Simplify Your Space! January Organizational Plan

Are you one of those people who has sworn up and down that 2015 will be the year you get organized? I saw a great idea on another blog that I frequent, in which she designed a plan for January to get things organized in her life to start the New Year off right. Each day had one task that she planned to complete in the hopes of getting more organized by the end of the month. I like this idea as I'm definitely someone who could simplify my work space, and my living spaces like my apartment and car. Since I decided not to make any resolutions, I wrote out a few key items to focus on and then smaller tasks to help me reach those goals were divided up amongst each day. Feel free to give yourself some days off!

Focus Items:

1. Cleaning out clothes, shoes and accessories to take to Plato's Closet and then donate whatever is left over.
2. Organizing each portion of my living space including apartment, car and office and donating any items that have gone unused in 2014. 
3. Deep cleaning apartment and car including rug, floors, windows, etc.
4. Organizing finances, make a goal for saving and calculate out anticipated expenses.
5. Create a workout routine that has some sort of routine to it, that is easy to stick to and has a wide variety of activities I enjoy. 

Since I just saw this idea and decided to make it my own, my calendar will begin today, the first full week in January!

Week One

January 4th- Map out a 4-week workout/lifting plan. Complete food prep for week

January 5th- Organize office, wipe down surface areas and mini-fridge

January 6th- Set spending goal for January, update excel sheet, clean out receipt file

January 7th- Plan out writing ideas for January

January 8th- Organize loose items out of car, including trunk and glove box

January 9th- Sort through walk-in closet, set aside items to donate, reorganize

January 10th- Grocery shop for the week and laundry

Week Two

January 11th- Meal prep for week, sort through large chest of shirts, take trip to plates closet

January 12th- Wash bedding, throw blankets and car seat covers

January 13th- Deep clean car, replace clean seat covers

January 14th- Bathe pups, clean dog food area, wash kennel blankets

January 15th- Sort through pantry and kitchen cabinets

January 16th- Clean out fridge, plus make up day

January 17th- Grocery shop for the week, laundry

Week Three

January 18th- Meal prep for week, clean toilet and shower

January 19th- Wipe down mirrors and windows in apartment

January 20th- Clean out microwave

January 21st- Dust fans and light fixtures, plus make up day

January 22nd- Unsubscribe to unwanted emails

January 23rd- Organize photos into folders on computers

January 24th-Grocery shop for the week, laundry

Week Four

January 25th-Meal prep for week, clean toilet and shower

January 26th- Delete unwanted apps, photos, files on phone

January 27th- Wipe down all counters and sinks, plus make up day

January 28th- Vacuum all floors, wash throw rugs

January 29th- Bathe pups, clean dog food area, wash kennel blankets

January 30th- Check on budget progress for month, organize receipt folder and update expenses

January 31st- Create organizational plan for February

If you're successful with this, you can modify or make changes as you go and use it again in February and all year long. Post it somewhere to be a reminder to yourself and also give yourself a make up day for times when things become chaotic! Life does get in the way sometimes but being organized always helps to minimize the potential chaos. Simplify, simplify, simplify!