Organizing the Junk Drawer

How many posts could one person have on a junk drawer? A few–apparently!

I blame the husband. He is always adding things to it that do not go there. Things he takes up from the basement or out of the garage for a project, but then doesn’t feel like putting back in garage or basement and drops them off in the junk drawer.

I love my husband a lot and I happen to think he is funny. Even when he is annoying me, he amuses me. He told me I shouldn’t call it a junk drawer if I don’t want junk in it.

touche.

I started this project like any good organizing project and completely emptied the drawer.

We had a toy that had been sitting there waiting to be fixed, so I fixed it.

I thought about what we use regularly and want to keep handy. A few basic tools, tape, pencils, papers, etc.

The stuff that didn’t belong got put away, and the rest was sorted–like things together.

The thing about a home that you live in is you can never do something just once. You have to go back on a regular basis and sort, toss, donate. Like all things in life–It is easier to keep up then to catch up.

I have mentioned a few times that one of the things I’m really focusing on as of late is ME! In the last 4 weeks I have lost 18 lbs! I have a lot further to go, but a switch went off and I know I can do it. I finally went through my closet. I boxed up all the maternity clothes and got rid of the ugly clothes and kept just what I absolutely love. At the moment–none of it fits me. I know it will though. I also bought those skinny velvet hangers. That was a game changer! I think I might hit up some Memorial day sales for maxi dresses for the summer. Seems like I good thing to invest in as I lose weight.

Have you been sorting/organizing any spaces lately?

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Hi, I'm Megan--the crazy mom of three behind this blog. Please don't be intimidated by the name. Note it doesn't say BALANCED Home. We hardly have it all together, but together we have it all. Or at least that is what I tell myself. I love rearranging, decorating, creating, crafting, celebrations, family, and holidays. I share a little bit of all of that and more on Balancing Home. I am married to my college sweetheart (Is that a thing? Well now it is.) and he is a very talented designer. I use him for his skills so I can offer up sweet printables to all of you. If you want to learn more randomness about me or my blog, stop by my about page. TwitterFacebookGoogle

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