What you can do now to hit the ground running in the new year
How is it almost 2024? While we wrap our heads around this one, here are a few areas you can declutter and organize now to make sure you’re ready for the new year!
Organize and purge key areas of your home.
The “heart-of-the-home” zones like the kitchen, pantry, and mudroom are a major bottleneck for most families. They become a drop zone for any items coming in or leaving the house, like school papers, books, sports equipment, holiday gifts, packages and returns. We always suggest that our clients edit these spaces before the holidays hit to make room for incoming items and to set them up for a more organized and fresh start to the new year.
Perform a pre-holiday edit of your kids rooms, playrooms and any other toy-heavy spaces in the house.
This is another great way to clear out what you no longer need and make room from the new items coming in. That means you’ll want to do a sweep of your home, pulling out all items, categorizing and purging anything that is broken, that has been aged out of, or that the kids just don’t play with. Be ruthless!
Work on minimizing digital clutter.
If all the extra photo opportunities from the holidays have you maxing out your phone storage, you’re not alone! Go through your phone and delete any outtakes or old photos. Go through emails and text messages to make sure you only have essential items filling up your inbox. Doing a digital declutter before the year ends will give you more white space to focus on making the most of the year ahead.
Make a list of your 2024 goals.
OK, this not really organizing related, but knowing what you want is half the battle in every area of life. Get clear on what you want to see happen in the new year. Whether that’s doing a whole-home organizing project, or simply wanting to be able to see exactly what’s in your pantry, knowing what you want will give you the opportunity to create a plan to achieve those goals.
By tackling these areas now, you’ll be setting yourself up for a smoother, more organized, and fulfilling 2024. Happy organizing!