From time to time our houses will turn messy. And we have to spend much time on looking for things we need, like looking through the kitchen cabinet to find any tomato sauce to cook with pasta. Getting our house organized not only to save time, but also make us happy. Just imagine a scenario that when you are rushing your child and going to school in the last minute, at the doorway you cannot locate the key to lock up your house.  S. Jhoanna Robledo posted an article on Secrets of Organized Families to help parents solve the problem.

“Why get organized? Because you can’t afford not to, especially when you’re juggling work, school, and competing schedules. To get you on the road to efficiency, we asked families and professional organizers to share their secrets, room by room.”

From entryway, to your kitchen, kids’ bedrooms, your bedroom, bathroom, home office/family paperwork center, and family room, every area of a house is covered in this article.  Especially the section on Organizing the entryway gives clever tips, like:

1. Set up an “in box.”
2. Set up an “out box.”
3. Find a key spot for your keys.
4. Make the coat closet work for everyone in the family.
5. Consider cubbies.

[ParentCenter.com]

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