Welcome to the third part of my series of posts taking the Clutter 101 principles of organizing and de-cluttering your home and applying them to individual rooms in your home. In this post I will cover the kitchen. As there is typically so much activity here, as well as the fact it needs to be regularly cleaned, it is important that we don’t get distracted by all the clutter lying around and can cook our food without spending ages trying to find the right utensils and pans.

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Welcome to another post in my Clutter 101 series, and the second post focusing on dealing with individual rooms around the house. This time it is the turn of the bathoom. Most of the focus on this room typically revolves around keeping it hygienic and clean. It’s the one place in the home you can lock yourself away from the world and pamper yourself. But it can also be very hectic, with the morning rush to get the family ready for school and work being a common concern. With that in mind it’s doubly important to keep it organized and de-cluttered and that’s what I will cover in this post.

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This is the first in a number of posts where I will take all the learnings from previous Clutter 101 posts regarding de-cluttering and organizing and apply them to specific rooms in your home. Firstly, I will focus on the bedroom. With so much clothing and personal belongings often stored here it can be a hotbed of clutter and disorganization so I will give some specifict tips on how you can create more space and use existing storage more efficiently.

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After I came back from holiday I had the undesirable task of unpacking everything, washing all the clothes and just generally putting stuff away (in fact I’m still doing it now, a week later). Living in an apartment, space is at a premium, and because suitcases are pretty bulky and hefty things, the only practical space for them is under the bed. It’s hardly the most efficient use of space however…

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Welcome to the third part of the Clutter 101 series on how to get your home thoroughly de-cluttered and keep it that way. Already I’ve discussed why we keep clutter and how to effectively deal with it. In this third post I will be looking at how clutter can be broken down into a number of different types. It’s not just all about junk and rubbish. Being able to identify a particular type of clutter allows you to process it much more quickly and effectively. For instance, if you recognize a piece of paper you need for reference you can immedately file it away without procrastinating  over it. If you think I have missed out any types then leave a comment, it would be great to get feedback.

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