Friday, January 20, 2012

January 19 - Clean-out your linen closet/sheets/blankets/towels

Good afternoon everyone!
sorry I'm running a little later then usual today!

For Thursday, January 19th:

***Clean-out your linen closet/sheets/blankets/towels***
(I don't have a linen closet so for me it's--3 stand-alone cabinets, an ottoman storage, and a hope chest.  I easily filled 1 garbage bag to start my donation pile for next week and loved getting rid of all those random things & the old, never-use towels, mattress pads, etc and have 1 empty cabinet now to use for something else)

Tips:
  • Keep 2 bath towels/sets per person in your household (time to get rid of those ratty ones!).  Organizers recommend folding towels in thirds.
  • Put beach/swim towels in a large beach bin/bag in easy to find storage area (with other swim gear).
  • Keep a couple extra sets of sheets that you fold inside one of the pillowcases in the set to keep a set all together.
  • Try to donate at least 2 blankets to charity as people & animals (shelters) need good warm winter blankets.

See you Friday to complete our 3rd week already!
--Aimee


2 of my 5 linen clean-out areas before/after:



my 2 full sheet sets are on the top left shelf, each in a pillowcase:










Quick reference what we've done so far:
  1. spices
  2. utensils
  3. junk drawer
  4. tupperware/pots/pans
  5. socks/pj's/undergarments
  6. baking mixes/goods
  7. media stuff (CDs/DVDs/video games)
  8. vases/serving dishes
  9. coats
  10. jewelry
  11. tops of refrigerator and microwave
  12. board games
  13. shoes
  14. laundry area/products
  15. linen closets/sheets/blankets/towels

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