Updated: March 20, 2026
Written By Melanie McConnell of Mello Spaces as part of our Organizing Blog Collab.
Hooray!! Summer is upon us! This time of year can bring so much joy with getting outdoors more often, gathering with friends and family, outdoor events, and hopefully more downtime. How can you set up your space so that you maximize the joy this beautiful season can bring?
Step One:
Gather all your off-season winter accessories (hats, gloves, scarves) and supplies (shovels, ice scrapers, etc.) together for sorting. Then separate them out to store until next year, donate, recycle, or toss. Getting all these items out of the way will hopefully clear up some space to start fresh in the new season.
Step Two:
Gather all your summer accessories (sunglasses, sunblock, bug spray, water toys, pool towels, etc.). Make sure every item is still useful and brings you joy. Be sure to check expiration dates on things such as sunblock and bug spray. Discard/donate the items responsibly that no longer serve you or your family.
Step Three:
Store the summer supplies in easy to access locations so you can easily enjoy them and not go searching through your home to find them! Be sure all your family members are aware of where the items are, so you do not have to be the gatekeeper.
Step Four:
Take selected items to your location donation center and enjoy your new space!
Sustainable Lifestyle Solutions, founded by Marybeth Welty, helps women entrepreneurs design beautiful, high-performance home offices and build the streamlined business systems they need to grow their income and work from anywhere. Based in Coal Harbour, Vancouver BC, Marybeth works with clients in-person locally and with women entrepreneurs worldwide through the Freedom Business Society — a membership community for women who want time freedom, financial freedom, and location freedom. Ready to transform your space and your business? Book a free discovery call or explore the Freedom Business Society.
Melanie McConnell is a Professional Organizer and the owner of Mello Spaces. She helps busy professionals and parents get the organized home of their dreams. Check out her website www.mellospaces.com and follow her on Instagram: @mellospaces
Florena Davies is a Professional Organizer and Owner of Organize by Flo. She uses her experience as a wife and mother of 2 to create real life organizational systems and changes for work and home that allow our 2 worlds to co-exist and ‘Flo” together. Check out her website at https://www.organizebyflo.com/ and on instagram @organizebyflo.
Marybeth Welty helps women entrepreneurs design high-performance home offices, build streamlined business systems, and create the organized foundation they need to grow their income and work from anywhere in the world. As an interior designer, professional organizer, and business systems strategist with over 15 years of experience, Marybeth combines beautiful space design with practical digital systems to help women achieve time freedom, financial freedom, and location freedom. Connect with her at www.sustainablelifestylesolutions.com and on Instagram at @womenentrepreneurswhotravel.
