Evaluating Your Needs

Before you even touch one item in the room you want to organize, you need to fill out an evaluation form. (This is all part of the planning stage.) This will really help you decide the purpose of the room and it will be easier to get rid of the items that are not helping you fulfill that purpose.

For example: Your bedroom is for sleeping, spending time with your spouse, relaxing with a good book, etc.; so does that piece of exercise equipment help you serve any of those purposes? If not, then move it to another room or if you never use it, get rid of it!

Here are several evaluation forms that you can use:

The Kitchen

Children’s Bedroom

Family Room or Great Room

The Dining Room

It’s also good to have an ongoing wish list for the room. For example: If you want to be able to use your bedroom for a place to curl up with a good book, you might like to purchase a chaise lounge or a big comfy chair with an ottoman. Put it on your wish list and save for it.