I absolutely love the fall season!  It represents football, cooler weather and change!  Leaves change colors, time changes and our "things" change in our house.  In our household this is mini-maintenance time.  In the Organizational Roadmap and the Organize Like a Pro course, I talk to you about the importance of maintenancing your organizational system.  Some of the things I recommend you do during this period of time is as follows:
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 	<li>Go through your closet and declutter the current/previous season's clothes prior to switching out your clothes.  Now, I keep all our clothes in one closet for all seasons, but we do still switch out our clothes by putting the more frequently used things up front and the others in the back.  This is a great opportunity for you to weed out those things that aren't serving a purpose in your life today.</li>
 	<li>Go through your coats - how often do you pack away a coat knowing that it doesn't fit, needs repair or needs to be removed.  This is the perfect time to evaluate these items because you could bless someone else with a new to them coat.  You could get it repaired before you really need it, or you could make room for something else.  Check the pockets and make sure it is ready to wear, because when that weather hits...you don't want to have to worry about all this.</li>
 	<li>Go through your gloves, scarves and hats - This is an area we usually have either an overabundance or not enough.  It of course depends on your environment as to whether you have a ton or not.</li>
 	<li>Go through your shoes - For some reason we don't really evaluate our shoes regularly.  I literally had two pairs of boots that absolutely didn't fit...why was I holding onto them?  They were too high and too tight on my calves, so why not bless someone else with them?  I talk a lot about purposeful spending, how can you purchase things purposely.</li>
 	<li>Declutter your freezer - Seems strange that I would say this but think about it...what do you do more in the winter/fall than you do any other time? You cook in the crockpot, you make soups and hearty foods!!!  Soooo, you will have more things in your freezer than you normally do, well ok we do.  I have freezer cooking days when I cook two or three soups and a lasagna all at once and I make them in small freezer servings.  <strong>Check out this post where I talk about my freezer cooking days </strong>You will need room to put all of these delicious goodies.</li>
 	<li>Home Decor - Starting in the fall you switch out/add to your household decor more than any other time of the year.  In September, you start putting up fall stuff, leaves, fall colors etc., in October, you start putting up halloween things then November it's Thanksgiving and then December is Christmas.  You move and shift things around to accommodate this temporary decor so why not go ahead and evaluate the stuff that you had there.</li>
 	<li>Blankets - Review your blankets and flannel sheets, if applicable, to ensure they don't have holes or rips in them.  Prep for the new season before you need the items.</li>
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Now with all of these areas I want you to repeat our mantra to yourself, "Does this serve a purpose in my life today?"  Be honest with yourself to be able free yourself from the things that have held you back from truly living your happiest life.  This will put you in the right place for the fall/winter months.  This will also prepare you for purposeful spending over the holidays.