Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to organize the things that need to leave your house.
Right, let’s get to it.
Day 19: Organize Your Outgoing Space
Step 1: Gather together any items that need to be taken out of your home, such as:
- DVDs to return to the video store
- Library books
- Items you’ve borrowed from friends
- Things that need to be taken somewhere for repair
- Clothes or linens that need to be dry cleaned
- A gift for an upcoming party, wedding or housewarming
- An umbrella to leave in the car
- Items for errands; etc.
Step 2: Choose a convenient spot near the door for these items. If there’s nothing already available, you could:
- Move a small table to an appropriate position near the door
- Clear a shelf in a hallway closet
- Liberate a deep drawer in a hall table.
Step 3: Place your outgoing items in their new position, so you can check one convenient place whenever you’re heading out. Make it a habit to check this spot as you leave – you’ll ‘remember’ things more often and feel much more organized.
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
Consider what else you could do to make your outgoing space an organized zone:
- Install hooks for keys?
- Add a pen and post-it pad so you can write due dates on library books and borrowed DVDs?
- Put up a checklist of things to remember when you leave – perhaps:
– Purse, phone, keys – for you?
– Schoolbag, lunch, homework – for the kids?
Now how organized is that!
The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra
Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!
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See you tomorrow!
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I did this as my 9th thing this morning, as having done the previous 8 things there was a lot of outgoing stuff! This is the first task that hasn’t prompted another list of things to do, maybe that is a good sign?
Sounds like you’re getting heaps done Amanda!! You don’t have to do everything 100% – you can always start again next month. Just keep the momentum going to spend your 5-10 minutes eery day, and you’ll make a massive difference to your home.
Done! My entranceway is small, so I have a small bin in the hallway closet.
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I have some of these ideas already in place but you have great new ideas for me as well. I love being organized!
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When I moved into my home about a year ago, I put a beautiful gold half circle glass-topped table just inside the door. I have hung a gilt mirror above it. That is where my keys & sunglasses live, as well as anything that I need to grab when I am going out. It works so well that some om my friends have adopted the idea too 🙂
done!
My launch pad is in the making – I have put the details there and just need to be patient till it arrives….
DONE
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