The final days of summer are upon us. Take the time to enjoy the warm air and light evenings. For those of you counting down the days until school starts, take a moment to enjoy your kids before the pressure of the school year settles upon you both.
Objects of summer are plentiful and can be dirty. Think beach chairs, coolers, tote bags, sand toys, and more. When the time comes to put these away for the cooler months, take a few extra minutes to prepare them for storage. A little bit of time and effort now can save a lot of time and effort later.
- If it can get wet, hose it down! Get all of the sand and dirt off and out of creases. Do this early on a sunny day and leave it to fully dry in the sun.
- Carefully inspect the items. If it is broken or worn, throw it out. It won't magically fix itself over the winter.
- Straighten out the shed or garage and make a place for summer items. Rotate the shovels and sleds to the front and place the sand toys and beach chairs in the back.
- Store items in like groups so you can easily find what you are looking for. For example, items that you take to the beach can be placed together or items you take to the soccer fields can be placed together.
- Make a list of discarded items that you want to replace before next summer. This way you can throw items out and not worry that you will be caught unprepared next summer.
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