#TIDY UP TIDY UP PUT YOUR THINGS AWAY PROFESSIONAL#

Host an annual garage sale or do a big purge just before Christmas donate any like-new toys to a local family shelter.

#TIDY UP TIDY UP PUT YOUR THINGS AWAY PROFESSIONAL#

We spoke with a professional organizer and a psychologist for tips on putting your life in order to reduce the stress of the mess. Clutter is stressful and can have psychological roots. One in, one out, is often easier said than done. MaryJo and her team at reSpaced have found that having a system to annually remove old or unwanted toys is an effective and easy way to clear the clutter. Organize Your Space, Declutter Your Mind and Tidy Up. “When the kids ask for a new toy, we can remind them that then we need to let go of something else,” she says. This is especially true in a small space, like Alison’s. Organize Your Space, Declutter Your Mind and Tidy Up. trouble cleaning up is that putting things away haphazard overwhelms them. If you stick to a system of donating/giving away a toy for every new toy you purchase, your collection will never get out of control. If like myself youre struggling to get your kids to pick up after themselves. “Let them stay in the house for that long and then let them go,” she says. From here on out Happy Meal toys, birthday party favors (someday!), and toys from the dentist or doctor are 24-hour toys. Shauna says to nip the junk toys in the bud when they enter the house. I tried to have a quick chat with them about it today, which they listened carefully to and then went away to play with the toys not tidy up. “When the box gets full, a parent can drive the box to their local family shelter or charity.” Tidy up time at the moment is a nightmare, which I know it to be expected, but I was wondering whether anyone had any wonderful ideas up their sleave for improving things.

“This can simply be a large box that family members toss their unwanted, outgrown items into,” she says. MaryJo suggests setting up a donation station in a corner of the house.

Tidy up tidy up put your things away