Post Holidays

I am sure many of you are looking around your home and wondering what to do with all the stuff, stacks and stacks of stuff. Whether it is magazines, catalogues, kids art, or presents you are not sure what to do with it is just there. A small start is to take all of those articles, magazines, clippings, etc. that you were planning on sitting down and reading over the holiday and organize it. The fact of the matter is you didn't get to it. You wanted to but life got in the way. So, either toss it all out, it is no longer relevant if it was about the holidays (how to make them the best ever, how to make the perfect holiday moment, etc., etc.) OR if it is still relevant then put the stack in a place where you know where it is, it just isn't on the kitchen counter next to all of the the other stacks of stuff. Another choice is to reduce the stack by spending 10 minutes pulling the articles you wanted to read out of the magazine or newspaper so it is now just about the story you want to read.

Controlled Chaos. That is my saying. It has helped me in what ever home I am in. Whether small or large, lots of closet space or not, everything has a place - you may just not know where that place is yet. For reading material (articles, magazines, newspapers clippings, etc.) I like to use baskets. I put the basket next to my favorite lounging chair, my bedside or by the kitchen table on the floor. Or instead of just one basket you can put a basket in each of these places. Because reading articles or magazines (anything besides a book) isn't about finding a specified time in a day to sit and linger. It is an opportunity. And if the articles are near you then the opportunity is always there. Also, it helps to get this stuff out of the piles of other stuff so that when you have the 10 minutes to sit down and read the article you don't spend the 10 minutes looking for it under the stack of stuff that is now 10 times bigger.

You can find very cheap baskets at Pier One, Z Gallery, Cost Plus, and even your local gardening stores. A cheap and easy way to organize your home. One article at a time.

Life comes at us fast and we have to be prepared to enjoy the little things when the opportunity presents itself.