I don\u2019t have a junk drawer in my house. During my years of helping others get organized, I\u2019ve discovered many don\u2019t even know what\u2019s in their \u201cjunk\u201d drawer.\u00a0 So why have one? (The name itself should give you a hint as to what to do with most of the items it contains.)<\/p>\n
Take the plunge and DUMP the junk drawer out on a table. You can probably throw out a good portion of what\u2019s in there immediately, for instance that key that doesn\u2019t open anything you can think of,\u00a0 a marker that doesn\u2019t write, a three-year old receipt for something you thought was important, a pack of chewing gum from the 90\u2019s, a tube of Super Glue\u00ae that has sealed itself shut, etc.<\/p>\n
If there is something you do want to keep, decide NOW where its new home will be and then put it there. If the drawer contains lose items such as paperclips, get a drawer organizer and separate like items\u2014e.g., all paperclips together, all thumb tacks together, all rubber bands together, all batteries together.\u00a0 Make a space for a roll of tape, tape measure, a small screwdriver, a scissor\u2014things you might actually need and use. Now you have a utility drawer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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