Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to express-organize your surfaces.
Ready? Let’s start.
Day 25: Declutter Your Surfaces
Step 1: Decide which surfaces you want to tackle in today’s 5 minutes. Depending on the state of your surfaces, you could choose to declutter one or more of the following:
- Kitchen counters
- Dining table
- Coffee table and side tables
- Bookshelves/display cabinets
- Sofas and armchairs
- Home office desk and filing cabinet
- Bathroom vanities
- Beds
- Floors
- Entry hall table/consoles.
Step 2: Quickly clear your selected surface(s) by:
- Discarding anything you don’t use or love (a little ruthlessness will earn you lovely, uncluttered surfaces that look great and make you feel wonderful)
- Putting away things that have a home
- Finding a home for things that don’t (if you’re struggling to find a home for something, consider tossing it instead).
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
- Repeat step 2 for another surface – or several!
- Wipe down your freshly decluttered surface so it gleams.
Now doesn’t that look and feel fabulous!
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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Done, done, done and done. I got several surfaces cleaned. Now if I can just keep them that way…lol 😉
Done, but will likely be a weekly project.
Done! I’m in the mood now….I’m going on an organizing frenzy!!!
One surface done, MANY more to go. I am workimng my way down your list, to keep myself organzied!
Done! My desk is ok now!
Table done, bathroom done, bedroom done, and living room has been done a few days ago. 🙂
Both bathroom vanities done.
Done!
Bathroom counter done.
Dining table – check!
Bathroom vanity – check!
the rest – in progress! =)
Done, but I really need to figure out how to keep the kitchen counter from getting piled up each day with junk. That counter must have a built-in homing device for toys, books, small tools, and paper.
I need this kind of organizational tools thanks for the kick in the keester i need to get it done. did kitchen and will do bedroom and bathroom surfaces
done
Task done today but work in progress
I started with the kitchen…there are other surfaces that need work 🙂
Fifteen min blitz – kitchen, vanity, table, coffee table. And earlier today – cleaned off and scrubbed clean the garage bench. That was before I knew today’s mission. So I ignored the first clean surface and did another few.
5 minutes completed – more effort needed to complete task
I agree with the others, need to move on to all the surfaces not just what I got done today.
Task done, but wil continue with some other surfaces over the next few days. Not too difficult this time.
Today’s task completed ! But I do plan on doing 5 minutes on each surface mentioned, that needs it as well … 🙂