How can I become more organized and less cluttered?

Question

I feel very unorganized and very cluttered. I have 4 children so their mess plus not as much room as we need leaves us looking cluttered and Messy. Does anyone have any anti-clutter ideas. We have allot of school papers. We have extra furniture and lots of toys. I do not even like to clean anymore..I just straighten up evryday..It is definetly not laziness its just disgust I guess..

Answer 1

Get a routine going and stick to it.  4 children are hard to handle when they are doing what ever it is they wish with whatever belongings they have.  When they come in from school start with the first one in the door. Then work your way through. Dealing with papers seems to be your smallest battle.  I would need to know MUCH more information in order to really help you.  I have a friend who has 4 children (boys) and she can't really do anything for them either because she did not train them to do things for the common good of the family.  Nor does she recognize that a little trainig is all it would take.  

Answer 2

I suggest you have a garage sale.. for things you and your kids don't need!! For small house hold items like pencil etc, nails, anything small. There are cute little boxs at dollarama (that looks pricey but there not,great for office use too!). They  comes in black and white with matching cover. They also have little label so you can write on the label paper and place it in the label holder. The cost is $ 1 for one.  Or you can buy little/big basket they sell there and label those and tape them on. The only bad thing about it is you an see the items especially when they get full! For clothes that are being stored away because the season has end/ home decor for trees and other special occasion buy plastic containers at Wal-mart that are clear color lids with wheels on each corner. They cost about $9.  I really love them you can stack all the clear containers up and label each container instead of brown box and really not knowing whats in there!

The good thing about those is you can put whatever in and you'll know whats in there cause the containers are clear. they come in different sizes.



i hope this help you be clutter free.