My July goal of home improvement fell flat on its face. I contacted shopgranitedepot.com but never
followed up with my measurements, which I can’t find. That brings me to the August goal of getting
organized.
I want to be able to find stuff right away when I need
it. I want to have a system for dealing
with routine activities such as checking mail and generating a grocery list. I
want to have a stable meal plan. The motivation
for this is to save time. When I lose an
ATM card, I now face the inconvenience of having a new card issued. When I need to make dinner it is frustrating
to find rotting cucumbers and grapes in the refrigerator crisper.
I have heard that organizing is having a place for
everything. Sometimes aesthetics trumps
convenience. I have access to quite a
bit of convenient storage.
Unfortunately, I use this storage for items I don’t want to throw away,
but am also not sure where to store. One
example that comes to mind is an old laptop and computer peripherals. I have no use for this device or the
associated peripherals, but the laptop is stored in a bedroom closet and the
peripherals are stored in the living room.
If I am not willing to discard something, I should at least be willing
to move it to inconvenient storage.
The same could be said of the garage. I have a hard time putting the girls’
bicycles away because of a jogging stroller that I never use. However, when I want to use the stroller it
is a hassle to bring it upstairs from the basement. I also store little used tools in the
basement because that is where they “should” live. A shovel, sled, football, basketball and
volleyball come to mind. By freeing up
space in the garage, I could more conveniently store helmets and yard
maintenance equipment that I use on a more regular basis.
Having room to grow is something to approach
cautiously. These free zones should be
drop off points, but not permanent drop off points. Reducing my earthly possessions and
un-cluttering are important aspects that I am not ready to take on yet. I need to get rid of climbing gear and dress
clothing that have not seen use in a decade.
This will become more important as the kids get older and “need”
more space.
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