It’s the weekend, so we thought you might like a few extra tips and hopefully a lot of extra motivation!

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If you’re like me, you’ve made plenty of resolutions this year - so many so that it’s turned into an overwhelming to-do list! And so many of my resolutions seem great in theory, but I actually have no idea how to accomplish them! It’s easy for me to say “I want to get organized,” but much harder to actually make it happen. Joanne Ekeledo, professional organizer, has some great tips to help turn big, lofty resolutions into very accomplishable plans.

Approach organizing like eating an elephant. One bite at a time. Take small steps toward giant goals. Commit to consistent small time allotments and divide tasks into segments. For an example: Goal: Cleaning a closet. Dedicate one hour per day. Start with the top shelf and work your way down.
- Joanne Ekeledo, Spirit Organizing Solutions, www.jpinteriordesigns.com 

That’s great advice that can easily be applied to other aspects of life. Let’s Dish! certainly helps make my dinner time organized, especially since I just commit an hour or so each month to dishing my meals, and I’ve got dinner taken care of every night!

But since we’re on the topic of closets - hey, she brought it up, not me - mine are a disaster! I live in a less than spacious row home and my closet is space is very limited, to say the least. So I have to make the most of the space I have- which means every time I buy something new I have to reorganize just to make it all fit! If keeping your closets organized is one of your resolutions, then read a few very handy Resolution Solutions from the professionals:

To store sheets:
take one pillow case and store sheets neatly inside. Stack in closet.
- Jaime Vanderlaan, Dutch Girl Organizing
http://www.dutchgirlorganizing.com/

If you sometimes purchase clothes that you end up not wearing, consider keeping the tags on and pinning the receipt to the clothes. If you end up not wearing it for a few months, it will be easy to return it.
- Betsy Fein, Clutterbusters!!
www.clutterbusters.com

If you are having a hard time deciding which clothes to keep and which to donate, buy 2 different colored hangers. For example red and blue. Put all your clothes on the red hangers. After you wash them, put them away on a blue hanger. Any clothes that are left on the red hangers at the end of the season indicate that they have not been worn, and should be donated.
- Kathryn Warden, The Art of Order, LLC

Buying new things to add to my closet is always fun, but donating clothes to a local charity can be just as rewarding - plus anything that helps keep my closet organized is great. Thanks all!