Spring Tips for Professional Organizations

NORTH WEST ARKANSAS (KFSM) - Spring is officially here and many people take the time to vacate crowded areas of their homes.

Organizer Chicks is a group of professionals in Northwest Arkansas who are trained to organize and organize items in your home.

Amber Taggard, owner and founder of The Organizer Chicks, said she read some amazing statistics from Brown University. "The average person spends 17 minutes each day looking for things they've lost," Taggard said. "It's almost two hours a week and more than four days of frustration and lost time every year."

Danna Fields got off to a good start in her spring cleaning, called the Organizer Chicks, to help her organize her pantry. Fields said she was relieved now that her pantry was organized. "I can open it now and see exactly what I have and I know exactly where lunch is for the kids," Fields said. "Everything has its place and it's much easier to put it back when it's done."

5NEWS followed as Taggard organized the pantry and gave tips to get started:

• Plan the organization
  • Write it in your calendar, plan a specific time block.
• Eliminate distractions
  • Save your phone, turn off the TV, etc.
• Have fun
• Invite a friend
  • If you have an extra person to help you stay in charge, you are separating the elements that you would not normally do.
• Choose a starting point and stay with the task.
• Celebrate your success
  • Take pictures before and after.

See before and after photos and more tips here.

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