Course Objectives
- Learn a variety of organizational systems
- Create and maintain a system that works for your household
- Reduce clutter
- Discover places to donate and recycle unnecessary items
READING
Read three or more of these books to get an understanding of a variety of organizational systems, purging strategies, and inspirational examples. Find these books at 648 and 648.8 sections of the library or they can be ordered from another library for no charge.
Assignments
- Watch professional organizer Dana K. White’s author talk.
- Purge 1000 items from your household within one year.
- Make a list of local organizations and drop-off sites that accept donations, record their hours, and set up a donation plan.
- Clear expired items from your home (pantry, spice cabinet, fridge/freezer, makeup, medicine) and dispose of them properly.
- Identify a space in your home that needs organizing or is not working well. Create a plan for organizing the space and execute it.
- Highlight your keepsakes to create beautiful, inspiring spaces.
Extra Credit
- Follow oliennahome, operation_niki, lifeinjeneral, and straightenupbyjanelle on Instagram for inspiration.
- Listen to Clutterbug, The Minimalists, and Organize 365 podcasts for ideas.
- Use our Cricut Adventure Packs to create attractive labels for your storage systems like this and this.