As a professional organizer I have worked many years helping my clients get organized in their homes and business offices. (Can I call it work when I enjoy it so much?) I teach them the benefits and methods for living an organized life.

I am excited today to help YOU get organized in your own life with the tips I offer here.  The organizing process is much easier with the plan below. Begin to get organized by asking yourself, “What is my vision for this space?” Your vision will help keep you on task.

Next schedule WHEN you are going to work on getting organized.

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The reason most households see around 30% of their food going to waste in a fridge or freezer is typically due to either poor planning or lack of organization. Freeing up time and living a healthier life can be accomplished with Fridge AND  Freezer Organization. My steps to success are listed below:

1. MAXIMIZE SPACE: Create clear categories for fridge and freezer organization – To begin, set up a banquet table and/or clear your horizontal counter space. Next, recoup your fridge or freezer space by clearing out the entire space. Place your items on the table and counter tops.  Categorize as you go by placing  like items together. This will help you see what you have and make finding what you need a snap. Some possible freezer categories include:

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Take Command!   Create a Paperwork Landing Pad

Do you need a go-to spot for paper management of papers that are incoming? As a professional organizer servicing the Utah County area, I find the organizing service most often requested by my residential clients is a workable paper management center. A place for them to stay atop incoming and outgoing family centered information. Saved papers and memorabilia come into our homes daily and need a place to “land” so they can be easily retrieved and dealt with.

Here in Utah we have larger families (4 individuals) with many of our children involved in after-school clubs, sports, and other activities. The amount of “stuff” brought home and needing an organized “rest stop” is often doubled. If YOUR kitchen counter is cluttered with family schedules, school papers, mail, or invitations; I suggest you assign a small file box as the “family file” to help clean up that chaos. The family management center is a place for your incoming paper to “live” until it’s completed. This works ideally for busy families needing to organize life’s activities. Here’s how to get started:

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Consumable Emergency Food Supply

Do you have an emergency food supply in your home for use “just in case”? In today’s world we have each become accustomed to having anything we want at our fingertips. Few of us have considered what would happen if we were not able to get to the corner market OR if the corner market did not have food on their shelves. With natural disasters this is a very real possibility. I live on an earthquake fault line. Our BIG EARTHQUAKE is about 100 years overdue. Having an emergency food supply on hand is very important to me and should be to you!

Rising prices and unemployment can mean that you simply do not have the money you need to buy food as was the case with my family when I was a child. It makes good sense to store food in your home so that your family can endure emergencies more comfortably.

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Most of us spend a huge part of our day in our vehicles. Whether it is commuting, chauffeuring children, or running errands, we spend a lot of time in our cars. My recent trainee, Jessica Rose, published an article in the Daily Herald newspaper titled ‘The Cleanest Car on the Block’. In that article she listed 4 simple ways to organize your car. These are her tips:

1. Take everything out and sort through it.
2. Wipe down the inside of the car.
3. Make three piles:
   • Store near the drivers seat.
   • Store in the back seat pockets.
   • Store in the trunk.
4. Contain essential items. (Click here to download and print a copy of Jessica’s Favorite Car Organization Products.)

Read Jessica’s full article here.

Before I finish up here, let me share with you a few things that will be helpful to you when your car breaks down. A little knowledge can go a long way. One of the best things you can do to ensure your safe return when you travel is to:

1. carry a car survival kit in your car
2. keep your gas tank 1/2 full AND
3. inform those close to you of your travel plans and route

Preparing a car survival kit and following the car organization tips above will allow you greater peace of mind as you roam your city streets or tour the beautiful country roads of America. Prepare your car with the things you need to assure your safety. An organized car is simple luxury!

Interested in some do-it-yourself organizing packets? View our printable packets here.