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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Home Organization Tips - Organize Your Home With Checklists
By
Jane Alais
Checklists are easy useful organizers that focus you on the steps
or process needed to get a task or project completed. Using checklists
to organize your thinking and take action can diminish the scattered
unfocused energy that clutter and disorganization create. They can also
be used to list the best step by step way to get any task done and make
it easy to break large tasks down into easy to do steps.
Shifting from being disorganized to organized often means you have to think through processes or the steps it takes to achieve order. This is calming, puts you in a quiet clear place, slows you down and gets you thinking in a more orderly way about changes you want to make. If you want a more organized home here are some places where checklists could benefit you in living a more organized life.
If forgetting things is common in your household you may find a checklist outlining what to pack in a school bag, swimming bag or sports bag will eliminate this problem immediately. Evening or morning routines can be outlined including how to get ready for school. Your child can check their morning or evening checklist and know step by step what to do without any reminders from you.
Homework and chores checklists give children a daily or weekly guideline making creating a routine easier to accomplish. Following a checklist can change into a routine which changes into good habits which benefit the entire household.
Cleaning checklists can save you a lot of time. List how and what is to be cleaned in the kitchen or what needs to be dusted put these lists in a binder and next time you delegate a chore it is clear what needs to be done and the job is done well. Weekly household tasks can be make into weekly checklists which can include any extra maintenance or cleaning you want done.
Checklists are great for packing for holidays. Packing lists for family holidays, weekends or even day trips will completely take the stress out of getting ready to go. A checklist for getting the car ready will ensure pre-travel checks are done and a checklist for closing up the house will eliminate those, "did I do it feelings".
So try making a few checklists where you feel you need better home organization or if you want to get your family organized. Use them as reminders to eliminate post it notes, get your self thinking in step by step processes and to improve your home organization.
Shifting from being disorganized to organized often means you have to think through processes or the steps it takes to achieve order. This is calming, puts you in a quiet clear place, slows you down and gets you thinking in a more orderly way about changes you want to make. If you want a more organized home here are some places where checklists could benefit you in living a more organized life.
If forgetting things is common in your household you may find a checklist outlining what to pack in a school bag, swimming bag or sports bag will eliminate this problem immediately. Evening or morning routines can be outlined including how to get ready for school. Your child can check their morning or evening checklist and know step by step what to do without any reminders from you.
Homework and chores checklists give children a daily or weekly guideline making creating a routine easier to accomplish. Following a checklist can change into a routine which changes into good habits which benefit the entire household.
Cleaning checklists can save you a lot of time. List how and what is to be cleaned in the kitchen or what needs to be dusted put these lists in a binder and next time you delegate a chore it is clear what needs to be done and the job is done well. Weekly household tasks can be make into weekly checklists which can include any extra maintenance or cleaning you want done.
Checklists are great for packing for holidays. Packing lists for family holidays, weekends or even day trips will completely take the stress out of getting ready to go. A checklist for getting the car ready will ensure pre-travel checks are done and a checklist for closing up the house will eliminate those, "did I do it feelings".
So try making a few checklists where you feel you need better home organization or if you want to get your family organized. Use them as reminders to eliminate post it notes, get your self thinking in step by step processes and to improve your home organization.
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Jane Alais is a professional organizer, the creator of Declutter Befree.com and the author of Get Organized-Get Happy A Step by Step Guide to Clear Clutter and Organize Success. She writes about strategies and solutions to declutter organize and energize your home and your life.
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http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jane_AlaisJane Alais is a professional organizer, the creator of Declutter Befree.com and the author of Get Organized-Get Happy A Step by Step Guide to Clear Clutter and Organize Success. She writes about strategies and solutions to declutter organize and energize your home and your life.
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