A Place for everything and eveything in its place

Hello All!!

Today I wanted to introduce another concept in organizing. Have you ever heard the phrase "a place for everything and everything in its place"? Easier said than done, right? Well it may be true but if this one concept is put into place, it can make a HUGE difference in the way your home is organized.

Do you have a "home" for things in your home? If you asked someone to go get the tape, could they walk right to where it is located and retieve it in one or two motions, or would it be a frantic time of tearing every drawer apart trying to find it? If you can't find the tape, (or anything else) this concept might be one for you to work on. If you can teach yourself and your family that there is one place that an item is kept, it will be much easier to keep those things organized and in place. There are many things in our homes that we already do this with like dishes or silverware in the kitchen. At our home the plates go in the cupboard and are stacked in an orderly manner and the silverware goes in the drawer in seperate sections in the drawer organizer. But what about other things in your home? Are your kids toys in a jumble or are your other kitchen utensils somewhere you know exactly where they are and you can reach them in one or two motions? Do you know where your bills are? Can you find what you need at your desk at work? Can find your keys every time you need to walk out the door? The list could go on and on.

Think about where the items in your home are located. Do they have a permanent "home"? Think about finding "a place for everything and everything in its place." Make a home for them and no matter how hard it is at first, put them back in the right place everytime. TEACH your family how to do the same and you will be amazed at how much easier you life will be. How easy is that?