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Declutter Challenge {Day 27} Hot Spot

Do you have an area of your home that constantly collects clutter? No matter how many times you try to organize it, there always seems to be more clutter? Those areas are called Hot Spots and today we are going to tackle one of them. I originally learned about Hot Spots from FlyLady. If you haven’t heard of FlyLady, prepare to be awed. She got me on the declutter train years ago and I fell in love with her systems. I have since come up with my own systems that work for my family, but I owe her all the credit for getting me started.

Declutter Challenge Hot Spot

Day 27: Hot Spot

Hot Spots are not going to just go away without a little bit of effort and consistency. The hot spots in my home are my kitchen counter, the entryway table and my desk. I know how frustrating it can be to see piles accumulate as quickly as we clear them. That is why FlyLady calls them hot spots- we want to put out the fire as quickly as possible. Decide on one hot spot you want to deal with today and let’s get moving.

Assignment:

  1. Clear everything off of your chosen hot spot.
  2. Go through that pile as quickly as possible and discard anything you no longer need.
  3. Hot spots accumulate because we don’t know where to put things. Decide right now to put everything in it’s proper place. At this point in our Declutter Challenge, you should have a proper place for most things.
  4. Use the systems that we already put in place this month, depending on your hot spot of choice – file or shred papers, put clothing where it belongs or donate it etc.
  5. This should be a quick 5-10 minutes, it is called a Hot Spot to get you  moving quickly.
  6. Depending on the spot you are working on, could you put a decorative vase or something else beautiful so you will be more apt to keep the spot free from clutter?
  7. Now that you are finished, accept the fact that you will likely always have hot spots. However, now that you know how to clear them quickly, it doesn’t have to frustrate you any longer. We will be tackling another Hot Spot in a few days, so start thinking about your next one.

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4 Comments

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    candy
    July 27, 2016 at 7:54 am

    I have a place in the kitchen where everything seems to get dumped. Cleaning that and going through everything there today. Gets thrown away or will find its real home.

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    Sarah Jean
    July 27, 2016 at 9:15 am

    Yes, I need to do this for the junk drawer in our kitchen. It’s the pit of doom.

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      terryn
      August 1, 2016 at 4:03 pm

      Lol, isn’t it always? We actually went through our junk drawer a little while back, you should check it out!

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    Erin | A Welder's Wife
    July 27, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    This is definitely a work in progress for me! I have worked hard to not let it be as bad as once was, but it still happens. Off to clean it now! Thanks for the challenge!

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