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5 Simple Home Organization Tips You Can Try Today

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As a mother, we always want to spend most of our time with our family, but then we are bombarded with too much work to do and too much clutter to clean. And the best way to optimize your time is to ensure your house stays organized all the time.

Having an organized home saves you time, keeps you sane, and makes every chore easier to do. Though home organization is a tough job that requires time and effort, I would like to share with you my essential organizing tips to effectively conquer home clutter so you can stay on top of life and spend more time with your family.

Use multifunctional furniture

Using multipurpose pieces is one of the best tricks that can save your home a lot of space while providing important functions and sometimes aesthetic values. Choosing these types of furniture over the usual is always a smart move. Some examples are chairs that double as storage and a bed with drawers underneath.

Consider an interior upgrade

Sometimes simple interior design upgrades do the job for reducing clutter in the house. Hide those pesky wires using wire covers, choosing larger furniture over small ones, or simply rearranging the interior helps out a lot.

Manage the clutter

Get used to the habit of throwing away, donating or even selling things you know you won’t be needing anymore. Remove clothes your child isn’t using anymore, and of course, that includes yours as well. Keep seasonal items, such as jackets, summer wear, rain boots in separate plastic containers and place them underneath the bed or at the top of your cabinets. Since these items aren’t needed all year round, you don’t have to add them in your everyday essentials as they also add clutter in the house.

Label, Label, Label

Labeling is one powerful tool to keep everything organized. Put labels on everything, from food in your freezer to spices in the pantry, and from your children’s toys to their school supplies. Plus, labeling is also helpful when you start teaching your child to follow your organization system so they can help you in keeping your house clutter free all the time.

Organize your drawers

Though you might think that stashing your junk in the drawer and keeping them out of sight is an easy way to remove clutter, the truth still stands, a messy drawer kills productivity. Imagine looking for a specific object and have to waste too much time going through a pile of junk, not really a productive practice. This is why you need to start maximizing and optimizing your drawer space. Reuse some old dishes, shoe containers, and trays to act as drawer dividers. This way your pens, keys, clips, and everything in between will have their own spot to live.

So there you have it, moms, five simple home organization tips that you can easily try today so you can start spending more time with your family tomorrow.

Productive Things to Do for Stay At Home Moms

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Being a stay at home mom, contrary to what other people might think, is also a lot of work. We wake up early, cook breakfast, make the kids ready for school, then we’re left with a pile of mess to clean up, and an almost never-ending list of chores. But knowing moms to be really good at multitasking, there are times when we have already finished the massive list of chores to do and yet, we still want to do something productive. We dread the thought of sitting down, doing nothing and being unproductive. We moms always make the most out of our time, and when we’re left with nothing else to do, we still look for ways to feel productive at the end of the day.

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Fortunately, there are numerous things you can still do in the comforts of your own house that are definitely worth your time!

Re-Organize the House

Yes, you make sure that house is always spotlessly clean, but you can take it to the next level by organizing everything and making a system of ensuring it stays organized for a longer period of time. You can follow the famous phrase that says, “A place for everything, everything in its place” or the famous “5S” methodology (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Systematize, Sustain). Whichever trick you wish to use, it is important to know that smart organization is an effective tool in sustaining orderliness in the house and even can make a space appear bigger, giving more room for you and your kids to move around the house.

Do Some Redecorating

You may think redecorating is unnecessary, expensive and needs talent, but you’ll be surprised that it’s not. Everyone wants to live in a house that creates a positive response from those who live there and for anyone who would happen to visit. Redecorating helps out a lot because it can affect the overall ambiance in your house, giving you and your family a surprisingly refreshing feeling. It also doesn’t have to be expensive at all, all you need are the right tricks to transform your home even if you’re not an interior design pro. It doesn’t have to be one big major project as well, you can start by incorporating some of the latest trends in your home.

Create a meal plan for the week

Have you ever had those moments when you have a dinner menu in mind, and then suddenly you realize you lack one important ingredient? Did you ever find yourself throwing expired goods and stale veggies? Or worse, did you ever find yourself staring at your fridge at 5 pm wondering what to make for dinner? Well, fellow moms, if you ever felt the stress about running errands for one missing ingredient, the guilt for throwing excess food, or torn on what to cook for dinner every single day, then creating a meal plan is the answer! Creating a meal plan can save you a lot of time and energy, knowing what is on the menu makes prepping ahead a lot easier. Plus it doesn’t take that long to master creating it especially if you’re already familiar with your family favorites.

Try a new recipe

Impress your family by cooking out a new recipe, or baking some pastry. Research on some exciting recipes or watch tutorials on the internet. Or maybe it’s time to dig into that old cooking book you had and actually start trying the recipes out. Cooking something special for your family and watching them feel satisfied and be happy with it gives us a feeling of fulfillment at the end of the day.

Exercise

Being a mom also means we have to stay physically strong and healthy for our family. That’s why inserting exercise time in your busy schedule is so important. Exercise can also be a way to reduce stress from simply being a mother, improve the quality of your sleep, boost your energy, and makes you a role model to your kids. You don’t have to hit the gym and pay for an expensive membership. You can try Yoga or Zumba at home by simply watching free videos on the internet.

Being a mom is always a challenge, but being a mom is also a very fulfilling career. Every hour is spent on productive things for our family and our home. So at the end of the day, it’s always nice to have that feeling that we have accomplished so much from the time given to us.

Improve Your Home Working Space: Tips To Maximize Productivity

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One of the things that we always look forward to is to work from the comfort of our homes. Free from the traffic jams and to have a quality time with our families in between work hours. While we are thinking about these conveniences, we should also consider to be able to create our own small office at home. Now let’s take a look at these tips on how we are going to make our small offices as efficient and at ease.

Location

Are you considering to rent a place where you can create your own workplace or do you have a huge space in your home where you can set it up as a workplace? A small investment is not a problem if you have decided to work from your homes. Just always consider what do you think is best for you. You may want to rent a condominium that could also be your office but make sure that it is just nearby your place.

Choosing the Finest Pieces of Furniture

As Filipinos, we tend to choose what we think what is the best. But we must always plan first each of the spaces that we will be using. For example, what is the function of each space? Choose a desk that would not maximize the space but will be comfortable for you whenever you are writing and that something that would make you feel relaxed than disturbed.

If you have clients that will come over. A two seats in front of the desk at least is suggested to accommodate two people. While plenty of seating depends on how big the place of your home office is.

Through the fast pacing technology, we are all aware how gadgets have really reduced the amount of paper works that we found in our offices. But of course, we still cannot avoid and we still need a file storage for the papers we receive sometimes right? Search for file cabinets that can be worked into a wall of bookshelves for desirable storage.

Make it more Personalized

One of the things that we encounter in people nowadays is that they love to personalize all their stuffs. Some would say to avoid losing and purchase another one. But some prefers personalized stuff as it describes their personality and creativity same thing with having your very own home office. We will enjoy our time at work while we take a look around us and be inspired by the environment of your own masterpiece. Choose the right wallpaper decors, the curtains must always be the color that sets your perfect mood. Hang in your favorite paintings or photographs is one of the things you may want to consider too in decorating your home office.

The feel of Nature

Plants maintain the atmosphere. According in a research, Interior plants are good for buildings and people in a variety of subtle ways. Interior landscapes play an energetic role in providing a pleasant and serene environment in which it helps your workplace happier and less stressful.

You do not need to spend a large amount of money to create your own home office. Everything will be depending on your own imagination you just have to be yourself, Always.

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