Greetings!
"Ten minutes of daily planning saves 60 minutes of poorly used time."
January is the ideal time to get organized. Start off the new year (and decade) by using that daily planner and taking steps to organize your home. |
| ORGANIZING YOUR HOME |
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...Making Your Home YOUser-friendly
Let's start with the areas that will help the most: what you wear and where you eat.
* Eliminate clutter. If you did not wear it in 2009, chances are that you won't in 2010, so it's time to toss (to a local charity, that is). Then try to keep it up by donating unused items on a seasonal basis.
* Group clothing by category - dress pants, jeans, casual shirts, work tops, dressy skirts - to make putting outfits together easier.
* Maintain a well-balanced wardrobe that makes getting dressed easier. Load up on your basics, go easy on patterns, and indulge in a few showstoppers for special occasions.
 * Utilize wooden hangers to protect and extend the life of your clothes. Add clear shoe boxes, baskets and hooks to make things easier to find.
* Employ gold plates and a label maker for the ultimate closet organization.
KITCHEN
An organized kitchen allows you to cook more efficiently, clean up quickly and find everything you need instantly.
* Take inventory. Replace those old spices and check food for expiration dates. Pull all items out of the cupboards and place on a large table. Toss broken items. Put things into groups, creating a loose hierarchy based on how often you use the pieces.
* Create zones. When putting back items, place those used for cooking and food preparation in cabinets near the stove and work surfaces; those for eating should be closer to the sink, refrigerator and dishwater.
* Let usage dictate storage. Keep frequently used cookware immediately on hand. Stow things you use every now and then, like muffin tins and cookie sheets, in a less accessible cabinet. Move items you use only once a year, like the roasting pan for the turkey, out of the kitchen altogether.
* Organize cupboards with access in mind. Position heavy things below the counters and lighter things above them. Pots and pans should be grouped by kind and placed one inside the other. If you have room, it's best to keep lids atop their pots or pans. |
| Recent Disaster in Haiti |
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 Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Let this also be a wakeup call for us. The beginning of the New Year is an ideal time to restock your emergency supplies and revisit your Disaster Preparedness Plan.
If you don't yet have a plan, click HERE for our FREE checklist "How to Start a Disaster Preparedness Plan." CALL US TODAY to stock or re-stock your emergency supplies so you and your family will be ready. |
