Staying Organized

In celebration of making my way back to the blogging world heres an entirely new piece

This time on organization.....

If anyone knows me personally I'm a super tidy person and I cannot ever leave my house in any type of array. That being said heres a few tricks and tips to keeping your home tidy, alot of which seem like common sense but make a big difference.

Maintenance is key!
Bathrooms aka scrub showers, toilets, vanities and floors should be done weekly but countertops need to be wiped down every night and cleared of unnecessary clutter.

Kitchens need to be cleaned fully every night no exceptions.  Leaving food out or dirty dishes attracts bugs and smells; neither of which are acceptable in the house anyway. Tip here is to wash dishes as you make them. Its insanely fast and easy to wash one bowl and one spoon; time consumption occurs when you pile endless dishes on top of each other.  Clutter also increases the likely hood of fresh food spoiling on the countertop so keep it as clear as possible and do a wipe down every night at least.
FIFO your food. if you've never worked in food industry that means "first in, first out." Stop wasting food, you're really only throwing away money. Plus you should acknowledge that 1 in 5 kids are food insecure, so think about that next time you throw away an entire loaf of bread wastey-mcwastey. If you're not already meal planning I'd highly recommend it to both limit waste and save on your budget. Your refrigerator should be cleared out of old expired food or anything that shouldn't be in there (like take out from 4 days ago) at least once a week and wiped down. Microwaves should be wiped down daily....I low key judge people based off of the nastiness of their kitchen appliances. Its rather easy to do a quick look clean but you can tell how clean or not a household is on the state of their appliances. Cole is also the worlds messiest eater and his high chair needs to be cleaned after every meal.  I mean mild clorox solution cleaned.

Floors need to be vaccumed or swept at least daily, if you have kids or pets id recommend twice daily. We have hardwood floors and we mop the floors weekly.

Laundry -  My husband is a massage therapist who works out of a portion of our house (they use the seperate entrance/bathroom/etc) That being said we go through a lot of laundry. We need to do one to two loads a day in order to keep up.  I recommend starting the laundry as the first thing you do when you wake up minus brushing your teeth.  Most wash cycles are around 45 min and max out around an hour. Even if you need to head out, by the time you've gotten all the kids fed, situated and dressed you'll be able to throw it in the dryer before you leave.  I also recommend washing bedding once every 1 to 2 weeks. Laundry is also an easy one to pile up.  Fold it as soon as it comes out and it won't be nagging at you for the rest of the day.  Even giant loads shouldn't take more than a few minutes.

Toys - This is probably unnecessary to most people but I'm minimal in general so the kids don't have a ton of toys to begin with. They have one corner of our house with toys and thats everything therefore its manageble for me to wipe down all the toys with clorox wipes every 2 to 4 weeks. This also gives me the opporunity to go through and get rid of whatever is broken and put aside whatever they haven't touched in awhile to be donated.

Clothes - I go through the kids clothes once to twice a month because they really do grow that fast. I set aside whats to donate and whats to hold on too.  I also refold and organize their dresser drawers weekly since they get pretty messy when the kids go through them. Adult clothes I go through monthly, if it hasn't been worn in over a month or two it will go to donation.