Organizing By Grouping
May 5, 2014If I had to name one organizing strategy as being more important than others, I would probably choose “grouping”. Grouping similar items in a specific location is a major time saver. For example – batteries. I have a dresser in my family room and each drawer has a specific purpose. One of the drawers is for batteries. All batteries go in that drawer and nowhere else. So when I need a battery, that’s where I go. If I need to put a battery away, that’s where it goes. Batteries live in the bottom right drawer of the dresser and that’s that.
In the second right drawer of that same dresser are light bulbs. You guessed it – all light bulbs live in that drawer. When I need one, I know right where they are.
Other things that could be grouped include:
- Supplies needed for morning routine
- Kitchen utensils
- Cutting boards
- Veggies for salad (Rather than put vegetables in the refrigerator drawers, put them in a plastic container. When you make a salad, pull out the container and everything you need is there.)
Take a look through your house and see if there are any that would benefit from being “grouped”.
