Is clutter control hard for you? Do things just get out of control before you can even turn around? I was chatting with my daughter last night the one with young children and she was saying from the garage to the house there is always so much stuff to bring in and then there is clutter everywhere. (For one thing that is an exaggeration—we may feel like clutter is everywhere, but stop and give yourself credit—there will be some where there is no clutter).

We started talking about each separate thing she always has to bring in from the car and came up with a plan. One thing that is a necessity to control clutter is to have things available to stop clutter in its tracks.

•Have garbage cans handy to toss trash so it doesn’t even get in the house.
•Designate a bag for the “stuff” that has to come back in the home like Sippy cups, water bottles, toys etc. Then after unloading it, hang it on the door knob to remember to take it back to the car.
•Limit the amount of toys or other things that are taken to the car in the first place. Maybe have car toys that actually “live” in the car that the kids can play with only in the car.

Do you have clutter control ideas that can help young mothers who struggle with this same problem?