Over the last few months, I've gained a new appreciation for box lids and cardboard trays. Previously, we've only used them as resting places on the kitchen island for the cats and their toys, but lately I've been using them as 'drawers' to help tame and organise my clothes. They work wonderfully as dividers in drawers and as actual drawers or pull out shelves in my armoire. My hubby brought cardboard trays home from the beer store for me to use. In time I might decorate them with pretty paper or collages. For the moment, they thrill me with their neatness just as they are. I finally fell prey to the KonMari method of folding and tidying and sparking joy although I'm only onto my clothes and it's a slow process. But I am loving the results! And I find it fairly easy to maintain...sometimes old habits creep in but it's painless to recognise and get back on track with folding everything compactly and putting it back in its place. I've divided my pants, for instance, into: sweats & yoga pants, leggings, summer pants & jeans, with a box lid for each category. It saves so much time. I can readily see what's available. I never thought I would be so excited about being organised with my clothes! When I first started, I found myself sharing photos of my newly organised underwear drawer (again box lids as dividers) with patient co-workers! I'm realising that I have TONS of clothes yet don't consider myself a true clothes horse. The skinny middle shelf of the armoire is full of my skirts--winter and summer that are best folded rather than hung. You may have noticed a big open space on the top shelf of my armoire. This is still a work-in-progress. T-shirts and tops are a little less easy to divide into categories and I still have a jumble of them waiting to be sorted, folded and shelved, but the box lids and cardboard trays are at the ready!
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4/19/2019 04:07:21 pm
I love boxes for organizing things. When I have my new art room, I have a bunch of small boxes I’ve been saving just for that room! It’s going to be a while but it will happen!
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