Back to Basics for a Clutter-Free Home

Back to Basics for a Clutter-Free Home

Organizing is simple: know where everything is and reduce clutter. Forget the fluff—focus on basics to create a peaceful home. Follow Christina's Corner!

Video Transcript

Does anybody feel like organizing lately has become this unattainable lofty goal? It does not have to be. Living in an organized home is not unattainable. I promise you. We have to get back to the basics of what living an organized life actually means.

Living in an organized home simply means being conscious of the items that are in your home and then specifically conscious of the items that you are bringing into your home. Making sure everything has a home, having systems in place so you don't lose things, you know where everything is, and protecting the items that truly matter, the keepsakes, the valuables, the the memories that you wanna save forever. That's all organizing is. So, of course, color coordinating is fun and having the coupons and labeling, that's rest is just fluff. Guess what?

If you know where everything is in your home, the rest is just fluff. Guess what? If you know where everything is in your home, you're organized. That's all it is. That's all organizing is, knowing where everything is and not being surrounded by clutter.

That's it. So let's drop these unattainable, lofty goals, get back to basics, and live in a home that is organized, which simply means you know where everything is. Happy organizing, everybody. Follow Christina's Corner for more tips and tricks of how to get organized.

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About The Author

Christina Giaquinto

Christina Giaquinto is the Modular Closets in-house professional organizer and brand ambassador.
In her capacity as a professional organizer, she has worked with hundreds of clients — including major celebrities — to organize every aspect of their lives, most notably their closets!
She has been featured in The Spruce, Apartment Therapy, and Popsugar among many others.
If you have ANY organizing question whatsoever, feel free to email me her cgiaquinto@modularclosets.com!

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