Did you get any worthwhile organizing accomplished this week?
The cold and less daylight can be real energy drainers. But, I have noticed that getting a put-off job finished can be a lift.
One thing I kept putting off was organizing our VHS tapes. We don’t have too many left since we switched to DVDs, but the ones we did have were tossed into a cabinet with no rhyme or reason. I took them all out and sorted them into categories (drama, science fiction, comedy, and so on) and placed them back in the cabinet so that the titles were clearly visible. A simple change, perhaps, but one that will make it much easier to find what we want to watch. And it took all of ten minutes!
So many helpful hints about organizing talk about alphabetizing things like DVDs and spices and books. If this works for you, great! For me, however, I find it makes more sense to organize by categories. My spice cabinet, for example, looks like this:
On the left side, I have Italian/Pizza herbs on the bottom, Chili powders next, Indian curry spices and Cole Slaw fixings next, and on top are the herbs I don’t use often like tarragon. Also on top is spare salt and pepper for refilling shakers. On the other side are baking supplies starting with measuring cups on the bottom and ending with muffin papers and colored sugars on the top.
(Did you know, by the way, that you can make cheap colored sugar yourself with plain sugar and a drop or two of food coloring? You can get even more vibrant color if you use cake decorating paste colors.)
In addition to having less clutter, being organized help me find stuff faster!
My miniature sorting is still coming along. Definitely, a two week project.
Sandra