If you’ve attempted Marie Kondo’s famous “spark joy” approach to decluttering but still have too much stuff, you might want to try the CORE 4 Method designed by professional organizer Kayleen Kelly. Kelly specializes in tackling “chronic clutter” and designs her techniques to work for everyone , including people who are neurodivergent. Her CORE 4 Method has earned her millions of online fans because it includes just four steps anyone can follow to purge clutter! Here’s how it works. STEP 1: CLEAR OUT — First, choose one room of your home to work on. Then, grab a trash bag and several sturdy boxes. Use the bag to collect trash like food wrappers or broken items you never got around to repairing. Then, look for things that belong in other rooms of your home and toss them into the boxes, using a different box for each room. If you’re working in your office, for example, move extra sweaters to your bedroom box and the spare hammer to your garage box. Then, put the boxes in their corresponding rooms to deal with later. STEP 2: CATEGORIZE — Sort everything left in your room into categories. In your bedroom, you might have one pile for clothes, one for shoes, and another for hobby items. STEP 3: CUT OUT — Assess the storage in your room and use that space to calculate how many items you can keep from each category. For example, if you have a category of books, figure out how many will fit on your bookshelf. That’s how many books you can keep! Say Goodbye to Chronic Clutter — Use the CORE 4 Method to Transform Your Home!
The holiday season will be upon us before we know it. Soon, we’ll be welcoming friends and family into our homes to enjoy delicious feasts, catch up with each other, and celebrate. For many of us, this is one of the few times of year visitors spend extended time in our homes. Surely, you want to put out a good Clean Your Household Items Early! AVOID HOLIDAY MISHAPS
impression, so make sure you get all your household items cleaned before your guests arrive.
Nearly every year, we get a rush for bedding and tablecloth cleanings right before the holidays, so this is our warning to bring your stuff to us as soon as possible to ensure they’re fresh for your holiday festivities. If you have people staying with you, make sure you have spotless bedding for them to sleep in so they can get maximum enjoyment out of their visit. And don’t let a stained tablecloth become the main topic of conversation at your gathering. If it’s been some time since your tablecloth was professionally cleaned or your bedding desperately needs sprucing up, give us a call today. We’ll take great care of your items and return them to you as pristine as possible! “Janet Davis is by far the best cleaners around for many reasons. First, the attention to detail in treating every piece of clothing like it was their own is second to none. Second, if you have a stain on a garment, even the most difficult, it is miraculously returned immaculate. And finally, the friendly service, updates we receive, and even the engaging newsletter makes us feel like we're part of a family.”
Then, choose a category and go through it item by item. Kelly recommends using the “3 Second Rule”: Give yourself three seconds to decide if each item is a “Yes'' or a “No,” and consider anything you hesitate on a “Yes.” Repeat
this cycle until you have the right number of items in each category.
STEP 4: CONTAIN — Stash each category of items in its designated storage space. Kelly suggests keeping “like” items together and ensuring your regularly used things are easy to access. These four steps can help you tackle even the most cluttered spaces. With help from a few friends, you can organize an entire room in a single day!
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