Declutter One Kitchen Cabinet – Getting Organized

Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool
 

Today I want you to pick one kitchen cabinet to declutter and organize. I don’t want you to obsess about this. I know the picture above shows a really orderly spice cabinet, and if you like that, then great. But if it is more than you can handle, then just declutter. Throw out old spices, if that is the area you pick to work in. I actually keep my spices in a plastic bin in my cabinet. I pull it out when I need it. If I have too many spices to fit, then I have to think down what I have. The goal is to use the space you have wisely without things falling out when you open the door. Some people like to keep spices in a drawer, and that is fine, too. If you have a plastic container cabinet that is overflowing, that might be the area you want to focus on this week. Just pick the cabinet that gives you the most grief when you open it or try to get something out of it. You can make it better in just 15 minutes.
Zone Mission: Declutter and organize one cabinet in your kitchen.

Grocery Shopping and Errand Day – Take your list, pack snacks, and water bottles.

Home:
  • Make Your Bed (Do this as soon as you get up.)
  • Get Dressed Down to Your Shoes
  • Swish and Swipe
  • Start Your Laundry
  • Decide on Dinner
  • Check Your Calendar
  • Start the Day off with a Shiny Sink. Don’t leave the breakfast dishes sitting.

School: Are you doing a read aloud book for the whole family? If not, pick one out and read at lunch time or in the evening. It will bring a new dimension to your school day.


Afternoon Routine:
  • Eat Lunch
  • Clear off One Hot Spot
  • Reboot the Laundry
  • Declutter for 15 Minutes (Be sure to have your children declutter, too.)
  • Drink Your Water
  • Errand day: Make your plan for grocery shopping and errands. Pack water bottles and snacks for everyone. Pack up your library books that need to be turned in.
Family Fun: Plan a fun activity while you are out. I am in the habit of checking for free activities that are going on while we are out doing errands.
When you get home from doing errands, have everyone work together to unload and put away everything.

Before Bed: (This starts right after dinner.) 
  • Check the Calendar for Tomorrow
  • Lay out Your Clothes for Tomorrow (Have your children lay their clothes out, too.)
  • Put things at the Launch Pad that you will need first thing in the morning
  • Shine Your Sink
  • Clean Off a Hot Spot
  • Go to Bed at Decent Hour

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About Tami

Tami Fox is a homeschool mom of 6, who in age from 26 to 11. She and her husband have homeschooled for 17 years and have graduated three of their children from their homeschool. They are currently homeschooling 3 boys who are in grades 11, 9, and 6. They use hands-on learning and unit studies to ignite the fire of learning in their children. Tami is a homeschool author and conference speaker. You can contact her by email at Tami@TamiFox.com. Buy her book, Giving Your Children Wings at https://tamifox.net/giving-your-children-wings/.

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