We have a very special guest today! Danielle Wurth is a professional Organizer and has joined us to kick start our Operation Organize Month! She is the queen of organization and has some amazing tips for us! Without further ado, here she is!
By Dinner time on New Year’s Day every piece of Christmas Décor is completing packed away. It is a full day, but feels great to kick off the year wrapping up the past one. Celebrating the Holiday Season can be so bittersweet. On one hand we enjoy the festive music, family gatherings and celebrating the the glorious historical season. On the other hand there is tremendous work involved to pack up all the things that brought such great joy. When your packing system is highly efficient, more time is spent embracing the season vs. complaining about the work involved. Hope you feel refreshed, not exhausted after reading this!
{Packing Up Holiday Decor} … Conquer it Quickly
- Remove Outdoor Lighting On a Separate Day – My hubby prefers to remove the lighting with the boys shortly after Christmas. They work together to remove the lights, check for dead fuses and pack them into our (1) huge red and green Rubbermaid décor bin.
- Gather small décor in one place – I work on gathering and clean the Christmas plates, dish towels, coffee mugs etc. and place them all on ONE large surface such as the dining table.
Round Up the Troops for Packing Day- We celebrate as a family and pack up as a family. Select a window of time to remove the holiday décor but in a specific order according the organizing mama!
Set a Kitchen Timer – We set it for about 2-3 hours so the kiddos see it as a game and I stay focused.
Label and Properly Store Everything – We have 3 Mega Christmas Rubbermaid Bins: (1) for Outdoor Lights, (1) for Indoor Décor and (1) for Tree Ornaments. You can even label the location of where the item was placed.
Pack and Purge Accordingly – ALL DECOR MUST FIT IN THE BINS (except your tree). If we acquire more the space allows then something must be passed along to another family. Period, no exceptions!
Pack Like with Like – Grab the box which stores a series of the same ornaments. Make it fun playing “I spy” for the kiddos to find and gently remove only that type of ornament to pack.
Label Your Items Packaging – From advent calendars to wreaths, every bag or bubble wrap is labeled using a Sharpie Marker and Avery label with clear packing tape placed over it for protection. It’s like a packing post-it note to keep you on track
Create a Packing Cheat Sheet – Packing things in a bin is quite a puzzle. Free hand drawing or use Avery labels to show the packing sequence.
Post the Packing Cheat Sheet – Slide the packing cheat sheet into a protective sleeve and adhere to lid of bin with packing tape for future reference. It is wurth the time and effort for everyone to reference.
Celebrate Your Success – Have a fire, eat smores, pour the hot cocoa for y’all deserve a BIG reward
Lost an antler along the way? - Didn’t make it past step one? Just give me a jingle and me and my girls can help you get it done!
P.S. This season we seriously did lose one of our new car decor antlers. It was really sad :0( My boys and I drove up and down Shea looking for it ..it now confirms we are so NOT a typical family, more like a one antler type of family…classic story!
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It's Giveaway time! You have until Wednesday at midnight to enter, a winner will be drawn on Thursday!
~Danielle from Wurth Organizing is giving away (2) House Tour Tickets valued at $70! You get to step into the home of a personal organizer and open EVERY drawer and cabinet in her house! I have done it, and it is seriously so inspiring!
Here is how to enter
*Like her on Facebook
*Leave a comment here telling us you did
Yep, that simple! Good luck!
If you don't win and would still like to attend the house tour, registration can be done via her website under workshops.
