Product Review: Rubbermaid All Access Organizers
This storage container has it all. It’s sturdy, stackable, visible, and accessible. I was an instant fan!
Inbox or Invitation to Disaster?
Beware the inbox. On the face of it, an inbox makes sense. It provides a single collection place for your unsorted items. The problem is that you gain a false sense of organization, because while there is an easy plan for entrance, there is no easy plan for exit. The best solution may be no inbox at all.
Gray Away
So what does hair coloring and organizing have to do with each other? Organizing is never as simple as black or white, keep or toss. There is a lot of gray that must stay, but must be stored away. We’ve all been there. We can’t take that cluttered room anymore, so we go in with a trash bag and start tossing the old periodicals, the empty component boxes, but then we get stuck on a half finished craft project, the old documents, the expensive gift we never liked,
Where Bad Organizing Goes to Hide
There have been several occasions, when I have explained to my clients the importance of keeping action items visible and they respond by saying, “Yes, that makes sense, but there are other items I just want to hide.” They’re not talking about hiding cash from thieves or inappropriate materials from their kids. They’re talking about hiding items from themselves.
Keep the Ball in Play
Keep the Ball in Play The World Cup has turned my thoughts to soccer, but not away from organizing. There’s a useful organizing analogy out [...]
The ABC’s of Storage
Here’s a multiple choice question. Fill in the blank with the best choice. “Just put it away in the_______________.” A. Attic B. Basement C. Closet [...]
Bungle in the Bundle
Bungle in the Bundle There is a false sense of security that comes from some familiar bundles. More often than not, bundles don’t help you [...]
Top 10 Closet Storage Do’s and Don’ts: #4
This is the fourth entry in the series Top 10 Closet Storage Do's and Don’ts. 4. DON’T store ANYTHING in a rounded basket with a [...]
Two Sides of a Coin
Originally from Matt Baier's Organizing Works Newsletter, July 2008 TWO SIDES OF A COIN If you think of storage as a one-way street, disorganization is [...]
