Before the spring cleaning, try the spring start: tips from a professional organizer

Spring will officially be on the agenda this week, which means the pressure to launch your spruce will be released.

But before he reaches for his pug and rag, a professional organizer from Winnipeg tells him that he should consider postponing the spring cleaning and spring cleaning work.

"When it comes to spring cleaning, people associate this with the removal of cleaning and cleaning solutions, where we examine the idea of ​​classifying, editing and organizing or rearranging the things that work for you." said Susan Macaulay, owner of an organization called Clarity Over Clutter.

"The cleaning part could come later."

Macauley said that this season is very suitable for lighting for some reason.

"We come from the cold and cabin fever, but we have not arrived yet," he said. "So, to take the time to say, OK, before the weather is really good and you want to get out, let's start focusing on some areas."

It's also the time of income tax, which means you're organizing important documents, he said. As winter approaches, prepare to pack heavy clothes.

"You can do a very good inventory of what you really used this winter to get rid of things you did not use," Macaulay said.

Visualize the goals, be precise

Whether you organize your garage or your bedroom closet, Macaulay said you must have a plan, and that starts with a vision of how you want to have the finished space and how you want to use it. ,

"If you have a plan and want a plan, you have to have a vision, how do you want to see your garage, what do you want to use the place for?" She said.

The vision has to be specific, she says: If it's the garage you work in, think about where you want to store your washing machine, tools and so on and where you want to go and park.

As soon as you are ready to start, he advised you to work in small steps and not to think about reducing the size.

"Reducing size ... has a kind of negative connotation: a good size is a very good term that really works ... where you are in your life right now," he said. "You could have items in your house or you could have a collection of things that you no longer use because they do not fit your lifestyle."

The same rule applies when you help another person, for example, treat older parents who intend to move into a smaller room.

"Everything makes sense, or everything seems to go with you, but in reality there is no room, and there are security risks and security issues," he said. indicate crowded footbridges. potential need to store medical equipment.

"Start the conversation," he said. It is also important to help a loved one have a good idea of ​​what your new space will be like.

Macaulay compared the organization of his spring room with the removal of his lawn in the fall.

"Like in the fall, you're making all the leaves clean and clean, avoiding all the exaggerations, it's the same spring idea and a great way to look from a new perspective."

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