Wendy Hollick is chair of the Halton-Peel Chapter of Professional Organizers in Canada and through her company, Neat Spaces (neatspaces.ca) she offers organizing services across the GTA.
Wendy believes that consumerism explains the overwhelming clutter most of us live with. "We are the generation of the spenders," she says "we like stuff and we have too much. When you look at these stats, for example, most of us wear only 20% of our clothing, 80% of the time -- you know we have too much!"
Wendy's a big fan of clear plastic storage containers for dealing with much of our belongings. And since children (bless them!) generate so much extra stuff, she has a few pointers for them specifically. "Rather than a large toy box, where certain toys get buried and forgotten about, it's better to store toys by categories, e.g. dolls, trucks, colouring books." Look for similar sized, clear, stackable containers.
Plastic storage drawers are Wendy's choice for bathroom supplies, "because you can give each family member their own drawer to hold personal items such as deodorant, make-up, and hair care products, and the unit can be stored under the sink." But she recognizes you may not have room for even that. "If storage space is really limited, put each person's supplies into a tote bag that they can carry back and forth from their bedroom to the bathroom when needed."
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For Children's toys, require that your child donate one toy whenever they get a new one. If possible, have your child deliver the "previously enjoyed" toy in person to the reecipient. This will not only control toy clutter, but also teach your child great life lessons about sharing and gratitude. Staff http://www.Organizing-Toronto.com