Recently, I had the opportunity to help my cousin out with some re-organizing. Things had been organized before, but through time, things just added up and there were many items in the wrong place. She does event planning, so through time, certain areas of her house, especially the kitchen, had become "dumping" grounds for out of place items. She needed someone to come in with a fresh set of eyes and help get things back into shape.
That's where I and my cousin Silvie came in. We balanced each other out. She loves to organize, but is extra good at letting things go. I on the other hand have a harder time with letting things go, in terms of I think it can be used later. But we reasoned and compromised, and we were able to get rid of unnecessary items and give a home to the items that belonged in the areas we tackled, and made things happen.
One area that we tackled was the bathroom closet and the cabinet under the sink. First we sorted everything that was in the closet into like groups. For example, hair products. Then we went through each group and got rid of things that were not being used, like half bottles of shampoo or expired products. Then we cleared out the closet, and cleaned it out.
The next step was to figure out our containers and set up. It's nice to put things in containers, because it helps with doing it's job of keeping things contained. Since the bins we were using in the closet were see through, we didn't have to label. We did put labels for the items under the cabinet sink.
Many times it's not that you are not able to take on the job of organizing, but there are times, we hold on to things because of sentimental reasons or we think we may need an item down the line and just simply have a hard time of letting go of things, or we just need another perspective or fresh set of eyes. And many times, two minds are better than one.
That's where I and my cousin Silvie came in. We balanced each other out. She loves to organize, but is extra good at letting things go. I on the other hand have a harder time with letting things go, in terms of I think it can be used later. But we reasoned and compromised, and we were able to get rid of unnecessary items and give a home to the items that belonged in the areas we tackled, and made things happen.
One area that we tackled was the bathroom closet and the cabinet under the sink. First we sorted everything that was in the closet into like groups. For example, hair products. Then we went through each group and got rid of things that were not being used, like half bottles of shampoo or expired products. Then we cleared out the closet, and cleaned it out.
The next step was to figure out our containers and set up. It's nice to put things in containers, because it helps with doing it's job of keeping things contained. Since the bins we were using in the closet were see through, we didn't have to label. We did put labels for the items under the cabinet sink.
Many times it's not that you are not able to take on the job of organizing, but there are times, we hold on to things because of sentimental reasons or we think we may need an item down the line and just simply have a hard time of letting go of things, or we just need another perspective or fresh set of eyes. And many times, two minds are better than one.
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