Organizing vs. Decluttering

All the department stores are featuring large tubs and organizing bins right now.  Stacks and stacks are available for people's New Year's resolutions of "I WILL become organized."  It's definitely a worthy goal.

I personally love bins and boxes.  Seeing those craft rooms on Pinterest with all the neat cubbies with matching bins makes me feel peaceful.  However, more often than not, bins are used to just squirrel away excess clutter that fades into the forgotten places in our memories.

Do you know anyone whose modus operandi is shoving stacks of papers that need sorting into bins?    At least these dear ones care enough to not let it pile up around the house. We have a couple drawers and bins at our house that have remain untouched for years.  Thus, my point about bins.  If you do use bins, here is a link to a great article on how to avoid the forgetting what you've stored.

http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.ca/2014/05/uheart-organizing-diy-attic-storage.html

To close, my advice is ALWAYS declutter first, get rid of excess, and then you won't have much to organize.