6 Steps to Stay Organized in the New Year
-6 Steps to Stay Organized in the New Year-
Our Tampa Bay area real estate team is celebrating “Get Organized Month” with solutions for simplifying and organizing your home life. Organizing your life and your home this month will help ensure you are ready for a successful and productive new year.
Whether you need a referral for a home project, downsizing tips, or assistance buying or selling a home in 2022, we are here to help you. Consider these six steps to stay organized and kick off the new year:
- For starters, make a household budget. Many people just go month-to-month paying bills, but you could better manage money by budgeting for the entire year in advance. This means accounting for your property taxes, insurance premiums, and annual dues in addition to tracking your monthly payments for any loans, utilities, and other fixed expenses.
- Next, commit to calendaring items. One of the best ways to stay organized and keep yourself accountable is to detail all to-dos in writing. Depending on your preferences, this could be a daily or weekly planner you use to write things down, or a digital app on your phone or computer.
- Create a plan for important goals. This could include home maintenance to-dos, health goals, events, work-related items, or vacations. If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home, envision an ideal timeline for the transition. Then, contact us for support and helpful booklets with planning tips for before, during, and after your move.
- Also, streamline your social life. Occasional dinners with friends and pop-up events will be expected, but it can help to make a plan to factor in pre-set social activities, such as birthday parties, anniversaries, weddings, annual work functions, and holiday parties. Stay organized by adding these now to your calendars and budgets at the start of the year.
- Take time to declutter your home. This is something our real estate team emphasizes time and time again for a happier life. Whether you are planning to move, or you simply want to enjoy your current home, now is a wonderful time to remove unnecessary things from your life. This could include donating unused furniture cluttering your living spaces or cleaning out those crammed closets to make room for exciting new things in 2022.
- Finally, optimize your living space. Now is the time to get your home in tip-top shape for a positive year. With the holidays done, you can finally address some of those minor repairs that you may have let slip. For Floridians, the weather now is also perfect for both interior and exterior home updates. Consider updates to enhance organization, such as installing a new closet system for better functionality. More simply, small updates can make a big difference, such as adding hooks to hang items, drawer organizers to store things, or new shelves to place any loose items floating around your home. This will boost home functionality and make things easier to locate when needed in the new year.
Happy New Year! As real estate professionals, we fully support our customers in all matters of the home. Notably, we specialize in senior downsizing, and we would love to help you start a new chapter of your life in the new year. We look forward to putting your needs first for all home matters, whether that means helping connect you with local experts for completing home projects or helping you organize a seamless transition to a new home.
If you’re a Florida resident needing help finding the perfect home, investing, or selling your current home in 2022, call Dick and Karla Nielsen at 813-294-5786.
