I’m Really Unorganized, Does Anyone Have Cheap, Unique Ideas For Getting Me Organized?

Buy one of those planner books at the dollar store. Each day, the day before, plan out your day, write down everything you want to get done and enter it into the time-slots you think you’ll need and then mark off each item as you get it completed. Are you unorganized about time or in terms of not being able to organize physical objects? If it’s the latter, first, throw out all items you definitely won’t be needing. Then, take out items from each room that you know don’t belong in that particular room. Then take those items you don’t use often and store them somewhere far, like closets, and kee the items you use frequently closer at your reach. Take a big garbage bag and start putting items in there that you have more than one of, and also items that you haven’t used in over 1.5 years, and items you don’t really need, clothes that are out of style, or don’t fit well anymore, etc…used books…and take that bag and give it to the salvation army or some other charity. Not only will you be helping others, but you will be able to get a tax deduction for doing so. Start getting rid of clutter and you will see that your life will become less scrambled as well – it’s all interconnected – the state of your home is a reflection of the chaos or serenity in your life.

you can start with tiding up your room

go to a cheap store, like a dollar store, buy containers so that you can put things,(shampoo,creme rinse,soap,etc.) in them, you can have one for make up, have one in the laundry room, have them in the kitchen, any room can have them, they come in all colors,sizes and shapes. It helps keep the clutter confined to one area.

I just ordered a hanging organizer off of ebay for only 18.00. It has 96 pouches for me to store jewelry and nick nacks in. It’s wonderful. I also use decorative baskets on the counter tops (dollar store or wal- mart) and plastic boxes with or without separtations in the drawers. Try putting makeup in one area, nail polish in one, if you are doing an office, put pens and pencils together, scissors, glue and tape together. Grouping really helps with organizing.

dollar stores are awesome!! I buy little baskets and toolboxes there. I create little “kits” like
nail stuff all in one toolbox, so i can always find them…
cleaning kit, which is a 5 gallon pail with a toolbelt on it to hold supples
first aid kit- bandaids, etc
Meds kit- pain meds, allergy meds, pepto, tums, etc
my car bag- This is a old tote bag that i bring in the house once a week to reload- snacks, change for tolls, napkins, lotion, baby wipes, an extra sweater, etc
Office book- I have a zippered notebook that i put all my bills in as soon as i get them so i dont lose them, and i keep stamps, paper, greeting cards, etc in there too, as well as sticky notes and a couple pens.
If you think in terms of “what can i never find” and what do you need to go with it, then you can build kits to suit your life too!! Plus, when you are done with them, just shut the box and put it back!!!