My Readers Best Tips
Last Monday my blog topic idea came from a UBC blogger friend, I posted leave me your best tip and then I turned it over to my readers to see what tips they could offer. I was so excited when I read the replies I thought I would share them with you all so you can have even more helpful tips!
This is Amanda Myer’s blog where I got her idea from. https://createmeow.com/have-your-community-share-best-tips/
My Readers Best Tips
Organizing is an area in which I do not shine. In fact, I am getting help with it today. One thing that I’ve already done is to donate a whole bunch of books to the library for the twice annual donated book sale. The Friends of the library holds a twice annual book sale to raise money for special programming for the library. So donating books can benefit you and your library! And it gets stuff out of your house!
My best tip for home organizing is to buy only when you have a place or need for something. I avoid buying when I don’t know where I will keep something.
I found the best way to organize my holiday decor to make it easier to unpack and repack each holiday, with notecards listing all the items in the bin, along with notes of what needs to be purchased (like ornament hooks, etc.) https://angievallejo.com/2023/01/03/revolutionize-your-holiday-storage-and-make-next-year-stress-free/
A couple of my favorites
1) Set a timer – 20, 30, 45 minutes are my favorites … then a short break, or keep working a bit longer.
With kids, a twist can be to guess how long a task will take, and see if we can ‘beat the timer’ (or set a stopwatch)
2) Time yourself doing tasks and keep a list of ones that take 5-10 minutes
3) It can help to have someone working with us. One organizer suggests engaging a ‘body double’ – put on a podcast or YouTube video, or call a friend – (and use bluetooth or speaker) … I call a friend who likes to ‘talk at you’ for this.
Organizing your home can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be! My best tip is to start by breaking the task down into smaller, manageable tasks. Start with one room at a time and create decluttering zones within that room, such as closets or under the bed, and tackle them one by one. Make sure to donate or discard unnecessary items as you go so that you don’t build up a pile of clutter and overwhelm yourself. With each area you tackle, you’ll feel more accomplished and less overwhelmed!
Martha, my top tip is: KISS: Keep It Simple SweetThing! If there is a complicated way to do something, and it will take 2 1/2 hours, there is probably a simpler way to do it that will take 10 minutes. For example: you want to touch up that 2′ x2′ area of your hallway wall? Toss an old towel on the floor, to catch drips, then dip a clean, damp sponge in the paint (which you have stirred if necessary). Touch up that wall area, and you’re done. Wash the sponge or toss it, as you like. Now give yourself a kiss for how fresh that hallway looks. I have a lot of these KISS methods! <3
My tip is to set small goals everyday and to save your spare change.
Thank you all for your best tips, I’m sure they will all come in handy!
I want to thank my readers for their best tips and hope the can help some others!
Thanks for sharing these helpful tips Martha! We can always use new approaches to things to be more effective in our organization!
It was great to get ideas from others Jean.
Great tips, thanks for sharing!
I’m always looking for great tips Kimberly.
Thanks for sharing Martha, what a great idea! I can use all the tips I can get to keep my life organized.
Glad they were helpful for you Debra.
Interesting tidbits.
Thanks for stopping by Roy, it’s interesting to see others tips.
Wow! These are all so good and doable! Thanks to all who gave tips that I can learn from — and thanks for including mine! 🙂
Thanks for sharing your tip Angie, it was great to get new tips to share.
I love all the different viewpoints on how to be organized and tips to keep it simple! Thanks for sharing, what a delight.
Yes I think it’s interesting to get views from others Julie, the simpler the better!
All wonderful tips from your amazing readers. Thank-you for sharing all the great information with us.
I’m always looking for new tips Brenda!
Martha, brilliant! I loved reading everyone’s tips!
They are great for sure Kebba!
I love all the time saving tips. For me I keep a basket in each room of the house and before we walk out of a room we add anything into it that should go in another room. At the end of the day we gather the baskets and separate the items into the rooms they go into. Then C and D takes the upstairs and I do the downstairs and within 30 minutes our home is clean and ready for the next day. Give Lis a hug and I hope she is better today. Congrats on finishing the #UBC
What a great idea for the baskets Glenda! I’m going to add baskets too!
oh my! so many wonderful tips.. I am working to get better at keeping things organized and stay that way (more difficult than organizing things for me!)…
Yes I have the problem of being able to keep things organized Vidya. Lately I’ve been doing much better especially when I make sure everything is cleaned up, dishes put away and clutter off the countertops before I retire for the evening. It’s so refreshing to wake up to an orderly kitchen!
These are some great tips. Especially only getting what you need. Our apartment is small. So we only use what we need.
It was exciting to get tips from others Amanda.