{"id":2361,"date":"2018-04-26T18:56:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T18:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2024-07-18T20:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T03:47:58","slug":"get-inspired-to-keep-things-in-their-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/get-inspired-to-keep-things-in-their-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Inspired to Keep Things In Their Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each month, I\u2019m providing one organizing tip that\u2019s part of a year-long plan. Follow the suggested organizing activities and by the end of the year your entire house will be organized.<\/p>\n<h4>Resist the urge to tackle too much at one time.<\/h4>\n<p>Commit to one action a month and you\u2019ll reap\u00a0the benefits of immediate results and be inspired to keep going.<\/p>\n<p>This month invest in a label maker and get inspired to organize your space and keep things in\u00a0their place.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Buy a Label Maker<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>By this point, you\u2019re probably starting to get the hang of your organizing style and preference.\u00a0You\u2019re also realizing it would be nice if the rest of your household could keep things it the\u00a0proper place. That\u2019s why you need to buy a label maker.<\/p>\n<p>Labels keep storage areas, pantries and drawers organized. They also communicate to your\u00a0spouse and children which items go here. In their own rooms, kids are more likely to return\u00a0items to their proper location if it\u2019s labeled. It takes the guesswork of out organizing and labels\u00a0are especially helpful for children who are visual learners and readers.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to go overboard in creating labels. There is a point where you can over-label a\u00a0house, but if you want things back in a specific location, making sure the rest of your house\u00a0knows where it goes, increases the chance it will happen. After all, why take the time to\u00a0organize if it\u2019s not going to stay that way?<\/p>\n<p>I recommend purchasing a Brother-brand label maker. It\u2019s set up like a computer keyboard,\u00a0making it a more intuitive and time-saving product.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Inspired action:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Communicating clearly helps ensure your house stays organized, but don\u2019t stop there.\u00a0Communicate why it\u2019s important to you that the house is organized. Maybe it\u2019s because you\u00a0want to feel less frazzled when you\u2019re home and increase the amount of quality time spent as a\u00a0family. Or perhaps you\u2019d like to be less rushed in the mornings so that everyone leaves the\u00a0house on a more positive note.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unclutterednw.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D2361&#038;text=Communicating%20clearly%20helps%20ensure%20your%20house%20stays%20organized&#038;via=UnclutteredNW&#038;related=UnclutteredNW' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communicating clearly helps ensure your house stays organized <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unclutterednw.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D2361&#038;text=Communicating%20clearly%20helps%20ensure%20your%20house%20stays%20organized&#038;via=UnclutteredNW&#038;related=UnclutteredNW' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Inspired thought:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Labeling a shelf or drawer doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s contents are set in stone. It does mean you\u2019ve\u00a0developed a successful process for organizing and that should give you confidence in knowing\u00a0you\u2019ve got the ability to be successful in your next project or in reaching your next goal.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed the organizing tip for March, there\u2019s still time to get your garage organized before\u00a0summer.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/organizethegarage\/\">https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/organizethegarage\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you\u2019re impatient or anxious to see more immediate progress, email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:linda@unclutterednw.com\">linda@unclutterednw.com<\/a> to set up a consultation and see if working with a professional\u00a0organizer is right for you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each month, I\u2019m providing one organizing tip that\u2019s part of a year-long plan. Follow the suggested organizing activities and by the end of the year your entire house will be organized. Resist the urge to tackle too much at one time. Commit to one action a month and you\u2019ll reap\u00a0the benefits of immediate results and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[52,57,58,61,62,59,60,63,56],"class_list":["post-2361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-organizing","tag-file-organization","tag-home-organizing","tag-label-maker","tag-labeling","tag-month-by-month-organizing","tag-office-organizing","tag-organizing-products","tag-organizing-tips","tag-residential-organizing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3348,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361\/revisions\/3348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}