Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to organize your bedside table or nightstand.
Cool – let’s do it.
Day 24: Organize Your Bedside Area
Step 1: Remove anything from your bedside area that detracts from a sense of calm and tranquility, such as:
- Computers, printers, laptops
- TV
- Paperwork
- Kids’ toys
- Exercise equipment
- Work projects
- Mobile phone
- Laundry
- Too many books
- Too many magazines
- Excess furniture
- Random clothes
- Unpleasant alarm.
Step 2: Toss or donate anything you don’t need or love.
Step 3: Relocate anything that belongs elsewhere.
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
Create a sanctuary around your bed. Add any of these to help create a relaxing, sleep-inviting space:
- Lovely bed linen
- Fluffy pillows
- Cozy blankets and comforters
- Soft lamps
- Pleasant bedtime reading
- Relaxing music and iPod dock
- Water glass and bottle
- A gentle alarm
- Sleeping mask – if the sun disturbs you in the early morning
- Ear plugs – if you need them
- Scented candles or oil burner.
*yawns* Nap time anyone?
The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra
Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!
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See you tomorrow!
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A quick 5 minutes, and done! I took an empty glass upstairs, and tossed an empty bottle of eye drops, dusted, fluffed the pillows, and now all is tidy and welcoming.
Happy Easter!
Used tissues thrown out (how do they accumulate there?) and the bookshelf is all tidy!
Done. It is already an electronic-free area, but I realized I rarely dust in the bedroom, because I leave the door closed. Done! I even emptied the space under the bed. Easier to vacuum now. Happy Easter!
I loved this one – my bedside table always gets cluttered quite fast and I remembered I had a night carafe and glass for water in the kitchen – particularly needed right now as any noise overhead wakes the puppy and then he starts yipping for attention in the small hours!
Yay…5 min. on Easter for a sweet sleep tonight. Thanks! Done.
Done, and fairly easy! The biggest offending item was dust, so I dusted for good measure too.
I’ve been hoping for this one! All done!
All done! Not too difficult for me, as this is pretty much my favorite part of the house. 🙂
Happy Easter!
Done!! Happy Easter!!
Happy Easter! I should sleep pretty good tonight. I’m free from clutter thanks to you.Done.
All done!! Happy Easter to all!
Well, mine is not just the bedside, but the right side of my bed!!!!
I am proud to say that now my full bed is clutter free for sleeping only!
Happy Easter!
I keep it uncluttered already and just had to dust a bit.
Difficult to achieve, I have my main things here! But I did my best.
Happy Easter to everyone!
Done – we have very little space in the bedroom and no TV, phones or whatsoever…
Done…Happy Easter!
This is one area I keep pretty clean.. hate clutter by the bed
Just did this yesterday and wonders of wonders, had such a good night’s sleep last night. Thanks for all the great suggestions.
Yay! Perfect way to start my Easter morning – this cleaning stuff is so refreshing and leaves me in such a good mood because I’m starting my day off right away by accomplishing something!
Glad I did this one before today…..