Even the best of us insanely organized people sometimes end up with clutter in our homes. My favorite way to combat clutter? TOO. Yup, TOO or “Touch Only Once.” This method basically entails dealing with items immediately. For instance, when you get the mail, don’t bring it in and set it on your kitchen table; touch it only once–immediately, take it into your office or throw in the recycling bin. When you take clothes out of the dryer, don’t put them on your dining room table or bed. Immediately fold them and put them away. When you go the store don’t put leave your shopping bag full of clothes in the living room. Take the clothes upstairs right away and put on hangers in your closet. By utilizing the Touch Only Once method, you’ll spend a few more seconds now dealing with your stuff, but you’ll save yourself a lot of time later from running around your house trying to put things away and decipher what needs to be done with an item. Let me know how this works for you!
