Organizing the home becomes easier when you’re an organizer keen on making your house look incredible, but in a time-saving way.
So here are 7 habits of people whose homes will never trigger your OCD.
1. A home within a home
This is hands down one of the most important things to understand. What this simply means is that everything is put back in the same place after its use. It should always have a resting place.
2. Organizers know the importance of organization
Nearly anyone with an organized home realizes that being organized will not only make their house look aesthetically pleasing, but will also save them a lot of time.
Keeping things organized and in a reachable place will always save you time when looking for something.
3. Keep surfaces clear
Jessica Samson, a spokesperson at The Maids, says, “Flat surfaces collect clutter like a paperclip to a magnet.”
Your coffee table and dining table are not the right places for anything other than crockery and a little decoration. The more surfaces are clear, the more your house will look organized.
4. Now is the right time
For organizing lovers, there is no tomorrow for arranging the house. And anyone who is organized realizes that it is essential to do things immediately rather than wait for the next day.
5. Paper organization
An organized home will never have piles of paper lying everywhere. As insignificant as paper might seem, it does take up a lot of space and makes the house look messy.
6. Delegate and divide
We don’t all have time to clean every day so a good organizer knows to divide their work throughout the week. Cleaning and dusting Mondays and laundry for Tuesdays and so on.
However, after this division, an organized person knows how to efficiently divide this work among everyone else in the house.
7. No extras for extras
You do not need extras for things you already have extras for. I understand that you love having new things, but you already have enough pillows and blankets and definitely enough bags!
Keep your things to a minimum because if you have a habit of keeping way too many things in your home, you might run out of storage space!
While you are doing all of this, you must make sure that everyone around you is also comfortable with your habits and you’re not causing any inconvenience to those around you.
But, if it’s fine, and your organization has brought peace and less clutter, then make sure to keep these habits. They’ll help you out a lot!
Chasing Foxes was started in 2016 as a way for Grace and her husband, Silas, to start traveling. However, they started to realize that they had a passion for improving themselves, and wanted to help others level up their lives as well. So whether it's with cooking, travel, or staying healthy, they want to help you better your life bit by bit, as they do the same.
It’s all fine to say “don’t collect things” but another way to deal with this that lets me collect mindfully is to have an out bag that has to be used when bringing in new. The rest of your list is golden.