Ideas for How to Get Organized

Lists

• Lists are good ways to keep yourself organized in many different ways. Generic "to do" lists can be helpful, but it is more helpful if you break your lists down into smaller sets of tasks that can be easily accomplished. Instead of one long "to do" list, use smaller lists that show tasks such as errands to run, house tasks to complete and phone calls to make. Breaking your larger tasks down into smaller goals helps you make sure everything gets done rather than trying to remember everything in a generic "to do" list. A home budget is also a list that you use to compare your bills and expenses to your monthly income. It will help you to track your expenses and reduce your spending.
  
  

Extra Space

• Getting your home organized can require extra storage space that you may think you do not have. But, as you look around your home, you will notice recessed areas under the stairways, near wall corners and in other spots around the house. You can add shelves to those areas and create extra storage space, according to the Southern Living website. Cover the shelves with a decorative curtain or small doors to reduce the cluttered look in your home.
  
  

Movable Storage

• Making extra storage space for your home can be accomplished with movable storage units. If you require more kitchen counter and cupboard space but do not have the room on your walls, for instance, then use a kitchen island on wheels. It can become a new area for storage and food preparation that can be moved into a corner of the kitchen when not being used.
  
  

Have a Place

• One of the best ways to get organized is to have a place for everything and make sure items get put away when you are done using them, according to Maria Gracia, writing on the Get Organized Now website. This is a habit you get yourself into that will reduce clutter in your home and allow you to find things whenever you need them.