Here it is 6:30 A.M.
Christmas morning. I think we got to sleep in longer when we had
small kiddies in the house, but now our 3 year old chocolate
lab Clancy thinks she needs to be fed precisely at this time each
and every morning, holidays included!
One good thing about
getting up so early is that I am well and truly prepared for our
10 A.M. brunch with family - French toast already soaked, fresh
berry compote made, cream whipped, coffee ready to flip on, and
both the eggs and the hash browns prepared and ready!
So I am sitting enjoying
my usual cup of English Breakfast tea (no tea bags mind you -
it's the real thing), reading the newspaper and almost drooling
at all the storage receptacles featured in the Walmart and Target
flyers. Although I realize that we are all still to enjoy this
Christmas day - the vendors (and I) are already thinking
post-Christmas organization!!
If you have never
organized your Christmas decorations properly, or have them stored in old hodge-podge cardboard
boxes, why not make this the year to organize them for next year?
Both Target and Walmart have great organizers advertised - from
wrapping paper holders and ornament holders to wreath and Christmas
tree container storage boxes. I suggest you purchase either red
or green storage containers for easy identification in the years
to come. Group like items together (e.g., dining room
decorations/living room/trim-a-tree, etc.) Label each container
before putting it away. You will thank me next year!
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Christmas Storage Containers
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Don't just stop with
organizing your holiday decorations. Resolve that in 2012 you are
going to organize your entire home - going room by room. Maybe
designating even a month per room to allow yourself heaps of time
to be thorough, breaking down each room into specific tasks (for
example, in the Bathroom, do the medicine cabinet one day and
under the sink another day, and so on). By breaking each room
area down you will not become overwhelmed. Also, don't forget to
clean thoroughly as you go along.
Target has great office
and desk organizing products featured in today's paper, along
with Living Room and storage units that can be used in just about
any room. Not only are they inexpensive, they are attractive too.
I hope you had a wonderful
day today with whoever you were celebrating with (remember
calories don't count today!) and hopefully I have motivated you to
hit the stores in the next few days to purchase the appropriate
storage containers you need to help you have a super organized
2012!
Merri Christensen
The Organizing Aussie
