Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to express-organize your garage (yes, I’m serious!).
Remember: clarity, freedom, and order. Let’s begin.
Day 10: Organize Your Garage
Step 1: Get a large box or bag (you may need several). Quickly scan your garage and toss into your box/bag any:
- Junk
- Outgrown toys and clothes (if sorting through boxes for donate-able items is an obstacle to getting it done, then simply toss it all)
- Ancient seasonal items, holiday decorations, etc
- Rusty or broken tools
- Rusty or broken gardening implements
- Rusty or broken garden furniture
- Prehistoric gardening supplies
- Memorabilia (unless it’s genuinely meaningful to you – and if it’s been gathering dust out here for decades, then let’s be honest, it probably isn’t)
- Stuff from when you last moved that’s never been unpacked (if you haven’t opened it you don’t need it)
- Notes and books from school, college, etc
- Accoutrement for abandoned hobbies, sports and interests (if you take it up again, buy what you need afresh; it will cost you less overall when you take stress, clutter and mental clarity into account)
- Anything you haven’t used in the past 12 months.
Step 2: Pop your boxes/bags into the trash or take them the car for a trip to the tip.
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
- Consider whether you want to install shelving, hooks, etc, to better organize your garage space.
- Make a note to buy shelves, hooks, and supplies, and/or or to contact a handyman.
Now isn’t that a beautiful thing?
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’m with Brandi on this. I just dumped school notebooks, dating back to highschool.
We don’t have a garage, and hubby wouldn’t let me near “his” storage shed, so instead I tackled our son’s toybox. (Garage makes me think of toys….LOL)
done
did a big garage clean out a week or 2 ago. man does it feel great!!
It’s hard letting go of my college notebooks even though I haven’t looked at then since college, but I did. Emotionally, this was hard.
done –
Tackling the two sheds today to change from winter requirements like BBQ stored and snowblower front and center. expect it will take most of the day. challenge completed.
i spent 5 minutes just sweeping! an hr later…yay!!!
We don’t have a ton of excess, but I do end up leaving things in there that really should be in the house. I spent my five minutes putting things in their place!
I don’t have a garage so that was the easiest one yet!
Done. Garage sale, here we come!
Done.
perfect timing! just did this yesterday!
I don’t have a garage, but I do have a storage closet outside my apt. so I tackled that this am. Things are looking up around here!!!
Easy…I don’t have a garage! =)
My hisband did this a few weeks ago
Woo! This one is super easy because I don’t have a garage! I have however been going through my son’s clothes and toys for the last month because my neighbor is having a baby boy 😀
Easier said than done – our garage is a massive barn! Have completed my part – now to get hubby enthused!
Did this task on Thursday – however it took me a lot longer than 5 minutes – about 2 hours, but then again I also swept the garage/shed out as well as the adjoining carport. I even cleaned all the cobwebs. Only thing I have left to do is take a load of rubbish to the tip sometime this week.
Did this 2 weeks ago!