DeClutter and Organize Your Garage
Channel 10: Cruise Mode – Show Segment (July 2nd 2017)
Having problems finding stuff in your Garage, well we have Donna…She’s the Professional DeClutterer, coming to save the day!
Check out the video segment below…
Highlights from the segment:
DeCluttering the Garage
- Pull everything out
- Put like items together
- Throw out rubbish and broken items
- Rehouse items that belong elsewhere
- Cull excess goods no longer required
- Look at what is left and assess your space
Organizing the Prime Real Estate within your garage:
- The easiest areas to access are where you place your most used items. Likewise the least used items are placed in the hardest areas to access.
- Long span shelving is ideal in garage areas as you can adjust the length, width, height and shelf height to suit your goods. It fits perfectly down the sides of the garage door and it’s free standing so you can take it with you when you move. Also it’s great for storage sheds.
- Use clear plastic tubs for smaller items to contain and keep together.
- Use hooks to hang bikes, cords, tools etc so they don’t become a tripping hazard.
- Sell off unwanted goods of value
- Use storage for larger items that you need to keep but are competing for space in your garage.
To keep your garage DeCluttered and Organized simply repeat the above process every 6 to 12 months, or as required.
If you live locally in the Brisbane or surrounding areas and would like more information or help from a Professional Organiser:
Contact Donna Donaldson at: info@organizeit.com.au or via her mobile on 0403 435 685 for a no-obligation 15 minute phone consultation where she can discuss your individual needs.
Declutter and Destress
It can eat up our free space and time, household clutter could even be messing with our minds.
From overflowing pantries to closets crowded with clothes.
They’re the household nuisances that often end up in the too-hard basket.
Donna Donaldson – the Professional DeClutterer is on a mission to help Australians tackle their mess.
She says while clutter might start in the cupboards, it can feed into your life.
And stopping the mess at its source can reduce stress and improve your health.
We’re thrilled to say Donna was live in studio, on the Extra Today show with hosts Sonja Kruger and David Campbell.
Take a look….
Highlights from the interview:
4 Top benefits to cleaning up the house, and they can be quite dramatic!
- Reduces stress – less is more
- Helps focus – cluttered home, cluttered head
- Boosts mood – clean space, sense of accomplishment, peace of mind
- Improves sleep – Going to bed knowing you’re organised, encourages a peaceful night’s sleep
Having made a business out of helping people reorganise their homes, I find the biggest problem areas are:
- Paper – takes on a life of its own, if you put down one piece of paper, it invites the whole family! Important papers are lost in with junk mail, school newsletters, regular mail, costing excess in overdue fees, and affecting credit ratings
- Clothes – don’t be a basket case! Finish what you start and be sure to put your washing away when it’s done
- Toys – we live in a consumer society; kids today have more toys than they know what to do with
Making a start on the decluttering can often be the toughest part. The best place to begin is the kitchen:
- The kitchen is the hub of the home – when you come home, if that is disorganised, the impact will trickle down into other aspects of life
Domino affect impacting the family health finances and time - How to declutter:
- Assess – Think about the problem areas and how to fix them
- Cull out of date and unused food
- Put like items together
- Utilise your prime real estate, so your most used items are easiest to get at
- Create hubs and preparation stations (e.g. Tea and coffee things are together, toast things together)
Let’s move onto the living area. My best secret to making this a clutter-free zone:
- Decide what belongs
- Identify worst offenders – paper tends to build up on bookshelves and coffee tables. Baskets of unfolded clothes, school bags, toys, shoes etc
- Learn to take responsibility – the piles can be a nightmare to go through – and you need to do it, because there could be important things in there
- Organise – Use a noticeboard for important papers and bills
Sleep is one of the areas that can be improved by tidying up. So, here’s what needs fixing in our bedrooms:
- Cull – don’t store things under your bed – subconsciously we are aware that we are surrounded my clutter! Harboring dust and vermin, effecting our health
- Organise – start with your wardrobe by taking everything out, cull the excess and then reorganising with like items together
- Avoid too much furniture and unnecessary stuff
Decluttering and organising can be an emotional process for 2 categories:
- Sentimentalists – attach emotion to items. When you take the emphasis off the stuff and onto the outcome of what you want it makes it easier. Take photos of items they can part with, and then they can let it go because they still have the memory in the form of a photo which takes up less space
- Perfectionists – imagine if they can’t do it perfectly, then it’s not worth doing. Once you have a few wins on the table you will find it exciting and motivating and you will be unstoppable. Start with your hand bag, or a draw
If you live locally in the Brisbane or surrounding areas and would like more information on how affordable your very own Professional Organiser really is, contact Donna on M:0403 435 685 for a no-obligation 15 minute phone consultation where we can discuss your individual needs.
Oprah’s Declutter Consultant
If you would like your own personal Declutter Consultant in Brisbane in 2016 then why not contact Donna Donaldson through our contact us page.
Some great tips here from Oprah’s Declutter Consultant – But if you are looking for a Professional Organiser in Brisbane, we have that covered too. For Home Organising Services in Brisbane contact Donna on 0403 435 685 and get YOUR very own Personal Declutter Consultant.
Video Copyright Channel 7 For your very own Professional Organiser and Home Organising Services in Brisbane, contact Donna and start your clutter rescue. Donna works principally around the North Brisbane area and can help you with Downsizing Home Services, existing Home Organising Services in Brisbane, Office Organising Services, Personal Decluttering and Professional Packing & Unpacking Services in Brisbane to Redcliffe. Donna can also help you with your Garage Sale, thereby making a little money as you declutter your home.
So, for your very own Declutter Consultant, ring Donna now on 0403 435 685. A Professional Organiser from Brisbane to Redcliffe who can help you clear your clutter and rescue you from procrastination, working with one room, or office to an entire houseful.
Personal Declutter Consultant in Brisbane
Personal Declutter Consultants – Many Celebrities Now Use Them, Shouldn’t You?
Shouldn’t you get a professional organizer to help you tidy up your life? So what exactly does a Professional Organizer do?
There are several aspects to personal decluttering,and they can be broken down into these main headings.
Decluttering Your Home
Which would you rather live in – a medium size house that is decluttered and has a “spacious” feel, or a large house that is cluttered and feels cramped? Often it is not about the size of your house, but what you do with it. And just as you need a Personal Trainer to motivate you to fitness, a professional Declutter Consultant can motivate, inspire and guide you to a fitter house!
For many people, the worst room in the house is the garage or spare room. The plan prepared by many Professional Organizers includes:
- The Keep It Stuff
- The Garage Sale Stuff
- The Charities Stuff
One of the tricks a Professional organizer uses is to help you make some money by working with you on a Garage Sale; another is the “feel-good” element of helping others less fortunate by donating what you no longer need.
If you are moving house, getting professional help can actually pay for itself. Declutter your house before you list it for sale – Space Sells! If you pay a Professional Organiser a few hundred dollars and it adds a few thousand dollars to the selling price, everybody wins. And it makes the move oh so much easier!
Decluttering Your Office
There are normally two aspects to this – decluttering your office generally and, perhaps most importantly, decluttering your desk space.
While it takes time to organize your desk, it is short-term pain / long-term gain; the benefits in productivity from a tidy workspace far outweigh the time it takes.
Many declutter consultants believe moving everything but the furniture and office equipment out into a separate room is the way to go. The danger of reorganising the paperwork within the office is that you end up just shuffling paperwork. If it is completely out of the office, you need to decide what goes back and where, working towards having the things you use most often in the most accessible place.
Also, vertical filing is really important, as horizontal filing immediately attracts more paper. It is annoying when you want a file on the bottom of the pile, you are much less likely to put it back where it belongs. Vertical filing can go into magazine holders while you are sorting and each section still has it’s home.
Personal Decluttering
This often starts with the wardrobe. If you have not worn it in a year, it should be on its way to help the homeless. Makeup and medicines can be fun – see how many things you can find where the use-by date has come and gone!
Personal decluttering has many benefits, including a sense of enhanced well being, more personal peace and increased creativity.
As you declutter your personal space, other benefits start to flow. You start feeling better about yourself and so may get your exercise program back on track, get serious about improving your social life, etc.
Just as a Personal Trainer can motivate you to better health physically, so a Personal Declutter Organizer can help motivate you to improve the “fitness” of the space you live in, leading to increased wellness generally.
Check out this link if you are looking for a Personal Declutter Consultant in Brisbane, Qld. If you live elsewhere, catch up on videos online; Personal Declutter Consultant to the Stars, Peter Walsh, is not only a great source of tips on decluttering, he is also very entertaining. You can catch Peter in action on this Brisbane Professional Organizer website. Good Luck with the declutter!
Donna Donaldson is a Personal Declutter Consultant in Brisbane, Qld who provides hands on personalised service in decluttering, helping you put systems in place and reoganise your home.
Donna can help you with decluttering your home, decluttering your office, personal decluttering, preparing your home for sale, packing, unpacking and setting up your new home.
PS: Stay tuned for her DIY Decluttering Eclasses – coming soon….
Hi, I'm Donna Donaldson, a Professional Declutter Consultant and an Image Consultant.
I can help you with Home Organising Services in Brisbane, Office Organisation in Brisbane, Downsizing Home Services, including helping you organize your Garage Sale, Personal Decluttering, etc.
I work mainly around the North Brisbane area. For more info, I can be contacted via one of the following methods.
Mobile: 0403 435 685
Email: info@organizeit.com.au
Facebook: DeClutterandOrganizeIt