{"id":5876,"date":"2019-01-18T14:40:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T19:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/?p=5876"},"modified":"2019-02-18T16:27:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T21:27:57","slug":"tidying-up-tips-for-travel-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/tidying-up-tips-for-travel-nurses","title":{"rendered":"Tidying Up Tips for Travel Nurses: How to Stay Organized on the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;5876&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tidying Up Tips for Travel Nurses: How to Stay Organized on the Road&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this post<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p>So, I have to admit, it happened to me. On a lazy Saturday morning, I got sucked into a Netflix binge. I wanted to watch something mindless. What&#8217;s popular on Netflix? My Saturday turned into hours of Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. If you haven\u2019t seen the show, it goes something like this:<\/p>\n<p>A family reaches out to published author Marie Kondo, inventor of a Japanese method of organizing called KonMari method. To\u00a0 summarize her method \u2013 touch everything you own and if it doesn\u2019t bring you joy, toss it. Anyway, in the show, the family has too much clutter, and they need Marie\u2019s help tidying up. Marie goes to said family\u2019s home and assesses the situation. Then, she starts room by room and teaches them how to get rid of things that they don\u2019t need. Not only that, but she shows them how to fold and organize the things that they decide to keep so that their clutter takes up less space.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the official trailer:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"838\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WvyeapVBLWY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At first, I thought the show was absolutely ridiculous. However, after a few episodes I started thinking \u2013 man, I can\u2019t wait to organize my apartment like this! And so, the obsessive cleaning has begun. I know travel nurses are always on the road, and so maybe you don\u2019t accumulate a lot of stuff. However, for those of you who have a hard time letting things go, here are five \u201cTidying Up\u201d tips for travel nurses!<\/p>\n<h2>Five Tidying Up Tips for Travel Nurses<\/h2>\n<p>Here are five tidying up tips for travel nurses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/pictures\/tidying-up-marie-kondo-cleaning-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspired by Marie Kondo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/tidying-up-tips-for-travel-nurses.jpg\" alt=\"tidying up tips for travel nurses\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/tidying-up-tips-for-travel-nurses.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/tidying-up-tips-for-travel-nurses-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/tidying-up-tips-for-travel-nurses-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/tidying-up-tips-for-travel-nurses-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/tidying-up-tips-for-travel-nurses-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href='https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/apply\/' class='big-button bigblue'>All packed? Apply for Travel Nurse Jobs Here!<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Decide what you actually need to bring with you<\/h3>\n<p>The first step, of course, is to look at everything that you own and decide if it brings you joy. Anything you have that you constantly decide not to pack for your next assignment is probably something you can get rid of. Clothing that you never wear, that shirt with the hole in it that you\u2019re planning to \u201cfix\u201d someday, hair product you might use again\u2026 those types of things are all clutter. If you eliminate what items you have altogether, it will be easier to decide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/packing-light-how-travel-nurses-lighten-the-load\">what to pack for travel assignments<\/a>. Marie recommends that people pull out everything they own and put it in piles. Start with your bedroom and your clothes, and then move around from there to sort things. When you see everything piled up, you realize just how much of something you have. This can make it easier to realize you don\u2019t need to keep it.<\/p>\n<h3>Fold and pack to save space<\/h3>\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve narrowed down which things you\u2019re keeping forever and which things you\u2019re bringing on this specific assignment, it\u2019s time to practice folding and packing to save space. Check out the way Marie folds everything so that it\u2019s standing upright instead of laying down. It\u2019s amazing how it actually saves space and makes things easier to find. Her techniques can come in handy in your dresser drawers and closets as well as that suitcase you may or may not be living out of.<\/p>\n<h3>Organize your mementos<\/h3>\n<p>The next items you need to think about are the sentimental things you&#8217;re holding onto. These items are not considered clutter \u2013 they\u2019re meaningful mementos of your life. As a travel nurse, you likely have accumulated a lot of really cool memories from your travels. Now, you probably don\u2019t need to bring all this stuff with you to each assignment (unless you literally live from assignment to assignment.) Regardless, one of the most important tidying up tips for travel nurses is to organize and safely store things that are important to you. Although you might not want access to them right now, down the road when you look back at this time in your life, you might.<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t forget about your tech clutter<\/h3>\n<p>Now let\u2019s not forget about your technology. All of the apps taking up space on your phone and tablet\u2026 what\u2019s actually on there? Organizing your technology can be strangely satisfying. Delete old contacts \u2013 you really don\u2019t need your ex\u2019s mom\u2019s phone number anymore. Why is it still in there? Apps that you never use can go, and then organize them into folders that make sense so you\u2019re not constantly swiping to find what you need. Even adjusting your settings to preserve battery can be helpful.<\/p>\n<h3>Whatever you do \u2013 don\u2019t throw things in the trash!<\/h3>\n<p>The last of our Tidying Up tips for travel nurses \u2013 don\u2019t trash your stuff! Just because it doesn\u2019t bring you joy, doesn\u2019t mean it won\u2019t help someone else. What\u2019s that old saying\u2026 one person\u2019s junk is another person\u2019s treasure? Make sure anything you have that is still usable gets donated. The act of donating can take up a lot of time, but it will make you feel good. I promise.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Don&#8217;t drive around with your donations in your trunk for a year&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"tidying up tips for travel nurses\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Do you have any additional tidying up tips for travel nurses? Share with us in the comments below!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, I have to admit, it happened to me. On a lazy Saturday morning, I got sucked into a Netflix binge. I wanted to watch something mindless. What&#8217;s popular on Netflix? My Saturday turned into hours of Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. 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