Serenely Sorted – A Realistic Home Organisation Approach

Want to ditch the drudgery at home?

Serenely Sorted shares five ways you can get started with a realistic home organisation approach that will save you time, reduce your mess stress and help you ditch the drudgery.

I was working from home four years ago, finally living in our forever home after 12 years of frequent moving while living overseas.  I was so happy to be finally settled, but, something started to happen.  Working a busy corporate job, with two young kids and life happening, the piles started to appear, build, things got lost to the piles….and I became mess-stressed.  But I also resented all the time I was spending on tidying and wanted to find a better way to get more done in less time and get me out of this mess/tidy loop!

So I decided to use my corporate systems/process improvement skills to create the Serenely Sorted System, initially for myself.  Since then, my home has been tidier than ever before, and I’ve saved time every single day – so much so that I ditched the corporate to focus on helping others do the same.  Follow these realistic home organisation principles and practical tips so that you can start doing less – and achieving more!

1. Decide to ditch the drudgery

We all know those people who seem to have effortless, perfect homes, but for most of us, it’s a drudgery! I honestly did not want to spend my weekends endlessly tidying the kids’ rooms or clearing up mess and wanted a way to get it done faster with less effort.  A bit like we have the dishwasher and the washing machine, we now have the Serenely Sorted System for all the rest!

To get started you need to create your first ‘End Homes’ – the DNA of the system.  Just take one surface that’s always messy and pick three things e.g. keys, hairbrushes, pens and pencils.  Then designate a space or basket in a drawer to those items.

2. Start with the ‘Daily Debris’ first

Whilst you may think the best place to start is with the clutter under your bed, in fact, it’s the ‘daily debris’ – the stuff that’s out on the surfaces in our main living areas.  That’s what causes our mess stress and stops us from relaxing.

Start mindfully putting those things away into the End Homes at the end of the day so you are eventually looking at clear surfaces when you sit down in the evening.  That’s what Serenely Sorted is all about – that ‘aahhh’ moment at the end of the day where you can relax, mess stress and mess – gone.

3. Put practicality before prettiness

Serenely Sorted is realistic – organising with practicality at its core to maximise the space we have. Whilst the matchy matchy pantry pictures look great on Instagram, they’re just not practical in most UK homes.  The system uses storage effectively to maximise cupboard space and keep them organised for the long term with less effort.

One way we can instantly make more space it to make better use of our high shelves.  Find several high-sided baskets with handles and then use the Serenely Sorted ‘Use-in-one-move’ approach: store your items within the baskets so that you can easily grab them down to view the contents – even what was lurking at the back!

4. Make your mess disappear

Yeah right.  Yes really!  With small changes in behaviour, we can eliminate mess from our lives.  Take your handbag – when you come in do you dump it down and move onto the next thing?  By a tiny behaviour change of putting it into a basket on a shelf (yes, another ‘End Home’) you can eliminate mess. I’ve done this for three years now, saving myself over 1000 times having to put it away.

Imagine if you had a system for ALL your things, saving and eliminating time spent tidying throughout your home?  That’s the Serenely Sorted System.  Get started today with one thing that you dump down – set up an ‘End Home’ and put it there instead and see your mess disappear!

5. Get the whole family involved

The question I get asked the most is “yes, that’s great, but how do I get the whole family involved?”.  Firstly, I’ve found that the Serenely Sorted System takes the pressure off the individuals because everyone agrees to an external approach with known results.

Secondly, it’s about giving your kids a system that is realistic for them.  Give them an elaborate system with lego sorted into colours?  They will mess it up and you’ll be saddled with the hours of clear up.  Give them a simple but clear system and they can get it to 80% without your help.  Making your life 100% better.

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How can Serenely Sorted help you?

Diana works with clients 1-2-1 to install the complete Serenely Sorted System into their homes, so they can live with less mess and vastly reduce time spent tidying every day.

Because this is a system to live for the long term, Diana works with clients virtually via ‘Six Steps to Sorted’ or through the Ultimate In-Home service (in-person and virtual) to both look at your unique home life and support you on your journey to a serene and sorted life for the long term, combining the installation of the system and the behaviour and mindset that keeps it sustainable for the long term.

Book a discovery call via www.serenelysorted.com today to find out which service works best for your home life.  For daily inspiration, follow Serenely Sorted on Instagram.