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25 Ways To Be More Organized

January 27, 2025
By: Erin Zammett Ruddy
From: HGTV Magazine
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Erin is the features director at HGTV Magazine, a veteran magazine journalist and author of The Little Book of Life Skills. She currently covers interior design, landscape architecture, entertaining, etiquette, home improvements and more.

Create order in your home with these easy tasks from organizing experts and the HGTV stars. Each one takes an hour or less!

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How To Get Organized — Fast!

These quick and easy organizing ideas are the perfect way to get into a clutter-free routine for the new year — or any time. Try one a day to create a noticeably more organized home in no time at all. Plus, shop for stylish storage solutions recommended by the HGTV Magazine editors.

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1. Test all your pens ...

... to see which ones actually work. Toss the ones that don't.

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2. Pare down your pile of mail.

"Attack your stack of mail with a camera," suggests Jasmine Roth, designer and host of Help! I Wrecked My House. "Take photos of any coupon codes or other info you need to keep (and any cards you feel bad tossing), then recycle that extra paper."

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3. Toss or donate one item ...

... you’ve been holding on to just for sentimental reasons.

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