To speed up your child when he’s picking out his own clothing, and to help him to help you when it comes to putting away the laundry, try this cool project.

Clothing labels:

How they look on a bin:

The project how-to above is located at The Nesting Diary. Full instructions are included as well as more pictures.

This is a very cool way to allow your kids some independence, while still not having them holler for you every four minutes about where the shirts are located. I had a set-up like this when Cedar little, and he couldn’t remember where his stuff went, and it really helped. He’d glance at a label and know right away what was hidden behind the dresser drawer.
I also used to use a system like this on toy bins – so we had a picture of a Lego on the Lego bin, Hot-Wheels on the car bin, and so on. If you actually write the words, as opposed to just using pictures, it’s a nice way to let your kids see words as well.

When I did this project I used ribbon to tie the labels on, but I like this idea with the little rings better – more sturdy.

See the whole project.

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Make Your Mornings (and Chores) Go Quicker

My life story…

Just kidding! That would be long. How about we focus on the bare basics. I’m Jennifer, and I already blog here at b5media for Offbeat Homes and Tree Hugging Family. I really super adore both weird stuff and green topics (go figure). I have a little one named Cedar, who I always chat about, which is good information; otherwise you might think I hang out with trees a lot. (Actually I do that too) Still, about 90% of the time when I mention “Cedar” it’ll mean my boy, not the tree.

To learn more basic background info about me, or to see the other places I blog you can read this page.

About me organizing (otherwise known as what the heck qualifies me to write this blog):

I don’t have a professional organizing degree (do they have those?) I was simply lucky enough to be born with one of those over hyper I-hate-clutter-and-love-tabbed-divider genes. My son was born with that gene too, so not only do I approach organizing from an adult view, but now I’ve gotten to see this from a child’s view point as well. Seriously, this kid was organizing his toys into bins at age three.

My basic views on organizing over the years have changed somewhat. I used to have some fairly convoluted and difficult systems going on. Like file cabinet systems that no one but me understood, and I’d alphabetize CDs and books. I’m actually more chill now. My general current approach to organizing is to keep it simple. I’m big time into simple living and getting back to a less over stuffed way, less commercial way of life, and instead celebrating a more family and people centered approach to life. I still adore cool organizing products, and I’ll bring some here to share, but lately, I’ve just been working on simplifying overall.

What I’ll be bringing to the blog:

• Organizing in eco-friendly ways.
• Organizing your homeschooling home – did I mention I unschool?
• Some kooky organizing ideas and gear. (They’ll still work, trust me).
• Organizing kids and babies – I have baby obsessions, plus my best friend has a baby, and I think she’s sick of me trying to organize her. I’ll leave her alone for a while and focus my attention here.
• Organizing your time for maximum ease of life – i.e. that simple living deal I mentioned.
• And more.

I like almost all organizing topics but blogging about organizing is a new activity for me. That said, if there’s something you’d like to learn about, or a topic you’re interested in, you can let me know by leaving a comment or by email (jennifer.chait (at) b5media.com).

Glad to be here. Now, why not tell me a little about you? Are you organized or are you missing that crucial gene?

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Hello from Jennifer – the new Declutter It co-blogger