Does It Fit?

I'm leaving our closets for another topic today.  Something for us to analyze as we walk around our homes or offices today…

One of my children has a roommate who probably doesn't read my blog or care.  For weeks, the person put a roll of packing tape into a small drawer in the living room.  The problem was, the drawer wouldn't shut with the large roll in it.  My child would try to shut the drawer in passing, and find the tape.  Putting it up on top of the end table to shut the drawer didn't help for long.  The next day, the tape would be back in the gaping drawer.  This went on for weeks until someone else hid the offending tape in the oven mitt drawer where it fit AND the drawer would close.

Yesterday, in desperation, I shoved something large into my school cabinet and hurriedly shut the door before anything could fall out.  The custodian sat there, laughing at me, warning me to not let a child open that door or an avalanche would ensue.

Basically, if a door or drawer won't close, we have too much stuff in that space.  We can rearrange items, put them in a more suitable place,  or just declutter the space.