the post that should have come before the cleaning post: organizing

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how I clean my house: how i clean my house In that post, I noted that Step One is "put everything back where it goes." I also noted that this can be hard to do when some things do not have a designated Place Where They Go. Here's how to make sure everything in your house has a Place Where It Goes. At least, this is how I did it. There are lots of methods out there. Mine is heavily influenced by KonMari, because that's what worked for me. you will need A clear space in the middle of a floor (this is your work space) A note-taking thingy. Pad and pencil, iPhone, whatever a trash bag a bag or box for stuff to donate or give away Note you will NOT need organizing bins or containers at this stage. You might later. Or not! The point is that you don't know yet. You won't know what you need to organize your Stuff until you know what Stuff you have left after you get rid of the Stuff you no longer want or need. pick a place to start The KonMari method starts…