It’s July!
Is your July chaotic like mine?
Kids are home. This is wonderful! We get to spend all this time with them and go on amazing adventures!
It also comes with chaos, unpredictable schedules, and constant requests. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. When I am overwhelmed, I like to get rid of stuff. Seriously, try it! If I can clear out one shelf, one drawer, one cabinet, I feel so much better. It’s like therapy.
So, here are 5 organizing projects you can do in just 30 minutes.
Grab your favorite drink, turn on some music, and let’s do this!
Purse, Diaper Bag, or pool bag reset
It’s crazy how quickly these can get out of hand. Take 10 minutes here, that’s all you need. Toss the old receipts and trash. Use pouches to group like items together. Stock up on the esssentials.
2. Junk Drawer Clean Out
Listen just throw it all away. Okay maybe not, but it’s tempting right?
What you can do is take everything out, toss duplicates, random screws, old batteries, restaurant menus, expired coupons, gross old chapstick, and anything else that doesn’t belong there. Vacuum and wipe the drawer out and put the necessities back in. Preferably with drawer organizers.
3. Entryway Tidy
This may be the entryway at the front of your house, or by your garage door. Wherever you enter from, that’s where I want you to focus. Put away all the shoes. ALL OF THEM. Toss the old mail too. Stategize where your keys should actually go. Do you need a basket for returns? Order those things and delegate installation to your spouse. Done.
4. Pantry Floor Pick-Up
The pantry floor becomes another drop zone of grocery items. Bulk purchases that we never put away, jugs of oil or vinegar that we don’t know what to do with, cases of water, old bags. Don’t worry about the rest of the pantry right now. Just focus on the floor. Toss anything expired, you clearly aren’t using it, and anything old and gross. Take the remaining items out and vacuum, sweep, and mop. Go ahead and wipe those baseboards too. As you put things back in, group them like with like. If you have a million tote bags, take the biggest one and store all the other bags in it for a quick win.
5. Car Clean out
The dreaded car…grab a trash bag and let’s get to work.
Toss the obvious trash, take items in the house or garage that don’t belong in the car, give it a quick wipe down and order yourself a car trash can. Bonus if you can do this at a car wash with a vacuum.
Check out our blog on keeping your car organized here.
It doesn’t take much to give your brain a boost. Try it!
Hi, I’m Naomi!
Founder of Charming Spaces, professional organizer, wife, mom of three and passionate advocate for women.
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