Thousands of books have been written on the various ways of managing and organizing your life by labeling. However, not all of such tips work. The truth is, there are three essential principles that are really successful in conquering clutter and pursuing beauty in your homeschool. These are:
Create themes and organize around them
Themes are extremely helpful in directing your creativity and thinking and helping in transforming them into reality. The theme you choose must feel satisfying and whole. Also, since you will have children around, it is best to keep it simple, especially for high traffic areas such as, the living room, kitchen, etc.
You can also create color themes for your children’s bedrooms to add some zing.
Being a minimalist always works
Many cultures support minimalism because they feel objects create distraction and are unnecessary. So, ask yourself, which is the simplest choice? And then make sure you rule out the rest. For instance, if your child’s drawers are cramped with clothes, they will never be able to keep their drawer neat. Therefore, remove the outfits that are not needed. They will only require a week’s worth of clothes in their drawers. The extra ones can be stored in the storage or simply donated.
Create space in the house:
If you are someone who is not a big cook, then most of your big pans and pots can be put inside storage. If you only sew once every month, you can keep your supplies in the closet. However, in case you sew every day, you should make sure your supplies are handy. If experimenting is part of your homeschooling, then the extra bathroom can act as your personal family lab.
When trying to decide where to store items, you can ask yourself these questions:
- Will it be kept in the hidden or open?
- How often will the item be used?
- How much hard use or manhandling will the particular item receive?
By keeping your house simple and by making sure you do not have too many items lying around you can organize your home better, no matter how many children you are homeschooling. A lot of parents also prefer creating a separate room for studies. However, if you have a smaller space then there is no harm in improvising. Foldable furniture, sliders, etc, can open the space while solving the purpose at all times.