Read any article, watch a lifestyle video or TV segment at this time of year, and you will no doubt learn about the trends on the horizon for the New Year. Like them or not, agree or disagree, someone, a group or an industry informs us every year of the latest and greatest that is about to happen. So, what’s in for 2025? 

While we may not be able to fully prepare for Mother Nature’s most severe conditions, there are steps we can take to organize and protect our household belongings, shielding them from swings in temperatures.

As we all continue to age, our bodies and minds are prone to changes which often make us vulnerable in our own homes. Decreases in hearing, vision and mobility for instance can all contribute to an increasingly untidy home and therefore, risk.

The systems would be created to accommodate their lifestyle and ideas would be introduced with the goal of being able to return to baseline with no more than a few minutes of their time each day. Home organizing systems are great, but maintenance of those systems is key to get from clutter to calm.

‘You should get rid of that’. In the case of downsizing and decluttering, how do we get out of the way of what we should keep or get rid of? Applying the principles of preference, passion, and priority can help. It’s another tool in the decluttering and downsizing toolbox that helps steer our decision-making toward solutions that are meaningful and intentional.

Books are a precious commodity for many reasons. It is said that to look at the books in a person’s home is to look into a person’s soul. Maybe so. The titles on our bookshelves show us and others what it is we’re interested in, for learning and for fun. Books connect us with the world, opening our minds to possibilities we may not have known existed.

Life happens and our best intentions get interrupted, circumstances change, and we need a reset. Sometimes, the organized needs reorganizing.