Almost everyone has one of these in their homes. It's the place where we seem to keep the "I don't know where to put this" or " I don't what to do with this" stuff so I'll just put it in here for now. For now, ends up being months later and before you know it, you can barely open the drawer. Why do we call it the junk drawer anyway? Even though it gets crammed full of stuff, is the stuff really junk? Or is the junk drawer just a safe haven for those things that we don't want to throw out because we think might need it someday. We've all used that line one time or another.
Today I decided to tackle the junk drawer in my kitchen. It's the one and only junk drawer I have in my apartment. Although, truth be told, I'd probably have another one around the place if it wasn't for the fact that I can't afford to devote any other prime real estate to "junk". When you live in a one bedroom apartment without a storage locker, every inch counts!
When I pulled it out to sort it, I was surprised at how much stuff had amassed in it. I found some mystery cables (I have no clue what they're), phone extension cords, regular extension cords (the cheap ones that are only good for two pronged cords so they're not even worthwhile). I also found a number of packets of flower food. You know, the ones that you get whenever you buy a bouquet of flowers. Quite clearly, it's been a while since I've had fresh flowers since some of the packets have hardened! I even found these little rubber balls that I had used probably only once to put in the dryer with my down coat to help it dry evenly. They say to use tennis balls but since I didn't have any, I found the next best thing! I bought them at the dollar store and I actually think they are cat toys!
Anyhow, after some ruthless editing, I proud to say that my junk drawer only contains some hooks for hanging purses, the cords (although, I think those will be going in the very near future) and a little glass dish which holds the good flower food and the spare key for my bike lock) Oh, I also have a few 3M stickers to hang pictures. If you've never used them, you need to give them a try. No more holes in the walls! Surprisingly it didn't even take that long which makes me wonder why I didn't do it sooner.
So the lesson here folks, try to limit yourself to one junk drawer for those odds and ends and go through it regularly. Once a month, if you can. You can buy drawer inserts with compartments to keep things organized but the goal is to not let it get out of control.
If you have an organizing question, send me an email.
info@theurbanorganizer.ca
Cheers!
Marie
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