Hello 2020!

   I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! With the New Year comes new goals. One of my goals is to be more organized in my home. 
  
   So far, so good. :)  The main thing that  I have incorporated in our daily routine is the one touch rule. The one touch rule is simple. Remember teaching your children that once they were done with something to put it away, that's the one touch rule. 

  As an example, you just got home from running errands. You take your shoes off and leave them where they lay. Then throw your things on the nearest piece of furniture. You think, I'll put it away later. Well, later comes in a couple of days, when you are scrambling to find something that is now buried in the pile that has accumulated.

Don't be like this poor lady! :)

    It could have all been avoided if you would have picked up those shoes and put them in their place. Or hung up that coat in the closet or on the coat rack. It doesn't take that much more effort to put things where they belong right away. 


    For me, it goes a step further. How about those household chores that many dread? Laundry and dishes are two of the most dreaded household chores. I'm and oddball and actually enjoy doing both of these. :) You can apply the one touch rule to these two chores as well. How? It's simple, see the chore through all the way. Here's what I mean. You start the load of laundry and you see it through. You wash, dry and fold, all in one day! Don't let it pile up. Same with the dishes, wash, dry, put away!  I do dishes several times a day, but at the end of the day, I'm left with a nice clean kitchen. There might be a cup or plate or two hanging out in the sink from the end of the night, but not a giant pile of dishes.

This, a million time this!!

Another thing to conider is that when you do the one touch rule,  you actually see what you use on a daily basis, and you can declutter from there. If it hasn't been used in a while, get rid of it! It's just taking up space. Also, if you go to put things away and you don't have space for the things you use, it's also a good idea to declutter. 

A good rule!

   Can I challenge you and encourage you to declutter something? Or organize an area in your home that needs it? I know I have a few areas in my home that need organized and declutterd!