Spring is in the Air...

Now that the nice weather is on its way we need to be thinking about what we need to get ready for use. Here are some helpful suggestions to get ready for spring:

1.  It is time to organize and declutter your gardening supplies. Gather all supplies and have them in one space, the shed or garage. Organize by putting like items with like. See what items are worn or broken, you can toss these. See what you have multiplies of, do you need so many? Donate what you do not need. Garden centres will be open by months end so you will be able to stock up on what you need, make a list and keep it with your supplies. You will then know where the list is when you are able to go shopping for needed supplies.

2.  The garage can end up being a space that is a catch all area. It is best to pick a weekend to tackle it. Move all items out onto the driveway. Put like items with like, ie. sports with sports, gardening with gardening, car seats with car seats etc. If you do not have shelving in your garage it may be best to invest in metal shelving you can get at any Canadian Tire, Home Depot and so on. You can also use plastic bins to contain items together in a neat manner. Put all your sports into one or two bins and label them. You do not need to keep the lid on as you want easy access to items. Most garages are made for 2 cars, use one side for storage on metal shelves and the other side for one vechicle. use all the space you can along the walls, hang bicycles, yardwork tools, tools and so forth.

3.  Tools tend to take over spaces all over the home. It is easiest to gather all your tools together and go through them. Put like with like and see how many multiplies you have, donate them as tools are an essential need for all. It is common for those who have many tools to have one tool box with day to day needed tools; pliers, hammer, screwdrivers etc. You can keep this in the garage, kitchen or basement. A household with several tools used for more specialty projects need to find a place to call home. An easy way to store them is on a pegboard. This will make all the tools easy to see and acess and will only take up wall space.

Spring is in the air and now is the time to get all those essential tools and items ready for the season. Hope you found this inspirational and informative. If you did feel free to comment below.

Happy Spring!!