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September 2021

by Maria Gracia Our NEW September Organizing Checklist provides an organizing TO DO for every day of the month… Join our newsletter to be notified when the newest Monthly Organizing Checklist is available. For a PRINTABLE VERSION, click here __ Sep 1 Inventory your cool weather gear. Do you need to buy new boots or gloves this year? __ Sep 2 Vacuum the edges of your carpeting (against the wall) around your home. Sometimes dust builds up and our vacuums can’t get to it. I’ll often go around the carpeting perimeter with a hand vac. __ Sep 3 Sort through a box in your attic or basement. Do you need to keep everything in that box or can some of it be donated or trashed? __ Sep 4 Donate 5 paperback books to a friend, your local library, or a used book store. __ Sep 5 If you have young kids, be sure you schedule 10 minutes daily to ensure they are sorting through and tidying their backpacks at the end of the school day.  __ Sep 6 Labor Day. Enjoy a backyard barbecue with your family. Once the grill is completely cool, clean it well. You may need a grill brush  to remove any burned-on food. .__ Sep 7 If you don’t currently meal plan, why not start doing so by just planning three meals. Knowing what you’re going to eat for dinner each evening and having the ingredients to make it, makes dinnertime less frustrating. __ Sep 8 Organize a drawer in your kitchen. __ Sep 9 Say goodbye to three kitchen gadgets you never use…and likely never will. __ Sep 10 Remove the mats in your car and shake them to remove dust, debris, and crumbs. Vacuum out your car and the mats…and then return the mats. __ Sep 11 9/11 Remembrance Day. September 11th marks the 20th year since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Flight 93 that crashed in western Pennsylvania. Fly your flag at half staff, post an appropriate photo or quote of remembrance on social media, attend a 9/11 service, and/or resolve to do something today to help promote peace and unity. __ Sep 12 Delete 20 computer files you no longer need. __ Sep 13 How many voicemail messages do you have saved up? Get rid of any that you no longer need. __ Sep 14 Is your DVR 99% full? If so, first delete a bunch of programming. Then, rethink what you’re recording every night and cancel those automatic recordings that you never get to. __ Sep 15 Begin garden clean-up in preparation for cooler days ahead. __ Sep 16 Sweep and/or vacuum inside a closet or two. __ Sep 17 Organize a drawer in your bedroom. __ Sep 18 Is there something you’ve been meaning to follow-up on? Perhaps a question for your insurance company, an inquiry about something that hasn’t yet been delivered, or a medical procedure you’ve been avoiding? Follow up today. __ Sep 19 National Women’s Friendship Day. Meet your favorite friends for an hour or two. Have coffee, catch up, have fun. __ Sep 20 Be more active, especially if you spend most of your day sitting. Try walking after dinner, taking a class at a gym, or dusting off and using that lonely treadmill in your home. __ Sep 21 What file folders in your filing cabinet do you no longer have any use for? Recycle those file folders and the papers inside them. __ Sep 22 Sort through your paper recipes and recipe cards so that they’re categorized and easy to find when you need them. __ Sep 23 Organize a shelf in your linen closet. __ Sep 24 Clean and organize a cabinet in your bathroom. __ Sep 25 Go apple picking. Make or bake something with your haul. __ Sep 26 Organize pet food, supplies, leashes, etc. __ Sep 27 Weed out shoes you never wear. Organize those you do wear. Do you need a new shoe rack? __ Sep 28 National Good Neighbor Day. Did you know that approximately 28% of Americans don’t know any of their neighbor’s names? Why not make the effort to learn the names of a few of your neighbors? Another way to celebrate Good Neighbors Day is to bring your neighbors a small gift, like a basket of chrysanthemums for their garden or pretty wind chimes. __ Sep 29 Decorate your home for Halloween. Each year, I look forward to pulling out my labeled Halloween storage box and spending some time giving my home a new look for the month. __ Sep 30 Write up your household and personal goals for October. Back to Monthly Organizing Checklists Index