I always take the month of January to get back on track. After taking down all the Christmas decorations I find that the house looks so bare. So what I like to do is go room for room in the house and give it a good deal clean, move around the furniture and wash down the walls. While doing this I like to gut out the house also, meaning donate the stuff I/we don't use. Since do this a few years ago I have come up with some great tips on how to keep things organized and how to start the new year on the right root.

1. Turn around the hangers in your closet.
      Yes at first I thought this was stupid also but it turns out this is the best of the lot. By turning around your hangers you will quickly learn which clothes you wear the most and what you don't wear. When the following year comes around it is very easy to see which clothes to donate as you haven't wore it in a year. Now there are some exceptions like special dresses. But this little hack is great when gutting out your closet.

2. When cleaning a bedroom always remove everything from the bed and make the bed it will make your room look tidier instantly.

3. Take it one room at a time
    By this I mean start and finish one room completely before starting a new one because it can get overwhelming really fast.

4. Use baskets
    When your cleaning there is always random little things that have no real place. So I use decorative baskets and put all the odds and ends in and put it on a bookshelf so it

5. Don't Get Overwhelmed
   This might seem like an odd tip but gutting out and deep cleaning a space can get quite overwhelming really fast. Thats why its best to take it slow. What I do is start in the morning and put on some upbeat music. Once I start cleaning I take it section for section for example I will take down the curtains and my bedding and throw that in the wash. Next i'd start with my nightstand, move it a vacuum under it then take everything out and give it a good clean, then go through the stuff and put everything back neatly. Once I've completed that I would move on to another piece of furniture. Its best to look at it per room then deep cleaning the entire house. Don't worry it does take time you won't get it done it one day. Some years its taken a week and others weeks just go at your own pace.

Hope you guys enjoy my tips for deep cleaning/ gutting out your room. If you have any tips you would like to share feel free to post a comment. Thanks.