Staying organized has always been a struggle for me! I partnered with the amazing team at Neat Method to help organize my closet and I’ve already felt my mind become clearer, productivity greater, and anxiety lower. Hoping to pass along the feeling to you too!
The key takeaway I learned to live an organized life — find each item a home. We started by allocating specific categories to each space. For example, I now have a section for jewelry and make up, an area for shoes, an area for summer clothes, and an area for winter clothes and coats.
For those of us that find organization doesn’t come easily, here are…
THREE TIPS I LEARNED TO STAY ON TOP OF THINGS:
1. Categorizing and labeling
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Fair warning, this is the messy part 🙈 First things first, take a look at the space you want to organize. Let’s say your bathroom cabinet. Next, empty it out completely. Now don’t be scared when you see the pile on your floor! Take a deep breath and go through each item one at a time. Place similar items together so piles are divided by categories such as nail supplies, hot tools, facial cleansers, feminine products, and brushes. Once all the items are dispersed, take a look at the size of the piles and find bins that will be the right fit for each. Keep in mind that the key to organization isn’t to toss everything into one large bin. Separate first so that you can use the bin that best fits each grouping’s needs.
2. Putting things away
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Set a rule for yourself that each day when you come home you will spend 30 minutes tidying up, at the very least putting away what you wore that day. It’s kind of like when you were a kid and your parents told you to put away the toy you were just playing with. In the same sense, hang up that coat you were wearing and put the purse back in its rightful place. Before you know it, you just saved yourself 3.5 hours’ worth of Sunday scaries cleaning!
3. Folding laundry
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Picture it – you just did laundry and have dumped the clean clothes onto the couch. You swear the pile is growing the longer you put it off! In addition to folding the clean laundry right away, Neat Method gave me some advice to make this humdrum task more meaningful: put good intentions into each piece of clothing you fold. Think of the business pitch your boyfriend will nail as you straighten the collar on his button-up. Think of the job interview you’re going to smash as you fold your lucky dress. Think about how much better the day is going to be for you, him, or another loved one because you put love into it!
If you don’t consider yourself an organized person that’s OK! We all have different skill sets and there are people out there to help you build this one. I highly recommend reaching out to a company like Neat Method and organize your home. Their team was sweet, timely, nonjudgmental, and totally made the transformation stress-free. Located in New York City and across the U.S. – honestly think everyone should invite Neat Method to check out their home, always room for clean-provement!
Big thank you to Neat Method for partnering on this post. I learned a lot and hope you all did too! Be sure to follow Neat Method on Instagram and on their blog.
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Where did you get the super cute earring holder from?
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Hey babe! It’s from the Container Store
Could you link your makeup organizer? It’s so cute!!
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Hey girly! I got it from jet.com. Here is the link: https://jet.com/product/detail/429e88dde0454c9b912b421393225658?jcmp=pla:ggl:NJ_dur_Gen_Home_Decor_a1:Home_Decor_Home_Storage_Organization_Jewelry_Boxes_Organizers_a1:na:PLA_784505243_42602286633_pla-308009112137:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&pid=kenshoo_int&c=784505243&is_retargeting=true&clickid=788a74a3-62c9-417c-acf4-9aa110debc93&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrcGz1pzU1gIVElmGCh3dZwinEAkYDiABEgLtu_D_BwE&siteID=QFGLnEolOWg-7lHq_aJGZ9fA9BCBcr0H0Q
Hi Caila! Love your blog and especially the home/organizational posts. I love the idea of giving everything a category and a home so it’s out of sight and not looking cluttered. One of the biggest struggles I have though is skincare/cosmetics — while it’s nice that they’re all tucked away neatly, when you’re in a rush in the morning I would think it’s cumbersome to have to go and open a shoebox for toner, then one for moisturizer, then one for dry shampoo, etc… do you have things you use daily that you do keep out on the counter or do you open and close boxes all day long? Haha! I struggle with wanting the minimal look but not knowing how to balance that with having my everyday items within close reach. Thanks for any advice you can give!
Also, are all the clear boxes containing your shoes/toiletry items + the linen/towel bins from the container store? 🙂 Thanks again!
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And yes! all of the bins are from the Container Store!
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Of course! And no I don’t open 10 separate bins every day for all of my beauty products haha. I try and keep my essential everyday makeup together (as if that is it’s own category). I keep all of that in a portable clear makeup case, so it’s easy to see everything and I could throw the bag in a purse if I am in a rush and need to do my make up in the car.
This is the one I use:
https://www.hudsonandbleecker.com/collections/best-sellers/products/clear-stadium-clutch-black-preto
The rest of the categories are good for duplicate items that maybe you were gifted during the holidays like lotions, bath salts & bubbles, headbands, etc.
Thanks so much for your response and for linking that cute makeup case! For everyday skincare things that wouldn’t fit in there (such as bottles of toner or dry shampoo, or jars of moisturizer), do you keep that out on your bathroom countertop or put those things in a bin under your sink for example to keep them out of sight?