Simple Hacks To End Surface Clutter

Are your flat surfaces out of control? If so, then I am here to help you with some simple hacks to end surface clutter in your home today. Did you know that there is a syndrome called Flat Surface Syndrome? I actually found it in the urban dictionary. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Flat%20surface%20syndrome . It says that a person has (FSS) if a person automatically fills any flat surface with clutter or every flat surface in their house is filled with clutter.

Flat surfaces are usually the first things in house to become cluttered because it’s the first place you drop things you don’t know what to do with or things you might need to use soon. These surfaces are also the first things that you normally see when you walk in the door. Keeping your flat surfaces clean makes a big difference in how your home looks and feels.

Simple Hacks To End Surface Clutter: Living With Less Stuff

Did you know that living with less stuff eases stress and anxiety? It also improves creativity and productivity. Living with less stuff also allows you to have more time to spend with the people you love, doing the things you love, and blessing others. Here are Simple Living: 7 Steps To Start Living Your Best Life. In order to have less stuff you need to get rid of stuff. The stuff that you don’t use or doesn’t make you happy.

Simple Hacks To End Surface Clutter: Declutter Daily

I think that decluttering is hard for a lot of people because they have so much stuff and they don’t know what to do with it. All of that stuff didn’t get into your house overnight and will not leave that way either. It is all about baby steps. Do one flat surface at a time. The easiest way to make the biggest dent is to get rid of all of the trash first. All of that stuff that never should have made it into the house in the first place like that pile of junk mail and receipts from the grocery store. Doing quick daily declutters on your flat surfaces will keep them looking great.

Simple Hacks To End Surface Clutter: Everything In Its Place

After all of the trash is gone, take a good look at the flat surface that you are working on. Is there anything that just doesn’t belong there? If so, put those items back where they belong. Putting things back where they go when you are finished with them is key to keeping your flat surfaces clutter free. It only takes just a minute to put them back but makes such a big difference. After everything that has a home has been returned to its home, look for those things that have no place to go. Sometimes they are there just for a limited time like that countertop brochure that you need to look through.

Things like that might go nicely in a basket so that they are contained, and you know where to find them. A basket also gives the things inside that basket a limit. If the basket is full, it should be cleaned out. A good home for that basket might be on the corner of your desk or the entryway landing zone so that you easily find it. The entryway landing zone is also a good place for your keys and phone so that you know where they are, and you don’t forget to get them on your way out the door.

Simple Hacks To End Surface Clutter: Multi-Purpose Items As Decor

Muli purposing everyday items as decor is a great way to keep clutter to minimum. For example, your tea pot and cutting board are items that you use often around the kitchen. Why not use them for decoration as well? Your teas and sugar might go in a tray with a small flower. To keep your kitchen table from being a drop zone, keep your table set for dinner. This can serve as decor as well as give you a head start on dinner tonight.

Simple Hacks To End Surface Clutter: Clean As You Go

One of the most important things that I do to keep my flat surfaces clutter free is to clean as I go. If you are waiting on dinner to be done, do the dishes and declutter your countertops. Multi-tasking activities allows you get done faster to spend time doing what you love with the ones that you love. That is your ultimate goal, isn’t it? If you would like, here are some Helpful Routine Resets For A Simplified Life. These simple hacks to end surface clutter are small but make a big difference when it comes to keeping surfaces clean.