February 23, 2012
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Home organization seems pretty daunting and scary at times. Especially if you're one of 6 to 15 million hoarders in the US. There's even TV shows dedicated to hoarding where cleaning crews tackle piles of clutter. At times, you probably feel in need of such a crew. Is it even possible to organize your home yourself?
Linda Durham from OrganizingMatters.com gives you a resounding, "Yes!" Get organized and stay that way with her helpful hints and techniques.
Getting organized is tough, especially with all the stuff we keep in our homes. There's even some 75 cities with task forces designed to tackle hoarding. Thankfully, it won't take a SWAT team to clear your clutter. We went to the container store to show you how it's done with tips from our favorite organization expert.
It's absolutely possible that anybody can get organized who wants to be. I define clutter as anything that you don't need, don't use, don't love, and that isn't loving you back. If it isn't bringing joy to you, comfort to you, ease to you, it's clutter. Get rid of it.
Now that you've targeted and cleared your clutter, it's time to organize what's left.
Three of the areas in greatest need a home are often closets, kitchens and family areas where visitors might want to come in.
Some real helpful things in your closet to help you get organized would be clear shoe containers, broad dividers that tell you what kind of clothing is in which section, and uniform hangers.
Things that can help you in the kitchen might be drawer dividers, things to help you hang things up in areas that maybe you're not using, like the back of your pantry drawer.
You can get your living room looking and feeling better with some simple containers that are pretty and lovely. We want the things are there, even though they're practical, to at least look nice. Bookshelves are going to help a bit. If you have children's toys, getting some creative containers and maybe putting them on shelves when the kids aren't using them might be helpful.
And make sure you help your family understand what you're doing and why you're doing it, because you're changing their world too. So if you let them know what you're doing, why you're doing it, they'll be little bit more invested in helping you out with it.
Complete mission impossible by organizing your life with the right tools and these helpful tips. For homeshowradio.com, I'm Tom Tynan.
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