Managing clutter is tough, even when you live alone. If you are in a home with a spouse and children, or you have roommates, clutter can get so out of control it takes over your entire life. However, if you make a commitment to getting it under control and you plan out a strategy for tackling the problem, you will be living in a clutter free environment before you know it. The trick is to eliminate the possibility for clutter before it even begins. If you deal with items as they come into your home instead of waiting for them to build up and take over everything, you will stop clutter in its tracks. If it never starts, you never have to take care of the problem! First, you need to get everyone on board with your clutter plan. All the members of your household must understand your intentions and accept how important it is to not have clutter in your life. If anyone in the family thinks clutter is no big deal and they continue to live their lives in a cluttered environment, it will affect everyone around them. So be sure before you begin enacting your plan you have the full cooperation of your housemates. Next, look for hot zones that clutter before everything else. Do you have a pantry full of store bags and to go bags? You are not alone. There are plenty of ways to deal with this problem including using fabric substitutes for the plastic varieties that pile up, or taking a stash back to the store with you and reusing the same pieces over and over again. You can also find alternative uses like animal waste or lunch sacks. This keeps you from facing a towering heap every time you open the pantry.
Another problem area for your home might be the entryway. This is one of the most important areas to keep organized, but it is one of the most easily cluttered. As people come in the door they have a tendency to kick off their shoes, toss their purses to the ground, remove their coats, heave the mail onto the counter, and leave whatever items they have with them on the nearest table. After an afternoon of three or four people doing this, the area will start to look like a trash heap. First, design the area in a way that makes sense for its purpose. Put hooks for coats or use a nearby closet. Put a basket nearby for keys and sunglasses, and a bin to hide shoes away. Be sure to make a rule about how many pairs of shoes each family member can keep by the door. Next, install a shelf, or use a surface where the key basket is located for important papers, purses, and incoming and outgoing mail. This keeps the area organized without inconveniencing anyone.
It may be impractical to expect people to put their belongings into their own space and then recollect them every time they go out. However, it is not impractical to ask that stuff be put away in a convenient location that makes a home feel better and makes lives run more smoothly.
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