Avoiding Stash and Dash Bags

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sakeenah
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Hi everyone!
I am new to this forum been battling disorganization and clutter for a long time, hopefully I am getting somewhere.
I decided that I would no longer refuse invites or not offer my home for a get together anymore just because my house was a mess. It's been good therapy as I feel less anti-social and isolated and the frantic cleaning before hand has helped out a lot. But one legacy I have all over the house from last minute drop ins are bags stuffed in closets that I have stashed and dashed random clutter. I realize its going to take me a long time to get the whole house organized so meanwhile does anyone have a recommendation how to handle piles of stuff when your inlaws are coming over in an hour in a way that wont cause a headache later?

thank you

Posted 2 years ago #
badkitti
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Sorry,they get stashed in a room in my house too! Good luck!

Posted 2 years ago #
inga
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I dont think the stash and dash bags are the problem, so much as the not sorting them out after they've gone. If you stash them you have to come back later and sort them out.

Good on you for no longer refusing to be social in your home. Just take some time to sort out what you stashed after the people leave. Eventually you wont have this problem any more.

Posted 2 years ago #
Kaz in Oz
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Gee, I wish mine were only bags. I had crates in the bottom of every closet. I've waded through them and they are no more.
I have one Tubtrug that lives at the bottom of the stairs that is a holdall for everything to go upstairs and that's it. I really want one of those stair-baskets http://shop.hsw.com.au/?product&id_prod=982&id_cat=7&id_dept=31 but they are already out of stock (and I'm not sure they would be big enough for the kids toys that make their way downstairs). The contents of the Tubtrug get put away every night.

Posted 2 years ago #
Anita
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Ultimately I'd suggest regular cleaning to keep your house guest-ready (or cleanable in less than an hour ;) ).

Until then, I'd say maybe have a basket at the bottom of one of your closets (preferably one you open every day) to act as a catch-all for things that need to be dropped out of sight at a moment's notice. Just make sure to clean out the basket either right after the in-laws have left, or on a regular basis. That way you'll only have one place to stash things in an emergency, and it'll be in sight every time you open your closet to remind you to clean it up.

Posted 2 years ago #
Lori Paximadis
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For me, the stash and dash bag is a necessity (and I love that term!), even with a fairly uncluttered house, because there are just always a few things laying about that you want to put away for guests. I have a wire basket that sits next to my desk where I drop magazines and such from the coffee table, and I have a shelf in my office I use for the papers that end up scattered all over my desk in the course of working on a project. We have a designated closet where we stash our lap blankets, the lotion bottle from the end table, and stuff like that.

But yes, the key is not so much avoiding creating those stashes as that you have to commit to clearing it out right after your company leaves (next day, at the most) and returning the stuff to where it belongs.

Posted 2 years ago #
sakeenah
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thank you everyone it was fun to read your replies and i got some good ideas

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