TODAY WE DO. LOOK, WE GOT OUR FLOWERS. WE’RE READY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING, FOLKS. AND THAT IS THE THEME OF OUR VERY FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW THIS MORNING. THAT IS RIGHT. SEASONS ARE CHANGING. IT CAN ALSO BE A GOOD TIME TO MAKE SOME CHANGES INSIDE YOUR HOME. AND WHEN IT COMES TO SPRING CLEANING, IT’S HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO START. THANKFULLY, OUR FIRST LIVE GUESTS ARE STANDING BY WITH A FEW TIPS FOR US. YES! JOINING US NOW ARE THE OWNERS OF TARTAN ORGANIZING AT NATALIE BROIL AND CARRIE --. GOOD MORNING LADIES. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. SO CARRIE, I WANT TO START WITH YOU. WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST STARTING WITH? IT LOOKS LIKE THROWING OUT MAYBE SOME EXPIRED THINGS THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD OPTION FOR KITCHEN. I’D SAY LIKE THAT. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO GET STARTED. IS TO LOOK THROUGH YOUR REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER. PROBABLY THE MOST OBVIOUS PLACES FOR EXPIRED PERISHABLES. LOOK THROUGH THOSE SPACES, THROW AWAY ANYTHING THAT’S EXPIRED OR ANYTHING THAT YOU DON’T PLAN ON USING. YOU CAN EVEN LOOK IN YOUR PANTRY AND YOUR MEDICINE CABINETS TO MAKE SOME SPACE FOR SOME INCOMING THINGS. AND WHILE YOU’RE IN THERE AND YOU’RE THROWING THINGS OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR, IT’S A REALLY GOOD TIME TO DO A DEEP CLEAN OF THE REFRIGERATOR AS WELL. YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT, THAT I KNOW THAT CAN OFTEN BE FORGOTTEN. I CAN’T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I CLEANED OUT MY FRIDGE, BUT. SO, NATALIE, WHAT ARE WHAT ABOUT OUR OUTDOOR SPACES? WHAT ARE SOME TIPS YOU HAVE FOR US THERE? YES. WELL, THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO TACKLE THEM. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE INTO THE HOT WEATHER, YOU COULD HAVE THAT THIS WEEK. IF YOU’RE INTO THE COLD WEATHER, YOU COULD ALSO HAVE THAT THIS WEEK. IT’S NORTH CAROLINA. SO YOU KIND OF GET TO PAY AS YOU WELL KNOW. UM, BUT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PRETTY WEATHER. AND THE LONGER DAYLIGHT AND WE THINK NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO BE ORGANIZING SPACES LIKE GARAGES OR YOUR PORCH OR GARDENING SHEDS AND THE FORMULA IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FOR ALL OF THOSE SPACES. FOR ANY SPACE REALLY, WHERE YOU START, YOU KIND OF GET A SENSE OF EVERYTHING THAT’S IN THERE TO, UM, TAKE ALL OF IT OUT. GROUP IT BY CATEGORIES, AND THEN START DOING THE DECLUTTERING. SO THAT’S WHERE YOU SAY, OKAY, I’VE GOT FIVE PAIR OF GARDEN GLOVES. HOW MANY DO I REALLY NEED? AND SO SLOW IT DOWN TO EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED. AND THEN YOU PUT THE STUFF BACK AND IT’S REFRESHED AND USUALLY A LOT MORE MANAGEABLE. YEAH, I LIKE THAT FINDING AND DISCOVERING LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE IN THERE THAT MEANS REALIZING YOU HAVE ALL THIS STUFF YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU HAVE. YEP. YOU GOT TO KNOW WHERE TO START FIRST. DEFINITELY. AND I THINK THAT CAN KIND OF REIGN TRUE FOR CLOSETS AS WELL. CARRIE, IF YOU WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT WHY THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BE DOING THAT, YES, THAT’S RIGHT, A LOT OF THINGS CAN HIDE IN OUR CLOSETS. SO IF YOU HAVE A LOT PACKED INTO A SMALL PLACE ESPECIALLY, YOU’LL FIND ITEMS THAT YOU HAVEN’T WORN IN A LONG TIME STACKED BEHIND THERE. SO NOW’S A GOOD TIME TO LOOK THROUGH YOUR FALL AND WINTER WARDROBE AND TAKE IT ALL OUT. LOOK AT ALL OF IT. AND IF THERE’S THINGS IN THERE THAT YOU HAVEN’T WORN THIS PAST SEASON, GET RID OF IT NOW. CHANCES ARE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE INTERESTED IN IT NEXT YEAR. IF YOU WEREN’T INTERESTED IN IT THIS YEAR, AND THEN ROTATE YOUR CLOSET SO THAT THE HEAVIER WINTER ITEMS ARE IN HARDER TO REACH PLACES AND YOUR LIGHTER SPRING AND SUMMER ITEMS ARE IN MORE ACCESSIBLE PLACES. AH, I LIKE IT. SOME GOOD TIPS THERE, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKS LIKE JACKIE, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MAKING SOME HARD DECISIONS. I’VE GOT SOME TASKS NOW TO DO. YEAH, FOR SURE. AND NATALIE, I KNOW SOME FOLKS MAY BE WANTING TO SWITCH UP SOME DECOR WHERE WE’RE GOING FROM WINTER TO SPRING. SOME, YOU KNOW, THE COLORS OUTSIDE ARE CHANGING. THINGS ARE TURNING MORE GREEN. CAN YOU GIVE US SOME TIPS FOR MAYBE HOW TO SWITCH UP OUR DECOR THIS SEASON WITHOUT ADDING TOO MUCH CLUTTER? BECAUSE THAT’S ALWAYS YOU DON’T WANT TO GO TOO BIG, NOT TOO MUCH. WELL, I’M GLAD YOU MENTIONED BOTH OF THOSE THINGS. SO ADDING IN GREEN, FRESH FLOWERS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT’S A GREAT WAY TO MAKE YOUR SPACE FEEL FRESH. IF YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN YOUR YARD, SNIP A FEW HERE AND THERE. THAT’S THAT’S AN EASY UPDATE. UH, BUT ALSO SHOPPING FROM YOUR OWN HOME. SO GOING IN ONE ROOM AND TAKING, YOU KNOW, LITTLE PIECES FROM ONE VIGNETTE, TRYING THEM IN A NEW SPACE, IT DOESN’T COST ANYTHING. IT’S KIND OF RELAXING, MEDITATIVE, A CREATIVE EXERCISE, AND YOU DON’T END UP WITH MORE STUFF IN YOUR HOME. IT’S ACTUALLY A REALLY GREAT WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT STUFF YOU DO HAVE. YEAH, KIND OF REPURPOSE SOME THINGS. THAT’S A GOOD IDEA. AND FINALLY, REALLY QUICK LADIES SETTING UP BINS FOR SPRING DECLUTTERING IS THIS SOMETHING YOU CAN MAYBE EVEN DO YEAR ROUND? CAN YOU TALK MORE ABOUT THAT? YES, OF COURSE YOU CAN DO IT YEAR ROUND. UM, IF YOU HAVE THE SPACE TO HAVE PERMANENT BINS FOR DONATIONS AND THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO COLLECT TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, AT SOME POINT YOU CAN HAVE PERMANENT BINS. IF YOU’RE JUST DOING A DEEP SPRING CLEANING, YOU CAN SET UP TEMPORARY BINS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE NEAR BEDROOMS, KITCHEN, GARAGE AND AS YOU FIND THINGS THAT YOU DON’T WANT ANYMORE THAT YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE, TOSS THEM IN THOSE BINS. SET A CALENDAR DATE TO TAKE THEM ALL TO GET DONATED, AND STICK TO THE CALENDAR DATE. GET IT OUT OF THERE. YEP, THERE YOU GO. AND MAKE A YOU KNOW, MAKE A PILE GOODWILL HAUL. DROP IT ALL OFF. THAT’S SOME GOOD STUFF THERE. AND NATALIE, LASTLY, COULD YOU TALK MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS TO HAVING LIKE A LABELING SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, WITH BINS AND JUST HAVE A NEAT, ORGANIZED PLACE FOR EVERYTHING? HOW IS THAT GOING TO HELP US IN THE LONG RUN? YEAH. LISTEN, WE CAN TALK ABOUT LABELING ALL DAY LONG. UM, BUT YEAH, IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO HAVE SPACES LABELED, ESPECIALLY IF YOU SHARE YOUR HOME WITH A PARTNER OR A FAMILY. UM, A ROOMMATE. ANYBODY ELSE HAVING DESIGNATE SPACES THAT ARE LABELED HELPS EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTE TO PUTTING THINGS BACK. NOW, ACTUALLY MAKING THEM DO IT KIND OF A DIFFERENT STORY, BUT IT DOES MAKE IT EASIER. UM, AND WE RECOMMEND MAKING SURE THAT YOUR LABELS ARE JUST AS SPECIFIC AS THEY SHOULD BE. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO LABEL FLOODLIGHTS AS FLOODLIGHTS AND NOT JUST LIGHT BULBS, BUT YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO SAY PIRATES --. YOU WOULD WANT TO SAY SNACKS. KEEP IT A LITTLE MORE THERE. SO STAY FLEXIBLE. YEP, ALL GOOD TIPS THERE. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU BOTH. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME FOR ALL OF THESE HELPFUL TIPS. I THINK YOU’VE DEFINITELY INSPIRED A LOT OF ACTION FOR THE DAYS AHEAD. AND IF YOU AT HOME ENJOYED THESE TIPS, CONSIDER CONNECTING WITH TARTAN ORGANIZING. YOU CAN VISIT THEIR WEBSI