Fall organizing makes ready the transition to autumn.  ›I love Fall!  It’s a time of transitions, back to school, fresh starts, and the gateway to the holidays!  Here are five fall organizing tips for your home.  Focusing on these areas will make your home company ready too!

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Activities gear up during the fall.  Your kids activities, church activities, fall festivals, and football games are all important dates and time to add to your calendar.  You may be planning to travel as well.

• ›Add all your dates to your calendar as soon as possible.  You will avoid conflicting activities and feel more in control.
• ››Set aside time to prepare for big events.  Be sure you add in preparation time.  This includes time to make food, time to pick up an item or time to travel to your activity.
• Get your family into the swing of things with a family meeting, recording dates on a month at a glance calendar posted in your kitchen.
• ›Use checklists.  Spend a few minutes the week before an activity writing down all the items you will need to bring.  Having a checklist makes it easy to be sure everything gets to your destination.

Happily we need light sweaters and jackets, different shoes, and hopefully an umbrella during fall.

• Create a spot where things come and go in your home right at your entry.  A basket for shoes or boots corrals them where you can find them later.  Hooks on the wall add a spot to leave a jacket.  A small attractive trash can can hold umbrellas.
• ›Use baskets or totes to carry items back and forth to the car.  A tote  gives you a spot to place a return or other item that needs to get to the car.  It also is a way to carry it there.
• ›Storage for keys.  Attach a key spot for dropping your keys as soon as you enter your home.
• ›As with all spots in your home, remember to declutter regularly.  Too many shoes or jackets at your landing strip makes chaotic clutter.

• Start by dividing items by craft.  If you know you are no longer doing that craft, send the supplies off to Texas Art Asylum.
• Divide your space by “centers” where you can use your craft supplies, setting up spaces with a table, chair and storage for your supplies.
• ›Plan a projects area to store multiple projects in progress.  Often you are working on several projects simultaneously.  Take this into account in our craft space.

Many of our holidays revolve around food.  In the fall we are entertaining more and inviting in company.  Dinner time is back in full swing with the routines of school and work.  Organizing your pantry makes it easy to prepare meals.

• ›Remove everything from your pantry and toss what is expired.
• ›Set up your pantry with categories like the grocery store  and additional groups such as veggies, breakfast, and snacks
• Think about what you want to frequent and easy access to first, then place items accordingly.  Especially for your kids, place items they can reach on the lower shelves.  ›
• A turn table lazy susan is great for difficult to access corners.
• Use baskets for snacks and floppy stuff
• Canisters for flour, sugars, and pastas are important in our climate.

Cooler temperatures will start soon.  It’s time to rein in the outside clutter too.

• ›Bring pool items, cushions and extra toys  in and store in your garage or attic.  Remember to hose down items and clean before storing.
• ›Add vertical storage to the garage to store tubs.  Label your tubs for easy access.
• ›Freshen up your entry by sweeping, dusting and cleaning your door and entry way.

Fall organizing prepares  you for upcoming events.  Have  these areas decluttered and ready for fun!

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