With the end of summer comes the urge to get prepared for winter. That means realizing that you will be indoors for a season, and that the house will need to be fully functioning. For children who are returning to school (and their parents) it’s a natural time to settle into a schedule. And late summer/early fall lends itself to changing schedules because of the shorter days. Here are a few quick seasonal organization reminders to add to your fall schedule!
School Days:
- Clean children’s rooms
- Rearrange & organize rooms
- Sort, purge & donate children’s clothing and toys
- Set up fall schedule, sports & lessons
- Set up morning routines
- Set up evening routines
- Establish or remind children of drop zones
Household:
- Arrange/do fall cleaning
- Begin yard & garden winterization
- Plant bulbs
- Store summer sports equipment, repair & replace as needed
- Winterize car, set date for getting snow tires mounted
- Clean out freezer
- Clean oven in preparation for holidays
- Straighten garage & reorganize
- Clean & Store lawn furniture
- Store summer decor & replace with fall decor
- Bake ahead for the holidays and freeze
- Plan for holidays
- Store summer clothing & replace with fall clothing
Happy Organizing!
