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Need to know how to stay more organized in your apartment? When things get busy with work or school, it’s never easy to keep your apartment organized. Fortunately, these tips will help you figure out how to get your life in order even when things seem chaotic in general.
Use the One-Minute Rule
This is a great rule that can help you throughout your entire life. If the task takes less than one minute, consider it done. Make sure you complete tasks that take less than a minute right away because these things can make a huge difference in your organization (taking out the garbage, putting the dishes away from the dishwasher, folding a basket of laundry).
Learn How to Make Decisions Quickly
Many people struggle with small decisions that they need to make on a regular basis. Should I buy the fat-free milk or the 1% milk? Do I need the extra-strength garbage bags or will regular strength do? What toothpaste do I buy? Unfortunately, these decisions take a large chunk of time out of your day, so learn to make them faster.
Have a Home for Everything
This is a big one. Make sure that every item you have has a home in your home. Staying organized is about doing the small things quickly. When you get home from work or school, for example, you should know where to put your keys, your coat, your purse or wallet, and your book bag. When things like these don’t have a home, that’s when your apartment gets cluttered and disorganized.
Get Organized in Your Very Own Stylish Apartment
Style and organize your new apartment just the way you like it when you move into one of our cozy Flagstaff apartments for rent! University Square Apartments offer the best off-campus NAU housing in the area. You’ll get all the convenience and comfort of University Square’s unique situation. Plus, you’ll be within walking distance to NAU campus!
Contact us today to see what floor plans we currently have available!
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When you lead a busy life, it's easy for certain parts of it to slip. Maybe you start working out, which means you have less time to cook. Or maybe you just never know how to tackle your massive to-do list, so you always feel like it's hanging over your head. These apps may not solve all your problems, but they could be a good start.
SimpleMind
When you constantly have ideas flowing through your head, it's easy to lose track of them all. SimpleMind can help you keep everything straight without feeling like you've been dragged down a rabbit hole.
24me
Nothing takes the place of a real world personal assistant, but this keeps all the relevant information you need (bills, birthday reminders, calendar, etc.) in one handy place.
Social media is a great way to stay informed and entertained all at the same time, but it's also a good way to lose valuable time. Use pocket to bookmark and save everything you want to read, so you can still access the content you want at a more appropriate time of the day.
Remember the Milk
If you're constantly dropping the ball on all those little things that really aren't that little, try this app to get the alerts you need to stay on top of it all. Tasks and notifications are created from programs like your calendar and Gmail.
LastPass
Tired of hitting forgot my password on all your accounts? Use this app, and you'll never have to worry about remembering again.
If
When all of your apps feel like they've taken over your life, get If to consolidate them all in one place. It can hold up to 300 apps, so everything from your FitBit to Spotify will be easy to find.
Having comfortable Flagstaff apartments can be the first step to get you started on the way to an organized life. If you want to find out more about University Square's available floor plans, then give us a call today!
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One of our least favorite parts of spring cleaning is having to clean out the fridge and kitchen. So this year, we’re nipping problematic kitchens in the bud with meal planning! Meal planning helps you to both organize your kitchen for easy meal prep and avoid over-buying food you can’t eat and wind up wasting. Here are a few tips to help you start planning out your meals for an easy to manage kitchen!
1. Pick Your Meals: Pick out all your weekly recipes in advance. Look carefully at the recipes you choose and plan your buying accordingly: don’t buy a whole bag of potatoes when one potato is all you need for three different meals!
2. Use Themes: Maybe one week will be salad week, and the next week pasta week. Or, instead of weeks, use days: you can plan to have a different theme night for each dinner and still cut back on your shopping when you buy easily stored supplies that can last more than one week.
3. Plan for Leftovers: If you live alone and always cook meals meant for two, don’t waste the second serving … find ways to “recycle” it! Either save the leftovers for lunch the next day or plan to repurpose them for another meal later in the week. Or, start the week with one big casserole dish and plan to eat from it all week with a variety of sides.
4. Early Prep for Faster Meals: Once you get home from the grocery store, start prepping your ingredients before you put them away! Slice, square, or shred your cheese for the various meals you’ll make during the week. Grill, brown, or bake your meats for an easy warm up come meal time. Prepare and store as many ingredients as you can early in the week so that by the time you’re pulling them out to cook, more than half the work is done!
5. Your Freezer is Your Friend: One of our favorite meal tricks is prepping dishes that freeze well. Why buy those frozen microwave dinners when you can enjoy a tasty reheated homemade meal? Make double batches of sauces, soups, stews, pastas, etc. and freeze them to satisfy the stomach of future you!
Happy Cooking!
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This April our focus is RYAS: Rocking Your Apartment’s Socks! We’ll take you from recipes to try in the kitchen to thrifty apartment décor and much more!
One way to rock your apartment’s socks is to keep it organized! As much as we might hate cleaning, you can always make organization and tidiness a little more fun by finding unique and eye-catching ways to do it! Check out these ten life hacks that will keep your apartment organized and looking f-i-n-e!
1. Use soda can tabs to create closet space
Just slip the soda can tab over the hook of your hanger, and hang a second hanger on the open tab hole! You’ll fit twice the number of hangers in your closet without wasting money on pricey space-saving hangers.
2. Create magnetic spice jars
Instead of filling your precious cabinet space with all your spices, check out this guide to making magnetic spice jars! You can then stick them to the fridge for a unique look and a cute space saver!
3. Save dresser space with a new shirt fold
Fold and organize your shirts in rows rather than laying them flat! Not only will you create more space, but you’ll also be able to easily find your favorite shirts more easily! Learn how here.
4. Create a magnetic bathroom storage strip
Use a magnetic strip roll to create three storage strips in your bathroom medicine cabinet: one at the top, one toward the bottom, and one in the middle (make sure you avoid placing the strips at the same level as the shelf, as this might keep the cabinet from closing). You can use these to store tweezers, small clippers, and other metallic bathroom accessories … especially the ones you’re more likely to lose! We’re looking at you, bobby pins!
5. Use spice racks to organize your bedroom and bathroom
Need a low cost alternative to shelving for over bed storage? Or maybe you just need to organize your hair products, lotions, nail polishes, etc. Look no further than spice racks! They are small enough to not take up much room, but big enough to hold all your everyday items. And they’re super easy to install! Use them to create bathroom organization, or create an over-the-bed bookshelf or place to stick your glasses for the night!
6. Create unique storage with baskets
You can find beautiful wicker or faux-wicker baskets at a local craft store. Use them to create a unique storage option. You can easily hang them from the wall either facing up (for hats, scarves, etc.) or facing out (for books, vases, and other small items).
7. Use Dollar Store buckets for desk organization
The Dollar Store always has nifty knick-knacks … one of our favorites is their cute multicolored buckets and pails! They are not only adorable décor, but they also present fun desktop organization. Use them to store pens, markers, scissors, and other items. Stick one in the living room or kitchen to store your small hand tools, too!
8. Cereal containers double as trash cans
Another awesome Dollar Store find? Cereal containers. These not only give you a great way to keep your cereal fresh … they also provide the perfectly sized small trash bins you may need for each room. Tuck one down beneath your desk, beside the bed, or just inside the front door; it’s easily hidden, but big enough for small trash you don’t want to take a trip to your main trashcan for. (Bonus: Grab one for your car, too! No more loose straw rappers and unwanted receipts!)
9. Save closet storage space with baskets
Invest in some cloth collapsible baskets for your closet. Instead of stacking extra clothes or sheets on the top shelf, use these to create a more colorful and space saving organization system! One benefit to these is that you can stack them up or on their sides; lay a basket on its side for sheets, and stack baskets with extra shirts, socks, and other clothes on top of each other.
10. Use shower curtain rings to hang belts and scarves
Secure a rod (try an expandable curtain rod) inside your closet and hang as many shower curtain rings as you need. Use them to keep your belts and scarves organized! Learn how to make your own here!
Happy Organizing! And don’t forget to share your favorite organizational tips with us!
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