Organize Your Entire Home This Year

Would you like to organize your entire home this year? It’s possible, and we’re here to help!

Every year, I take time to declutter and update every room in my home, and I’d like to challenge you to organize your entire home this year!

I know it sounds terrifying, doesn’t it?

Well, I’m here to tell you that it can be done if you’re willing to set some simple goals.

I’m asking you to plan to organize five areas of your home each season.

By the end of the year, you’ll be living a clutter-free life! 

Simple steps to organize your entire home

1. Sign up to receive our weekly emails to give you guidance and encouragement. As a thank-you for signing up, you will receive access to our free printable library with instructions on how to organize every room of your home.
2. Print our seasonal organization strategy sheets and put them in a binder.
3. Fill out the seasonal home organization goal sheet.  Begin by dividing your home into zones. I have divided my home into four zones and tackle one zone each season. You are welcome to follow my plan or change the zones to suit your needs.  Here are the four zones I have created:
   • Working: These are the rooms that I work in regularly- the office, kitchen, and laundry room.  The kitchen is a big job, so I separate it from the pantry.  I do the same in my office by organizing the paper clutter on a different day.
   • Personal living: These are the rooms that are personal to each resident of our home. Master bedroom, additional bedrooms, closets (bedroom, linen, cleaning), master bathroom, additional bathrooms.
   • Entertaining: The main rooms a guest would frequent when visiting our home.  Entryway, living room, dining room, family/playroom, guest room.
   • Outdoor:  All outdoor spaces of our home.  Garage (shed), Porch (patio, deck), Attic (unfinished basement), Cars (camper, boat), Yard.
4. Choose the room or space you want to start with and fill out the corresponding printable sheets.

How to stay motivated past January

Most people get very excited about making goals in January, only to be disappointed at the end of the month.  I encourage you to implement the strategies below to increase your chances of meeting your goal!     

1. Choose an accountability partner. You are more likely to succeed when someone holds you accountable to follow through on your goals. Please contact a friend or relative who can go on this journey with you. I’m sure you know someone who can use some help in this area!
2. Share your progress.  Follow me on Facebook and post pictures of your newly organized spaces!  We can all help motivate each other! 
3. Subscribe to our weekly email.  As mentioned above, by subscribing to the blog, you can see what I’m working on each week and gain inspiration and ideas for organizing your own spaces. You’ll also be able to print an instruction sheet on how to organize a specific area and a second sheet to help you brainstorm how to personalize that space to your needs.

Feeling overwhelmed?

If the idea of organizing your entire home feels overwhelming, set a goal to organize one room.  If organizing a whole room seems overwhelming, start with one area, such as a drawer or cabinet.  Once you have successfully organized one task, you’ll build the confidence to take on a larger one next time! 

The schedule I’ll be following

Winter: Working Zone

• Office
• Paper
• Kitchen
• Pantry
• Laundry room

Spring: Outdoor Zone

• Garage (Shed)
• Porch (Patio, Deck)
• Attic (Basement, Storage room)
• Cars (Camper, Boat)
• Yard

Summer: Personal Living Zone

• Master Bedroom
• Children’s Bedrooms
• Master Bathroom
• Bathrooms
• Closets

Fall: Entertaining Zone

• Entryway
• Dining Room
• Living Room
• Family/Play Room
• Holiday

Final Thoughts

I hope you will take the time to assemble your organization binder so you’re ready to get started on our journey to organize your entire home in one year! 

If you want more info on how my strategy works, check out this post:

• Six-Step Strategy to Organize Any Area in Your Home

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Blessings, Donna and Rich

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