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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everything single thing in the house has to have a "place." Even if it's often out and in use - it has a place. Hook for purse in closet. Place for mail (outgoing/mine/his). Baby's swing has a spot. Diaper bag has a spot. A place for everything! Stops stuff from getting overwhelming. [/quote]

This is so important.  We were having work done on a room recently, and everything from that room got moved into the next room over. There was still space to walk around, but everything was out of place. It was amazing how fast that led to more mess. Once some things were not put away, it was too easy to not put other things away, and so on.... I realize this is how people lose control of their stuff.

I would add the caveat that the “place” needs to be convenient and you shouldn’t need to move things to put something away. Have the place for things be near to where they are used.  If you have to go to another room, or move things around on a shelf, things will just get left out.  [/quote]

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