wikiHow - Decorate Your Holiday

 How to organize holiday decorations – Keeping a family’s worth of holiday and seasonal decorations organized and stored can become stressful if not done efficiently. This article will show how to do so in a convenient way.

 Step One will list all the items needed to create the organization system. This will include writing utensils in order to plan the year’s schedule as well as a picture of all the storage items needed.

Step Two is going to explain that based on the reader’s family religion (or lack thereof), hobbies and other interests that will determine how their schedule should be made. This step is listing out each of those holidays or special times of year that are important to highlight by decorating.

 Step Three is separating those previously determined highlights in to four categories most closely associated with the current season. (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter). This step will also have the reader decide on whether to use a full tote (or other boxing system) or a half one to share with another highlight.

 Step Four will advise the reader on how to separate the items into the four categories and organize totes according to what category is next. This can also be a good time to have the reader clean out any unnecessary items to ensure less clutter in the system.

Step Five will be a finalization of inventory. This will include pictures of a completed system as well as list that has been handwritten to keep track of the items.