminded to take it.

KIDS BEDROOM

• Keep a large box in each room to place memorabilia like:
  • newspaper articles
  • awards
  • special craft projects
  • baby books etc...

BATHROOM

• Organize your medicines and surgical items by type.
  • Pain Killers
  • Cough mixtures
  • Band-aids
• Throw out any medication after expiration date.
• Use a hook for each family member to place their towel on.
  • Use different colors.

LINEN CLOSET

• Take your matching fitted and flat sheet, doona cover and pillow case and store them all in the spare matching pillow case.
  • No more searching!

LAUNDRY

• Put clean and folded clothes into separate laundry baskets and distribute to each room.
• Keep the cleaning supplies organized in rows according to type.
  • Floor cleaners
  • Washing powder
  • Furniture polish
  • Glass cleaners etc...

PLAYROOM

• Keep types of different toys in plastic storage boxes and label them.
  • Bratz Dolls
  • Lego
  • Barbie
  • Thomas the Tank Engine
  • Craft.
• Allow that one box can be played with at one time and to get another box they need to pack up the current box.

WARDROBE

• Pull everything out checking for damage and stains.
  • If worth repairing or washing then place in appropriate pile.
• With everything else ask yourself 3 questions.
  • Does it fit me?
  • Does it suit me?
  • Can I wear it with other things?
    • If all 3 are yes then it is a keeper.
• If you have a summer and winter wardrobe and are not sure what to keep turn all coat hangers around
  • When you wear them reverse the coat hanger.
  • At the end of the season those coat hangers that haven’t been turned around need to be assessed as they have not been worn.
  • Use the 5 D boxes.
    
    ⃞ DUMP Not worth keeping
    ⃞ DONATE To charities or friends
    ⃞ DOLLARS Garage Sale or Ebay?
    ⃞ DELEGATE Return it to where it belongs
    ⃞ DECIDE Think about it a little longer