Comments on: Simplify, THEN Organize

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:04:16 +0000

You can’t underestimate how emotionally demanding a process of decluttering can be. Almost every item in our house has some emotional resonance, some memory revived, some meaning, even though I know it’s got to go.

Deciding where it all goes is crucial. We have lots of stuff that has never had a proper home and consequently when you want it you can never find it!

By: Brandie Kajino, The Home Office Organizer

Brandie Kajino, The Home Office Organizer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:14:30 +0000

Hi Kelly,
Great question! My tip would be to first determine what things you need to access regularly, and even make a list such as Regularly Need, Sometimes, Rarely.
Then if you are organizing the things in your storage areas, put the “Rarely” items in the back, “Sometimes” in front of that, and “Regularly Need” closest to the door (or lowest on the shelving).
Also, a short inventory on the outside of the box (where you can see it, aka turned toward you) will help you located things easily without digging.
Also, be sure to store related things in the boxes into categories that make sense to you.

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:33:43 +0000

Brandie, I have the simplification process down pat after moving twice on once year. (Can you say PURGE? LOL!)

I’m embarrassed to say that I m still living and working out of boxes here in the new place though… I guess I’m in the ‘decide where it all goes’ phase.

I have two storage areas, but I always like having so many things ‘within reach’ and that just isn’t possible in this apartment.

Have any tips for putting things away that you’ll still need to access regularly?

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