Like Things Together

As you are organizing, consider putting like things together.  For instance, in the kitchen, have everything you need for baking in one area.  All your medications (or each person's) can be in a small bin.  Batteries can be stored together in a bin.  Pens can be put in cups or in a correspondence drawer in a container.  Loose change should have a mug or box.

The upside of this method is that you don't overbuy and can easily find what you need when you need it.  Begin moving like things together as you go through drawers and cabinets.

Day 18: Organizing Containers

I walked into Wal-Mart over the weekend and saw great sales on plastic organizing containers. Bargains like that always tempt me to buy as I like neat, orderly boxes housing my stuff. However, the BEST way to get organized is to get rid of the excess clutter first, then organize the essentials into bins or boxes. It's dangerous to just fill bin after bin without sorting. Having thought this way for a few years now, I actually have some drawers in my house that are empty (in end tables, etc.) It can be done!

Back to getting rid of one thing per day, today in the back of my van is a bag of clothes my teenaged daughter is giving to Goodwill, and another stack is going to the resale shop. Yea!