Well my first organizational project was to get control of all the winter paraphernalia, that is, hats, gloves, scarves etc. I have this gorgeous red bench that I purchased from Pottery Barn about two years ago. I found it at their outlet store marked down to $130 from $800. I had fallen in love with it when I had first seen it in their catalog, but could not justify the price tag, so of course when I found it on sale I loaded it into my car straight away! It has since held the caps in summer and hats, gloves and scarves in winter. It had, however, become a catastrophe trying to find a hat that was yours or matching gloves.
I decided to compartmentalize the bench and give each person their own basket with one hat and two pairs of gloves. The scarves I moved to everyone's cupboards in their rooms. It now works so well and the boys know exactly where to find their things. Of course there are extra hats, etc so I have them all neatly contained in a spare tupperware should someone have a fashion disaster and need a different color!
The trick is to start small and then to move onto bigger projects from there. This way you have a sense of accomplishment straight off the bat.
Have you organized anything yet?
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