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Want to have an organized home? Planning is half the battle

Who doesn’t want a clean and organized home? I’m sure there are a few oddballs out there who love living in chaos, but for the rest of us, we would rather not be stepping on random lego and running out of clean underwear every week.

If having a clean and organized home is such a common goal, why are so many people living in messy, cluttered spaces? The short answer? It’s hard to know where and how to start.

It’s one thing to say “I’m going to get organized”, but if you don’t have a clear picture of the steps you need to get there, it’s just a wish at that point.  Having a clearly defined plan is key to any goal.

Another huge roadblock to getting to organization is time. We are freaking busy. It doesn’t matter if your home is already pretty clean or if you are drowning in clutter, organizing can be very time consuming.  You’ve heard me say a hundred times how each minute you invest in organizing your home will save you so much time in the long run, and that is very true, but it’s finding the time right now to actually do it that is the issue.

So how can you get an organized home without having to spend your weekends emptying out every closet and drawer? You plan and schedule easy and simple 15 minutes organizing projects.  Organizing your entire kitchen is a huge task and therefore you have probably been putting off getting started.  The trick isn’t to do your entire kitchen all at once.  Instead, break the job down into easy 15 minute organizing projects and just do one of those at a time.  Pick one day to organize your junk drawer and a few days later, spend 15 minutes just doing your spices.

These little 15 minute a day projects is how I completely transformed my entire home and how I have kept it that way for over 5 years. 

Here is my secret weapon.  My organizing planner!  Choose a space that you want to organize and break it down into simple, 15 minute steps.  Schedule yourself time to do each step and before you know it, clutter will be a thing of the past. Download your Free Organizing Planner Printable here.

Here is my planner filled out for my master bedroom! Fill out your planner for each space in your home that you want to get organized and keep them all in a binder so you can track your progress.  15 minutes a day really will keep the clutter away.

Organizing Planner Free Printable

How to Declutter and Organize a Tiny Bathroom

My bathroom is so small and is always cluttered and messy. Today I finally purged so much stuff and took one step closer towards my “Minimalist in Training” agenda.

I love using a tray system to organize makeup and these acrylic makeup organizers work perfect for this type of system.

I finally started using a pill organizer for my vitamins and I am saving SO MUCH space now in my medicine cabinet!

I purged an entire garbage bag from this bathroom today and I couldn’t be happier. Stay tuned to more purging and organizing videos coming soon.

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Declutter the Kitchen with Me

Declutter your Kitchen with me! This year I am doing The Great Purge of 2017. Come with me as I declutter my entire home, one room at a time.

Take the “Clear Counter Challenge” with me this year and let’s have a clutter-free kitchen together!

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Let’s be mini minimalists together

The Secret to a Clean and Organized Home

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Learn How to Clean and Organize your Home for 2017!

Before I begin my “Great Purge of 2017” series, I thought I would share with you first the SECRET to a clean and organized home.

Follow these 3 steps and you will save so much time and have a clean and organized home with WAY less effort. It isn’t magic, but it is amazing.

How To Kill All The Germs – Clean With Me Vlog Style

Today we KILL THE GERMS from the stomach flu in our house!

Everyone in our house has the stomach flu and it has been 9 days of never ending sickness! Today I decided to get the kids involved and we deep cleaned and disinfected our house…while dressed as super heroes!

I do try and share some quick tips for disinfecting and deep cleaning your home when everyone is sick.

I have been bleaching daily, but it hasn’t seemed to help. Today we took it up a notch!

I promise to get back to my regular old organizing video soon!

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Life Update – 2017 Resolutions, What I got for Christmas and SO MUCH VOMIT

A quick life update for 2017! Check out my New Year’s Resolutions, What I got for Christmas and just how horrible my 2017 has been so far!

It can only get better from here!

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Quick and Easy Holiday Entertaining and Party Tips

Here are a few quick and easy Holiday Entertaining Tips and Ideas that can help you be prepared for unexpected guests or host an amazing Christmas party!

I having friends and family over for a game night or small Christmas party, but I need to keep it simple and easy so I don’t get stressed and overwhelmed. I get organized and prepared ahead of time so I can whip together a great little party at the last minute!

I also do a quick review of my early Christmas gift the Amazon Dot. To learn more about AMAZON DOT go to: http://amzn.to/2ilDW0e

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How to Clean Your Home for the Holidays – Clean with Me

Here are a few tips and ideas to quickly speed clean and organize your home for the holidays! Watch as I go through my Christmas Cleaning routine and share with you some little things I do to be get prepared for Christmas. Get your home ready for Christmas guests with this easy and free Holiday Cleaning Checklist:

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Want more last minute holiday hacks and Christmas cleaning videos? Make sure to like this video so I know!

Don’t forget to enter to win the lull mattress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8esimneziQ

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Learn how to make DIY Photo Ornaments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z0MmOA01ZA

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DIY Christmas Gift Ideas From The Dollar Tree

Here are some easy last minute Christmas gifts ideas and inspiration from The Dollar Tree! You can make your own DIY Christmas gifts in minutes and they will only cost you $1-$10 to make!

So run to your local dollar store and get some amazing last minute gifts for your family and friends today!

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This is the FINAL Giveaway in my HUGE 12 Giveaways of Christmas Contest and I’ve saved the best for last!

Enter to win this crazy amazeballs iRobot Roomba 980 by commenting below. Share and Like for extra entries!

If you want to put a Roomba on your Christmas wish list, here is a link to it on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2hqEIMo

To learn more about iRobot and all of their amazing products, visit their website here: http://www.irobot.com/

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Thank you for everyone who entered into this years Christmas Giveaway 2016 and congratulations to everyone who won!

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