Whether we are SAHM or working moms, we are all searching for solutions to keep life organized and balanced. Here are 5 favorite tips for making this year’s spring clean last throughout the year! Join our mission to get organized with some serious spring cleaning!

1. Your linens are hidden where?

When living on a budget and with minimum storage space, it is the simple storage solutions that make the biggest impact! So make sure that every piece of furniture is dual purpose! Of course my books are stored in my trunk/coffee table!

2. Spring cleaning = new habits!

We don’t want a one time clean, we want organizational solutions. This is where things like teaching your children to snap their own shoes together and showing them labeled storage for their toys makes the everyday organization a snap!

3. Purge, Purge, Purge!

We Americans are quite frankly excessive consumers. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t buy the next new exciting toy for your little one, but take inventory on the items that you and your family really use and pass along the rest to a charitable organization. A good approach is buy one, give one. For everything new you bring in (toys, clothes, etc) donate one! Kids rooms are always the best place to start.

4. A Well-Oiled Machine!

If everything has a DEDICATED place and if all working parts (the family) are dedicated to putting things back in their place then things should never be too far from order. It may be a nightly check or a weekly one, but family pick up will be faster and easier if everyone knows where things belong!

5. Dig Deep into the Dirty!

Every spring clean demands dirty work. It is time to scrub baseboards, blinds, under beds…but take it one room at a time. If you tackle every set of blinds at once, you will be so bored that the thought of moving on to baseboards is a drag. Instead get faster satisfaction by finishing an entire room. Seeing it sparkle will inspire you to move on to the next!