I finally got my feet up! (APPLAUSE!)
If you are still in a holiday coma by the time you read this, time check, week 2 of the new year, it’s about time you tackle and embrace the fact that someone’s gotta grab those boxes and put away the Christmas tree and decors. Easier said than done. Hehe! Dreading the post holiday chores is just normal but after weeks of finally being able to relax (hopefully), cleaning-up is the a best way to start a clean new year slate. Maybe this article might help.
Strip that tree down. Get some used boxes or betteryet a plastic box to use for ornaments storage. Hopefully you have kept the tree box, if not (like me), find a big container or plastic bag to haul the tree out and tie it back to the storage room, for use next year. If it’s an old tree maybe it’s time to send it to e recycling center. 
Re-organize your living room cabinets. Those huge TV cabinets that doubles as storage of whatever, or worse, some sort of a trash bin to some of your guests, haha! Time to put away those tiny trinkets and eyesores that makes your TV cabinet look cluttered.
De-clutter your countertops. The holiday festivities will definitely bring extra traffic to your kitchen that can leave your countertops dirty and disorganized. Get rid of the kitchen utensils and appliance that you only use during the entertaining seasons through proper storage. Be sure to wash each of them, dry and wipe-out with clean kitchen towels, then store it in an orderly manner inside your cabinets. 
Be innovative and resourceful. Expect that you will have to free-up some space in your closet after the holidays. For clothings that you cannot simply just toss out, find a place to store them, without them getting spoiled or soiled. For example, I put my winter clothes and jackets inside my throw pillow cases, that way it serves a double purpose, plus no molds and mildew smell when it’s time to use it again. Just make sure you put it in a place where there will be no coffee spillings or the likes. 
Share your blessings. If you don’t have enough cabinets or storage room, or a space in your house to buy a new one for that matter, maybe it’s about time you donate some of your extras. Trying to find room for everything maybe exhausting especially if you don’t own a big mansion. The holidays usually brings too much blessings in every home, so I guess depending on the condition of each item that you’d like to give away, every new item that you receive, get rid of two items you no longer use.
Example: In anticipations of new toys, we donated some of her old ones in a toy drive last December.
Take these tips for a clean and organized new year! Or betteryet do share your organizing tips below. #jnv
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We don’t have holidays here in the desert, but I’m on my general cleaning week. I badly want to clean up the house. 🙂 Haha great tips you’ve got here. The jacket trick looks cool.
Oh wow! Where are you from exactly if I may ask? ‘No holidays’ can either be a good thing or a bad thing for some, but I’m pretty sure having a Filipino blood, you’re missing out on some of our celebrations too.. Maybe that’s why we all love going home to our motherland.
I’m currently in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. =)
Oh I see. Thanks and take care @gilian
I keep all my Christmas Decors before New Year, weird noh! But I want everything to be organized and clean before the new year starts. I like the idea of using pillow cases as storage.
Donating is also a good way of training our kids. Nice article Jennie!
True. Thanks Elisha!
We live in a condo and there’s not much space to put up holiday decorations. So we’re all done and ready for the new year soon after taking down the Merry Christmas sign on our door. Lol!
Hahaha! You’re funny. There’s always a bright side for everything..
Haha. I super like the idea of storing your clothes inside a throw pillowcase. Perhaps I should donate my throw pillows and just stock my cases with curtains! They are just so plenty I dont know where to put them.
Thank you ms bolin 🙂 yes curtains are perfect eapecially for bigger pillows..
We decluttered last Dec bec we moved. How liberating it was! I’m minimalist by nature, so I actually like to throw out/give away stuff often, haha.
Haha good for you! I’d like to master the art of being a minimalist too..
madali lang, tapon lang ng tapon, hahaha!
Great tips! In our case, we didn’t have a tree to stripdown just some ribbons and ornaments.It got too busy to put up a Christmas tree.
Hehehe in most cases you’ll thank yourself for little things that turn out to be a blessing in disguise.. no more tree to strip down (on d bright side)
Dual purpose pillows, what a great idea!
Thanks Louisa 🙂
I like the idea of the dual purpose pillows!
That dual purpose pillows surprised me, great idea!
Saved a lot of closet space in my house! Even some of my baby’s comforters are re-purposed into my ‘big magic pillows’ hehe
Hi Jennie! Thanks for this reminder! I still haven’t kept the letter paintings my son and I did for our Christmas project! Hahaha
You’re welcome hehe. Thanks for dropping by 🙂
We don’t really need to clean up a lot after the holidays because we minimize our decorations. But we do need to declutter some of our old stuff already. If only I have the time!
Aww.. Busy mommy, i’m sure you’ll find time soon.
We’re extending the Christmas spirit (and all the decors) until Feb. Lazy peeps! Haha! I love the idea of hiding clothing in the pillowcases! 🙂
Thank you! Happy New Year!
Absolutely helpful tips! We’ve had a massive house cleaning after New Year’s, and we did end up giving away a lot of stuff.
Great! It feels good when you know you have in a way helped aside from tidying up your house 🙂
OMG I wish I could declutter as effectively. No matter how much I give away parang di bumabawas yun mga gamit. XD
Sounds like a blessing to me 🙂
Thanks for these great tips! We also have a lot of abubot in our TV cabinet. Looks pretty neat nga kapag kaunti lang yung nilagay mo. I think I should do sa TV cabinet make over heheheh.
Go sis! You’ll feel great relief after.. (Like i did)
Naku sis, I am just like you. I totally declutter after the holidays. 🙂
I like the last part, sharing 🙂 After holiday season is my time to de-clutter. I’m still halfway thru my cleaning since my kids’ toys are always getting in the way and I hope I can finish everything before the month ends. Thanks for sharing your tips 🙂
You’re welcome mommy ayi 🙂 happy new year to you and your family!