234 - Living Through Renovations & Moving

<p class= "m_228978377109743661bard-text-block m_228978377109743661style-scope"> Living through renovations, natural disasters, and moving can be a very stressful and disorganized time. Your house is turned upside down in the blink of an eye and before you know it, you’re stepping over stacks of books on your way to the bathroom and the dog is snoozing on top of a box labeled, “<em>The GOOD China</em>” – just thinking about it gives me a headache!</p> <p class= "m_228978377109743661bard-text-block m_228978377109743661style-scope"> Instead of gritting your teeth and living through the chaos, you can follow these three easy steps that will help to not only organize your home during transitional times (such as moving or renovating the kitchen), but they’ll also help to keep you sane.</p> <h2 class= "m_228978377109743661bard-text-block m_228978377109743661style-scope"> <strong class= "m_228978377109743661bard-text-block m_228978377109743661style-scope"> 1. The Hot Mess Room Challenge</strong></h2> <p class= "m_228978377109743661bard-text-block m_228978377109743661style-scope"> The first step is to do the Hot Mess Room Challenge well in advance. The challenge is different for everyone because no two “hot mess rooms” are the same. Your hot mess room could be your basement, the guest bedroom, or your garage. It’s the room in the house that has collected a mass of random items that don’t have a place anywhere else in the home. If you’re thinking of a room like that in your house, it’s your hot mess room!</p> <p class= "m_228978377109743661bard-text-block m_228978377109743661style-scope"> So, what is the Hot Mess Room Challenge?</p> <p class= "m_228978377109743661bard-text-block m_228978377109743661style-scope"> The Hot Mess Room Challenge takes 28 days to complete and it takes you through the progress of getting your hot mess room organized. You can think of the hot mess room like a jigsaw puzzle. The challenge will help you to separate each piece, organize each one and, in the end, put them together into an organized st