NATIONAL ORGANISING WEEK, Day 3 – CLUTTER FREE KITCHEN

THE HUB OF THE HOME – THE KITCHEN

Today is day three of National Organising Week and the perfect time to focus on the hub of your home – the kitchen.

This is such a busy space used for ac variety of activities (cooking, working, homework, entertaining etc). It needs to be well organised and functional. When working with my clients there are often specific things that create clutter.

What’s causing clutter in your kitchen?

a. Utensils
b. Random containers
c. Spices
d. Paperwork
e. Other (I’d love to know)
I’d love to hear what is causing clutter in your kitchen. Please respond to this post with a, b, c, d or e (I’d love to know)

SECRETS TO A CLUTTER FREE KITCHEN

Hardest Working Room In Your Home

If there was an award for the hardest working room in your home, the kitchen would probably be the clear winner.The kitchen is a busy active space where we cook and socialise You may also use this space when working from home or supervising school homework.

A clean and clutter free kitchen is top of the list for many of my clients but with busy worktops and cupboards it can feel overwhelming to know where to start. I always start with decluttering inside the cupboards to then create a clutter free worktop.

Storage

A place for everything and everything in its place. This is so true for the kitchen. The items that you need to access most frequently should be stored in the most accessible cupboards and those items used occasionally in less accessible cupboards.

Stockpiling & Duplicates

Don’t stockpile and don’t have duplicates of lots of items. You can easily use up valuable storage space by keeping too many of the same items.

Baskets

Use baskets in cupboards to store like items together. It’s important to see your stock levels for weekly food orders and to avoid stockpiling. i.e. pastas/rice; spices, baking equipment, pantry items etc.

Decorative Items

Decide how many plates/decorative items you need to keep. If you haven’t used it for over a year, consider if you need to keep it. If there is anything stored in your kitchen that you do not use, consider if you really need to keep it or if it is being stored in the correct place.

Lets keep organising!

Tracy

Professional Organiser
#clutterfreekitchen #apdo #NOWorganise

Tracy helped my young girls and I declutter before a house move. In particular I was impressed with how Tracy got on well with the girls (7 yrs and 3 yrs) straight away and explained the sorting process simply. This has had a lastly impact on my children, getting them to appreciate you can’t keep everything!! I too enjoyed spending focused time with Tracy looking at my wardrobe. I will definitely be implementing the learnings for my clothes purchases such as reducing my tendency to buy some items in too many colour ways! Thank you Tracy for all your help. Jo

Joanna Dew
August 25, 2020
Tracy is exceptional at what she does and is generous in what she gives. Highly recommend.

Jayne reah
February 23, 2022
Tracy is amazing. We were renovating our house and finally was able to plan some extra storage. Tracy helped us to plan out new fitted wardrobes and then came back a few months later to help me get into a system with my laundry ( one of the things as a family I find hard to keep under control! ). She is kind, non judgemental, motivational & inspirational! I would say most people could do with a bit of Blissfully Organised in their lives!

Laura Dannan
December 14, 2020
I first met Tracy in 2019. I live overseas and wanted to help my Mother clear a downstairs room to become a bedroom, I needed a gentle, trusted professional to complete the task after I had returned to my home. We all met and agreed upon a plan, but it was not to be as my Mother’s health deteriorated very quickly and she passed away. Although I did return to the UK a few times that year, decluttering wasn’t a priority. Then Covid put an end to my being able to return. Finally, in spring of this year, flight restrictions were lifted and I saw an opportunity to return to the UK, now faced with the task of clearing the family home. I contacted Tracy and thankfully, despite short notice, she had some free days to help me. We arranged 6 days throughout my 2 1/2 weeks to help me stay on track and motivated. Tracy helped me stay focussed and helped me believe we could achieve a fairly daunting task of going through a lifetime of memories, papers, photos and possessions. I had to be very disciplined about what was kept as whatever I chose to keep was to be shipped back to my Country. Tracy gave me time to tell a story about an item and why it made the “keeper”, or “think about it” pile, yet didn’t break stride in her work whilst listening. It was a very cathartic process. I felt like I was talking to a long time friend. She has a talent for putting you at ease, and for helping you see objects with a critical eye. Not once did I feel she was making the decision, more that she helped me verbalize my attachment, or not, and that really builds a bond of trust. After each session, I had “homework” to complete before we met again and a follow up email charting the successes of the day and the plan for the next session. As I was on my own during my stay in my family home, this could have been rather lonely, but knowing that Tracy was coming, both broke up the monotony of going through endless boxes and kept me on task such that the job was successfully completed.

Andree Stow
May 9, 2022
Tracy has helped me many times over the years, and I think I must have known her for 10 years now! When I first contacted her I had reservations about letting someone into my home, making judgments and telling me what I should do. But Tracy's service is NOT like that at all. She did a full home audit and we chatted about what I hoped to achieve. For years I'd been frustrated by our storage area, a large room under the house which was hard to access and full of things we hadn't seen for years. We agreed to tackle it and Tracy suggested that to start with, we took everything out. I thought she was completely mad at this point. Three hours later we had done just that, assessed what was there, got rid of some of it, sorted some and made plans for the rest. It was like a massive weight had lifted from my shoulders. After that she helped me organise rooms, and filter through boxes of stuff. More recently she helped me prepare for a big move. It's always an absolute pleasure to see Tracy and she is very thoughtful in her approach. Her service is life changing and I am very grateful that I contacted Tracy all those years ago. Contact her now, you honestly won't regret it.

Clare Suttie
June 11, 2020