You pick up your kids from school, pull in the driveway, and tell everyone to grab their bags. Then everyone walks in the door and kicks off their shoes. Instead of taking the bags to their room, everyone drops their jackets, bags, and papers in the middle of the floor.
I don’t know about you, but this is exactly how our first minute at home goes…unless I specifically instruct our kids on what to do. After all, they are still small. I’m hoping that one day it will just be routine.
Can you relate? If so, as part of the Declutter Your Home series, take a few minutes to clear out that drop zone!
Declutter Your Entryway
GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES >>>
SET A TIMER >>>
Take 5 to 15 minutes to declutter your entryway. You’ll thank yourself every time you walk in the door!
DECLUTTER THE ENTRYWAY >>>
It may not be bags on the floor. It might be your purse and keys on the table. The mail on the counter that you just grabbed out of your mailbox. The laptop and books on your coffee table.
The task for today is to clean up your drop zone. Wherever you walk in and…drop.
- Take bags to their proper location
- Unpack lunch boxes
- Go though papers
- Process mail
- Put shoes where they belong
Then, think through what it might take to get an organized drop zone. Do you need hooks for bags? A shoe rack? An inbox for mail?
Create a timeframe to make it happen.
Your assignment for today:
- Declutter your entryway.
- Sign up for my 3 Ways to Simplify Your Stuff webinar!!
Check in when you’re finished in the Spring Cleaning 365 accountability group, in the comment section here, or on Facebook. I can’t wait to hear from you!
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