Centralize & Simplify

Hello there!

February is here and today's blog post will give you more insight on how centralizing your activities and information in the home and/or office will keep you on the track of staying organized.

General Centralization

Often times, we have documents, tools, and generic stuff scattered throughout our environment. An important key in maintaining a functional space is to centralize these things. For instance, if you love photos and scrapbooking like I do, invest in a storage box or basket to keep all loose photos, film, and scrapbooking materials in one area. Also, consider creating a photo workspace in your home with a small desk and storage drawers for all items pertaining to that hobby. Another example of centralizing your information is to keep all files in a single location. Tax documents shouldn't be in one space and car insurance documents in another. Yes, these items should be filed seperately, but all files should be in one primary location. This keeps filing simple and easily accessible. How many times have your forgotten where you filed something, simply beacuse it was not located with your other files? Eliminate confusion and centralize your documents.

Family Centralization

This idea becomes extremely important when running a household effectively. Create a family calendar and clip it to the fridge or an area in the living room (central place). This way you, as the parent, and the children are able to see what activities are taking place within the family that month (i.e. soccer games, church, volunteer functions, choir rehearsal, gymnastics, etc.)

Set up a paper tray in a common area where the kids can place all forms, field trip information, waivers, and report cards. This eliminates you from forgetting to sign or review imporant school documents and keeps the children from saying "I put it on the bed for you to see it" or "I gave it to you. Remember?"

Keep things centralized and simple. Remember, there is a place for everything and everything in it's place.

Until We Blog Again....



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