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Blog: Keeping Busy Families Organized
 The Holidays are Coming!
Controlling Holiday Clutter
· Start a holiday binder (a 3-ring binder from an office supply store will suffice). Create dividers for different categories, such as recipes, gift lists, store sale flyers, Christmas card list, etc. Then get a flat plastic pencil pouch to put in the binder to hold all the holiday receipts, including gift receipts.
· Incoming holiday cards- find creative ways to display incoming holiday cards. Some ideas include finding an attractive holder (they sell some at www.lillianvernon.com as well as www.southernlivingathome.com/here2there. You can also use scotch tape and tape them around a door or onto kitchen cabinets. Punch a whole in the corner and use red or green ribbon to tie them to a wreath. Be creative.
· To organize outgoing holiday cards- consider going to sending e-cards. This cuts down on stamps and time. Otherwise, try to set aside a few hours and get them all finished, addressed and ready to mail at one time. Another idea is to only mail out cards to those people you receive from. Keep all your holiday card supplies in a basket near your mail station and as cards come in, sign, address and stamp a return card.
· To cut down on too many gifts under the tree or too many gifts to store until you meet with family, consider giving more gift cards to favorite stores. Gifts to charity in honor of a loved one are also quickly becoming a popular way to give a meaningful yet clutter-free gift.
· Try to designate an area in your home for gift wrapping. Keep everything you need including scissors, gift wrap, gift bags, tissue paper, gift tags, pens and ribbons in one place. Many stores, including www.containerstore.com, have storage solutions for all your gift wrapping needs.
Happy Holiday Organizing!!
posted on: 10/7/2008 9:00:00 AM by Melissa, Multi-Tasking Mama
category: Family
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Melissa Smallwood is a professional organizer and mom of three boys (ages 15, 12 and 11). Melissa's motto is live...laugh....love and everything else will fall into place!
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