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Every three months or so, reserve one
Saturday morning for a family cleanout.
Set a timer for
30
minutes and have each
person find things in his or her own space to
donate or throw away. Box up the donations
and drop them off right away, then reward
yourselves with lunch out.
Meredith Schwartz,
penelopeloveslists.c
M a k e t h i s y o u r y e a r t o g e t
o r g a n i z e d ( f i n a l l y ! ) . T h e s e
e x p e r t t i p s w i l l h e l p y o u
s h e d a l l t h a t u n w a n t e d
s t u f f — a s q u i c k l y a n d
Avoid zigzag organizing. Scattering your
efforts over multiple rooms prevents you
p a i n l e s s l y a s p o s s i b l e —
a n d f i n d t h e r i g h t s p o t s
f o r e v e r y t h i n g e l s e .
from seeing progress. For visible, dramatic
results, work one room at a time, one section
at a time, completing each area before you
move on to the next.
BY
BERIT THORKELSON
PHOTOS M ARTY BALDW IN
STYLING
HEATHER
HARDT
Julie Morgenstern,
author of
Organizing from the Inside O ut
YOUR BEST YEAR EVER
of readers say cutting clutter at home
would help
2 0 1 1
be their best year ever.
3
When you're trying to decide whether
to keep something, ask yourself three
questions: Do I love it? Do I use it? Could
someone else use it?
Claire Kurtz,
thew ellorganizedw om an.com
B E T T E R H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S
J A N U A R Y
2011
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