ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE - ARE YOU READY FOR Winter?

ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE

Are You Ready for Winter?

Nicole Cooke

Organized by Design

As autumn comes to a close, we start looking ahead to winter and the holiday season. This stresses many people out, as it is such a busy time! Try these organizing tips below to help ease the transition.

ORGANIZE YOUR VEHICLE FOR WINTER

Put a pair of knit gloves in the door pocket to use a “gas gloves” when pumping gas. Store the following items in the trunk: a blanket in a plastic bag, a small shovel, a seat cushion for watching games at the hockey arena, extra reusable shopping bags, extra mitts, windshield wiper fluid and an emergency car kit. Kleenex or paper towel is handy to clear dirt/salt from your headlights.

KEEP FOOTWEAR TO A MINIMUM

Purge summer/fall shoes and pack away the ones that won’t be used during the winter. Winter boots are bulky - removing unnecessary footwear from the hall closet gives you much more room. If you have shoes you only wear occasionally in the winter, store them in the bed room closet and take them out when needed.

KEEP HATS AND MITTS WITHIN REACH

If you have littles at home, try using an over-the-door shoe organizer to hold hats and mitts so they can reach them on their own. Hang it inside of the hall closet door or use zip-ties to tie it to a hanger and hang it on the rod. (Hint: In the summer months, use it for storing flip flops!).

MAKE HOLIDAY SHOPPING EASY

Create a gift list in your phone’s ‘Notes’ section for each person you buy for during the holidays. This is a great way to keep track of their wish lists (including links to online items). More importantly, it allows you to keep track of what you have already purchased! Simply put an asterisk (*) or other symbol beside items as you buy them. (Hint: Wrap gifts as you go!)

ORGANIZE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

Sort and store decorations by type: wall art, table décor, tree decorations, lights, hats & stockings. Now I don’t have to drag out every box at once! We have a real tree each year, so I can add my wall art and table décor earlier in the season and save the Christmas tree decorations until the last. Don’t forget to label each box!