When people are given assistance to organize, the organizer helps them categorize like-items together. Conferring with the client, they come up with a spot to store those items. What I find is that people who struggle with being organized don't allow those spots to stay purely assigned to, say, collar stays for men's shirts. A small box on a dresser is designated for all those little tabs that keep collars stiff, but then some receipts get thrown in, filling it up. As a result, the person can't find the stays in the little box and he begins laying them all over the dresser again.
Don't let yourself mix stuff into other stuff's designated spot. I've seen it happen over and over again. If too much resides in a storage place, you won't be able to find what you initially wanted in there.
Keep the storage bins, drawers, and boxes pure…don't let rogue clutter seep into your organizational system.
Showing posts with label storage. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 22, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Birds of a Feather
"Birds of a feather flock together" is an idiom used to indicate similar people sticking together. It also can apply to organization within our homes or offices. In order to be able to locate things, store items together that are easily associated.
For example, our suitcases are stored in a certain closet. With the suitcases is a box that contains travel adaptors, airplane neck inflatable pillows, money belts, luggage tags, and other useful travel items. We go to that closet for suitcases, and right there are items that we might need for travel.
As you think of a particular activity you enjoy and for which you keep supplies, consider whether they are stored together in a place easily located.
For example, our suitcases are stored in a certain closet. With the suitcases is a box that contains travel adaptors, airplane neck inflatable pillows, money belts, luggage tags, and other useful travel items. We go to that closet for suitcases, and right there are items that we might need for travel.
As you think of a particular activity you enjoy and for which you keep supplies, consider whether they are stored together in a place easily located.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Day 16: Packaged Mixes
Today I am getting rid of some packaged mixes that have been in the pantry for too long. You know the type, the ones that come in a gift set on holidays, or with mugs, etc. I use part of the gift set and stash the other items on the shelf where they gradually inch toward the back and are forgotten. I need to plan to use them up soon after receiving them in the future.
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