The new year is the perfect time to purge and organize!

Start the year by getting rid of clutter and organizing your home. Where do you even begin?

Begin with your biggest areas, ones that annoy you the most.  Is the kitchen in disarray?  The kids’ rooms?  Your home office?  Your closet?  Organizing the most annoying clutter zone in your home is the best place to start the de-clutter.

Here are 5 easy ways to organize your home.

5 Easy Ways to Organize Your Home

1. Start small

Tackle one room or area at a time, starting with the obvious clutter. Purge what you don’t need anymore. Rule of thumb – if you haven’t used it in a year, you likely won’t need it again.

2. Do one job at a time

Don’t even try to de-clutter the entire house all at once.  Start with one room at a time, or even one section. Stick to one area until it’s completely done and then move on to the next.

3. Toss, Donate or Keep

This is the time to buy those big plastic bins that are see-through and easy to carry. Keep three piles: one to toss, one to donate and one to keep. Sort items from an area into these bins or piles, organize what you plan on keeping and then get rid of the rest.

4. Set a time limit

Tackle each room or area at a time.  If you don’t have a full day dedicated to re-organizing, set aside an hour or two each day.

5. Get into a routine

De-cluttering and staying organized needs to become a part of your routine. Once a week or month, go through every room again and clean up what doesn’t belong or what needs to go. That way, you won’t end up in a big mess again.