In my efforts to prepare for the baby that will be coming to our house soon, I've been trying to follow the commandment found in Doctrine and Covenants 88:119 that says:
"Organize yourselves, prepare every needful thing and establish a house, yea even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of order a house of God."
So, I'm going to start at the beginning... "Organize yourselves..."
I have killed two birds with one stone in a few rooms in our home (not literally kill birds...there are some squirrels on my list, but not birds).
Problem 1: We had buckets of wheat etc. that have been piling up and we were running short on space (especially in the closets).
Problem 2: My daughter's bed has not had a frame or even a box spring and it was a pain for her to make her bed.
The Stone: Place the bed on top of the buckets (obviously not stacked) - shazAAm! It works like a charm. You can hardly tell with the cute bed skirt Sister Debbie gave us.
We have now done this with other beds and it is emptying closet space like crazy.
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I have also found some good ideas on Pinterest.
To a small degree, I've started with some see through drawers, kind of like what can be found here:
Do you have a stuffed animal clutter problem? I did. I love this idea and it has helped a TON! I bought a beanbag at Walmart and took out the styrofoam stuffing (which will be used for a Wonder Oven later :) ) - and put my kids animals in it. Like this:
This one is still in the idea phase, but I want to use this idea to help me get better organized at cleaning - I will need to customize it to my house, but it is a start:
I hope this gives you some ideas to look at in organizing your own home.
... And another thing...
I have always struggled getting my whites "white" again. I have tried bleach a bazillion times for some things. I don't know if our "city" water is part of the problem or if I just don't "get it". But...I discovered something that has helped me reclaim my whites. It works awesome!!!! My husband is so impressed too.
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