Project Organize: The Basics

Updated on February 14, 2024

Project Organize: The Basics. Use these nine easy steps to start getting organized. These are the basics that will set up the foundation for success.

It is a new year, which always seems like a fresh start for me. However, I also try to follow the principle of starting over from wherever you are. For example, if I am having a bad morning with the kids, we start over in the afternoon!

This year, I will share many more organizing posts with you. It is something I, myself, need to work on.

Before I started struggling last year, I was actually a very organized and well-put-together person, at least most of the time. There can always be room for improvement, and right now, I feel like I am at square one.

Project Organize: The Basics

To start, I will be sharing the basics of getting organized. We will be talking about calendars, lists, routines, and schedules. I think if you don’t have these basic elements in place and functioning in your life, it can be really hard to stay consistent with organizing and decluttering your home.

I will be re-implementing all these systems I list below in my own home. If you click on any of the links, you can find more details about each and how I use each of these in my daily life.

Getting Started

1. Use a Planner and Create a Master List
2. Set up Schedules and Routines
3. Stop Multitasking!
4. Do the Dishes and Clean the Counters
5. Do One Load of Laundry
6. Daily Pick-up
7. Make the Beds
8. Quick Vacuum (or Sweep) the Floor
9. Sort the Mail and Papers

I think we all need to have some basic routines in place before we can even think about starting to declutter or organize. These simple routines are the best place to start if your house is messy and you feel constantly overwhelmed and frustrated.

Once you have these habits down, you will feel so much better adding in extra tasks like going through the kid’s toys, your closet, or cleaning out the garage.

Decluttering and Organizing

After we have covered all the basics, we will get down to the nitty-gritty of organizing each space in our home.

Next, we will address paper clutter – seriously, the bane of my existence! I hope to finally tame all the paper monsters around my house and no longer have any more piles. And I really do mean zero!

Project Organize Challenge

I hope you will join me in my quest to find peace by living a simpler life filled with less stuff. I want to have more time for the truly important things in my life, which are actually not things at all but the people I love and the friendships I cherish.

Follow along with the Project Organize Challenge as we work on tackling these basic tasks together. Tag any organizing pictures you share with #projectorganize or @laurascraftylife on Instagram. We also have a great Creative Community on Facebook where you can share progress or get help when needed!

Let’s do this!

This post is part of Project Organize: The Basics. Together, we will work on setting up basic systems in our homes to conquer overwhelmed and busy schedules.

These are the basics we need to do daily that will set up the foundation for success. This will allow us the space to tackle the larger decluttering projects with ease.

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