Week 1 Focus:
Planning and Clutter
Clear the way for an organized holiday season by getting rid of clutter and getting some early planning done.Planning:
To really get the holiday season started off correctly, we’ll need a plan. To develop a plan we need to prepare some version of a holiday planning notebook. Set yours up and include the sections that you need. Once your holiday notebook is organized with the right forms and sections, it’s time to tackle clutter.
Clutter:
Because it gets in the way of cleaning, decorating, organizing, and entertaining, our week 1 focus is clutter. We’re going to use the 4 container clutter method to go through each room in our home getting rid of obvious clutter. Remember the In/Out Rule. For every item that comes into your home, you need to let go of at least one and preferably 2-3. You’ll have a lot of things coming in to your home during the holiday season. If you want any chance of being able to move around after New Years, we’ll have to get rid of things as we go.
Week 1 Tasks:
Cleaning:
Maintain cleanliness with a 15 Minute Cleanup for each room in your home.
Organizing:
Use the 4 Container Clutter Method to make a sweep through each individual room in your home. When you’ve finished with one room, empty the containers and put them in the trash, at your local charity, in storage, or sell them before moving on to the next room.
Decorating:
Start sketching your decoration plans in your holiday organizing notebook.
Cooking:
Make a list in your holiday organizing notebook of new dishes and old favorites for the holiday meals.
Scheduling:
Sketch out your holiday plans including travel.
Buying:
Create a list of presents that need to be purchased.
Create a list of decorating supplies that need to be purchased.
Create a list of servingware and guest items that need to be purchased.
Include all of your lists in your holiday organizing notebook so that you can add to them or modify them as needed.
Week 1 Resources:
4 Container Clutter Method
Packing a Storage Container
5 Questions to Ask About Your Clutter
15 Minute Cleanups
Holiday Planning Notebook
