Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters

RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post by keeper60 (132) | (06/08/2008) Profile | Contact Just for humor! I find, as do my friends, things breed.I n the morning I check my email, get it cleared,go to the kitchen do the dishes, watch my show, go back to the computer and low and behold scads of more e-mail! and so goes the day! Things that breed:laundry, dishes, e-mail and my kitchen counter also, but I live w/my 4 legged room mate so I'm at a loss as to who the culprit is.My biggest downfall is filing! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post by Mallory Marie (25) | (03/14/2008) Profile | Contact Like another reviewer, I also love Flylady! And I use a timer all the time to keep me focused on cleaning for 15 minutes. It's kinda fun to clean like a mad-woman for a mere 15 minutes and then it's over. And then everything (in that area at least) looks sparkly clean. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post By Allison (Guest Post) (06/30/2006) Get a little sand hour glass that times 3 minutes or so. Every day when you get home, turn the hour glass over and remove clutter from your kitchen counters until the timer runs out. At first you will just be getting rid of old clutter but eventually you'll just be taking care of the clutter from that day. Make a "trash" pile and a "file" pile. The trash pile is easy to take care of. You might want to set the timer again to work on the "file" pile. But after a few weeks of just 6 minutes a day your counters will be clean. Also check out flylady.net if you have a lot of clutter elsewhere in your home. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post by Billie Jo (8) | (06/29/2006) Profile | Contact I hung up a bathroom washcloth holder over my desk all mail goes there until I can sort it, it has 4 canvas holders on a wood rack, bills in one, letters in another, junk(that may be usful in another, one for stamps and envelopes. My purse I hang on a hook inside of my coat closet, used to hang it on a hanger, but like the hook better-I am basically a lazy person, taking it on off the hanger was kinda a pain. I always leave my keys inside of my purse-easy to find. I put a basket ontop of the frig for my husbands junk-it seems to be working out ok for him. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post by PICO (292) | (06/25/2006) Contact I had the same problem with my island. Everything seemed to land on it. I went to the dollar store and bought a plastic basket that would fit on top of my microwave and under the cupboard. Everything is in one spot and neatly tucked away. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post by Debbie52 (948) | (06/24/2006) Profile | Contact I have a large kitchen with tons of counter top....including a big snackbar. I'm not sure if I consider it a blessing or CURSE....as it seems as soon as I have the counters clean and clear, then they are piled up again. It just seems like we are very bad about throwing things down on the kitchen counter. I definitely need HELP and some good ideas of how to keep the counters clear. I did clear out one of my many drawers and that is now a "mail drawer"....mail I need to look at or mail I've already gone through but want to save for a while goes into that drawer. Atleast I don't have junk mail cluttering the counters! I must admit I am way less organized than I used to be and it just seems like I bring in things from the store, garage sales or what have you and they got plopped down on the counter. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post By Cheryl from Missouri (Guest Post) (06/23/2006) Make clearing the counter the last thing you do before going to bed. Do a walk through before going to bed and put back or toss anything left on top. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post by mander0829 (1) | (06/23/2006) Contact check out www.flylady.net. great wesite to keep organized. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post By Ronsan (Guest Post) (06/23/2006) Perhaps baskets will work for you. One basket for purses, keys, etc. One for incoming mail until you can begin sorting automatically as it comes in the house. My husband has a worse problem with this than I do. He dumps his nose spray, change, wallet, key chain, papers, etc., on the kitchen island. When I couldn't stand it anymore, but realized he is not going to change because it is not an issue for him, I put a clear plastic hinged small bin on the corner of the island. He still dumps stuff there, but the amount is confined and it is not as big an issue to me now. It's a compromise, but one I can live with now. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Clutter Off My Kitchen Counters Post By (Guest Post) (06/22/2006) I follow a simple rule for mail and other papers I bring home: file it or toss it. Its that simple, if you immediately decide to either file it or toss it, then no mess to clean up later. Report Spam or Abuse