12 Hour Free Facebook Organizing Event

We are hoping to hit the 1,000 mark on our Facebook Page for this event.  The challenges have been written, the giveaways purchased, and the fun will continue to grow as we organize the big day. 

Hope you can join in and bring all your friends along.   

The Organizing Olympics, Day 14: Dresser Drawer Diving

Day 14 Dresser Drawer Diving  

This event is an individual or a team sport depending upon whose dresser drawers you are taking on in your competition.   

The rules of this Diving Event are as follows:

Keep “like” items together

Donate any items that you have not used in the past year
Determine how many of each item you need?  Jeans, T-shirts, Socks?
Does it fit?

Will you wear it this year?

Set your timer for 15 minutes and begin removing items from the dresser drawers.   Use the bed as your sorting zone.  Work one drawer at a time and sort into categories as you go.  Once everything has been sorted into categories, follow the rules above and make decisions.

If this is your dresser, try on anything you are not sure about but keep focused on the task. 

If it is your child’s room, have them try on clothes as you go.  

Anything that does not fit, put directly into a donate bag.

Take a break if needed and then set your timer for another 15 minutes.

Here is a link to a great folding video on YouTube.   It will help you maximize the space in your drawers and allow you to see everything that is in the drawer in one quick glance

Remember to use your timer to ensure you take a break and to keep yourself focused and moving.

You cross the finish line when the donate bag and been put in the trunk and get your medal when it is dropped off at Salvation Army or Goodwill.

To learn more about organizing and the services we offer at Adventures in Organizing, please visit our website

The Organizing Olympics, Day 13: Linen Closet Cycling

Day 13 Linen Closet Cycling

This event is an individual sport and you will be standing on the podium in no time!   

Cycling involves endurance and quick thinking. Knowing where your competition is at all times is critical.     Your competition in this race is the contents of your closet.

The rules of this event are as follows:

1.       Keep “like” items together

2.       Donate any items that you have not used in the past 2 years
3.       Determine how many of each item you need
4.       Clean the shelves

Set your timer for a 15 minute and begin removing items from the closet.   Begin first by putting all the towels together, all the sheets together, all the table linens together, all the pillows etc…

Pull everything off the shelf and make some quick decisions.  

    

• How old is it? Is it full of holes  - Toss
• Do you like it? If not, recycle
• How many do you need?  2 sets of sheets per bed + perhaps a set of winter flannels
• Is this the best shelf in the pantry for this item?

·         Do you use it?   If not, recycle.    Even if you like an item but never use it, consider donating it to Goodwill and allow someone the pleasure of actually using it.

Now that you have decided how many sheets per person, you are going to use.   Consider which shelf in the closet would be best – easy access is important for frequently used items.  High and low, shelves are usually best for seldom-used items.  Wash off the shelf and start putting items on the shelves.   Store each sheet set inside the pillowcase for the set.   Label the section of shelf “Twin” “Double” or “Queen” depending on your needs so everyone in the family can find what they need and put things away properly

Do the same for towels.   Decide how many per person you need.   How many facecloths, how many hand towels and then choose the shelf.   Label the shelf.   I like to use binder clips on my shelves so I can move the labels around as the needs change.   See image below.

Use your timer to ensure you take a break and to keep yourself focused and moving.

You cross the finish line when the donate bag and been put in the trunk and get your medal when it is dropped of at Salvation Army or Goodwill.

If you need help getting your closets organized, please do not hesitate to contact us and we can design a program or package just for you!