Fall Organizing: Preparing For Seasonal Changes

Fall Organizing: Preparing for Seasonal Changes

Summer is over, kids are back in school, football is back, and I don’t know about you, but I’m dreaming of cooler weather. Life is about to get busier! Are you ready for it? Fall organization is essential as you prepare for all the parties, events, and weather changes.

1. Seasonal Wardrobe Transition

Fall organizing starts with prepping your wardrobe for the cooler weather. It’s time to say goodbye to summertime shorts and tanks and hello to sweaters and jackets!

  • For Southern Living: If you live in the South like I do, you know we keep summer clothes around all year—at least t-shirts, shorts, and a pair or two of flip-flops! It can be 50 degrees one day and 75 the next. However, sun dresses, tank tops, and swimsuits can be stored away until next year.
  • Practical Storage: Move those summer clothes to the back of your closet or an empty closet if you have one. In the spring, I packed all of my winter bedding in resealable bags and moved them to my attic. Now, it’s almost time to bring that bedding out, purge what I won’t use this year, and wash the rest.

2. Declutter and Donate

As we transition into fall, it’s the perfect time to declutter. Last week, I took a large drop of fall/winter clothes to donations and some to consignment.

  • Set a Shopping Budget: I encourage you to set a shopping budget and let go of items to make space for anything new you might want for the fall season.
  • Smart Shopping: Make a list of clothes you need and commit to buying only those items. Don’t buy new clothes if you don’t have room to keep them!

3. Fall Decoration Organization

The next task on the list is fall decorating. I absolutely love decorating for fall! Is there such a thing as too many pumpkins? 🎃

  • Assess Your Decor: As you pull out all your fall decorations, take notes on how you stored them last year. Use these tips to effectively organize your summer and fall home decorations.
  • Toss the Old: Get rid of anything that’s faded, torn, or damaged.

Happy Fall, Y’all!

Paige

Neat and Organized: A Guide To Decluttering and Maximizing Your Space

Neat and Organized: A Guide to Decluttering and Maximizing Space

Recently, Neat organized a large and spacious kitchen and pantry.

We always begin the organizing process by removing everything from the spaces we organize—every drawer, cabinet, and shelf.

We did the same in another home: our client’s master closet.

So often, as life goes on, we end up with things in areas of our homes that don’t necessarily belong in that area.

For example, tools, medicine, or paperwork in the kitchen. Serving trays, candles, and holiday decor in the pantry.

Master Closets can become a drop zone for many things besides clothes, shoes, and accessories. When Neat organizes, we do our best to remove anything that does not belong in the correct place.

We work with our clients to declutter and purge what does not belong in a particular area.

I often see areas full of “stuff” and other areas, which I call prime real estate areas, not being utilized.

Once the purge/declutter/donate/trash/relocate happens, our clients will be amazed at the space available in their kitchen, pantry, and closet! 

If you want to do a quick reset of any area of your home, start by removing anything that does not belong in that area. Empty one drawer, one shelf, and reset one space at a time. 

Do you ever spend more time than needed looking for something? Get frustrated because you can’t find a shirt, a pair of earrings or documents you need asap? Once you relocate things to their correct place in your home you will be amazed at how quickly you will feel less stressed and distracted.

Get Neat and Organized over the summer one space at a time!

Happy Organizing