{"id":561,"date":"2026-02-23T23:57:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T23:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/?p=561"},"modified":"2026-02-23T23:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T23:57:42","slug":"handy-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/?p=561","title":{"rendered":"Handy Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recently read an article on <em>House Outlook<\/em> that introduced two handy rules for organizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first is the <strong>10-10 Hack<\/strong>.&nbsp; This hack has you get rid of 10 things for 10 days.&nbsp; That\u2019s 100 things!&nbsp; That number feels huge but done in small bites over 10 days is doable.&nbsp; You can count anything or you can challenge yourself for them to be tangible \u201cthings.\u201d&nbsp; Maybe picking a different area each day to make it a bit easier on yourself will make you successful.&nbsp; Have 2 boxes on hand before starting this for donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 1 \u2013 closet (get rid of 2 shirts, 2 pairs of shoes, 1 coat\u2026to get to 10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 2 \u2013 kitchen (get rid of 3 gross containers, 2 old pans, a baking dish you don\u2019t use\u2026to get to 10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 3 \u2013 office (get rid of 4 books, a beat up binder\u2026to get to 10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue all 10 days and you have 100 items!&nbsp; If you like this, just hit repeat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next rule is the <strong>5-7 Rule<\/strong> by minimalist Madeline Hegedus.&nbsp; Surface clutter.&nbsp; Only have out on critical surfaces (think kitchen counters) things you use at least 5 out of 7 days.&nbsp; For the example of kitchen counters, if you drink coffee every morning, you should have your coffee maker on your counter.&nbsp; If you only use your blender to make margaritas for parties, that should be in a cabinet.&nbsp; It can be a tough rule but anything you use at least twice a week would be easier left out unless it is small and you have an easy place to park it.&nbsp; Explore this rule on the coffee table, kitchen table, your desk \u2013 any flat surfaces you use frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another rule to add while I\u2019m at is the <strong>1% rule<\/strong>.&nbsp; Before leaving a room, ask yourself how you can make it 1% better.&nbsp; Can you make the bed, can you bring a pile of recycling out, can you place the dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Think of small tasks or chores that take 1 minute or less!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read an article on House Outlook that introduced two handy rules for organizing. The first is the 10-10 Hack.&nbsp; This hack has you get rid of 10 things for 10 days.&nbsp; That\u2019s 100 things!&nbsp; That number feels huge but done in small bites over 10 days is doable.&nbsp; You can count anything or you can challenge yourself for &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/?p=561\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[144,143,11,9,13],"class_list":["post-561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-organizing","tag-10-10-hack","tag-5-7-rule","tag-decluttering","tag-letting-go","tag-organization","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=561"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":562,"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561\/revisions\/562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}