My sofa gets cluttered most. The boys come in from school, their shoes go on my area rug and their bags go on sofa. Drives me absolutely insane every day
My kitchen counter, I can’t take the recycling out often enough as I’m in a 2nd floor flat. The bins are always full outside which is sooo frustrating!
Lol. My store room off the carport and the kitchen table, and right now I'm working on my craft room. Craziness happens. Have a super fantastic day. And thanks for the tips and tricks. Sending love and hugs Sherry 🧡🧡🧡✌✌
The purse organizer is also great for switching purses. No need for multiples in all purses! No spare money in all purses, chapstick etc., only 1 is needed! A great find, and yes, it was inexpensive!
You know you have too much in your purse when you set it on the grocery store scale and it says more than five pounds! Ack! Lol. True story in 1992. I carry the bare minimum these days. Great video! 💜
Thanks!!! Today I’m Decluttering my dad’s small box of drawers. He organized his screws and nails in it. I kept trying to find a use for. However, it just reminded me that I have been having it for years and never found a use for it. Some craft a real really love it. I have to keep an eye on our kitchen island for clutter. Also, the coffee table
Sue Wolfe-My craft room is my nemesis. Now that I actually have one, I move things from one area to another, trying to figure out how to store what I have. Oh my, I wish you lived nearby!!
Set a timer for 20 minutes and make yourself remain in craft room and put stuff where it belongs. If there isn’t a place for it, set it in a pile to deal with during another 20 minute section of time. You’d be amazed at how much you truly get done in 20 minutes. Try it! (PS BEWARE.... you usually are on such a roll you keep working even after your timer goes off). Sometimes I do walk away for a little bit and then set my timer for another 20 minutes. It is honestly astounding how much better your space looks after that timer rings!!!
My kitchen island is a clutter magnet. I alway place things that need to go in the basement in the corner closest to the stairs. Incoming mail and stuff to be filed are in the opposite corner waiting . It’s also where I spread out tax filing documents every year, where fall harvests sit waiting to be processed, so it’s year round.
Love the video (as usual). TFS. Bedside table is my nemesis, every time I take something away...I need it! Oh well...working on it! Funny story, determined to keep paper clutter at bay, I got a “heavy duty”shredder. “You need not open junk mail again” they advertised. Just put the whole envelope in the shredder, save time. An advertiser sent me a nickel among several pages...did not know it was in there, paper thick...the shredder was “heavy duty” all right...chewed up the nickel; only part damaged...a tiny plastic sensor that caused the rollers to engage. I was so busy laughing, I could only be mad at myself. Lesson here...take a minute to at least tear/cut end of envelope and shake! Needless to say a new EXPENSIVE shredder had to be ordered. They are not meant to shred nickels. B. Sims
That magnetic knife holder is also awesome for artist Palette knives. I found a separate cabinet for the mixer, juicer, toaster, etc. was a win win. I figured out which ones I use daily, they stayed. The rest where as needed tools and put behind a two door cabinet.
Yesterday I finally dived into the kitchen drawers keeping in mind doing 1 or 2 drawers at a time as you’ve suggested in the past - doing a little at a time. I filled one grocery bag with the extra ice cream scoops, church keys, silver ware, tossed old spices & alphabetized the remaining. In the past I would have tried to do this in one sitting but thanks to you I’m no longer overwhelmed. I live w it’s my dad so much of the items have been sentimental but no longer have a purpose just a few months ago I tossed one of those toddler dishes which held hot water to keep the food warm it was my 60 yr old sisters!
TYFS - Always love your ideas & how you show me that I am not the only one who has clutter 🤫 that is driving me nuts 😣🤬🤭. I’m 🤗 looking forward to seeing your upcoming collaboration.
Plan out what you want to do first!!!! It makes it easier to focus when you go in - and have someone with you - it's always overwhelming when it's your OWN space!!!!
Great video as usual! I have a request that you leave up the little insert photos for just a few more seconds so we can take them in a little more completely. Thanks so much! My trouble spot is my place at the dinner table, where I also sit to do puzzles, read, etc then set aside items not yet completed and this piles up.
You are so right about the garage sale. I use Facebook market place most of the time so I can put stuff up right away and not let a pile accumulate. I need to find a new option now as I live in a flat and can’t leave things out for collection. I think I will be donating more when I’m able to get out again.
My art desk is my clutter nightmare. I do so many things in it. Watercolor, polymer clay, a zoom watercolor class so I have different lighting and palettes.
Looking forward to your collaboration! My biggest clutter problem is my pantry bookcase. It's thin and deep, but anything that is hidden behind the front layer never gets used. (If I can't see it, then it doesn't exist).
I have the same problem. I took all the food out, moved it to a better cabinet and then moved in my kitchen appliances that I did not use daily. The appliances are large like mixers. I am still moving things to find the best home. But I now have my food organized in sections like coffee and tea, pasta, canned goods etc. So much better.
@@marshacimadevilla9890 That worked for me too: canned goods, dry goods (pasta, flour, sugar). I built a "go too" "daily use" shelving in the kitchen by going into the sheet rock 4" and came out 4" for an 8" shelves. These are the every day, salt, coffee, pancake syrup, soup in and out things. That's worked really well. I go to longer term food storage and pull out the cans of tomatoes and anything that I need to use first date wise to the everyday shelves.
Thanks so much for another awesome video! Your organizing videos are SO HELPFUL! I can't wait to see the video on Saturday! Much love and blessings! Ki / Ki's Kreations
I’m excited! I follow the Posh Paper Lady too! I have learned to “Stage” my dinning room table with seasonal settings, so we don’t clutter and dump on it! We use place mats, and cloth napkins at our kitchen table, as well as keeping a candle or vase on it.... so we don’t pile items their, and it is ready to eat at, or play games at.....
I have one cupboard in my kitchen that I struggle with. It has odds and ends in it and its in a corner. I have a blender and glass cooking containers and empty jam jars and much more. One day I will empty it out and try to arrange and purge what I don't need or use. Great ideas Norrine! Thank you!
My bathroom has become complex to organize. Drawers, counters, cabinet, shelves, and medicine cabinet all in one space and dealing with prescription meds, over the counter meds, supplements, makeup, hair stuff, dental stuff, skin care, towels, cleaning products. One quirk is we have sort of deep drawers which means I’ve had to stack/layer some things to utilize the space. I’ve used trays and little bins and it works pretty well. I also built a tall but shallow set of shelves to go between our double sinks. It’s open in back so the mirror behind it reflects some light through.
My biggest problem area is my bonus room on the second floor of my small house. I use it for my computer work (I hate having it visible in my living space), scrapbook projects, and photo organizing. Because it is out of sight it tends to get messy and everything just lands wherever. I am working on it but.... As far as purses go, I started getting smaller purses so I couldn't put so much in them but my daughter in law gave me an awesome cross body bag from Kavu which keeps my stuff limited and is really comfortable on my back.
There are several areas you touched on One being the sofa as soon as I come in every is on the sofa mail, shoes, crafts there is bearly enough more for us to sit. The kitchen table all the mail goes on that table and the bedroom clean laundry all over the bed and chair. Night stand has meds and journals and books and others items. So I fit into all areas you talked about.
Being seniors now, we have a lot of meds, so I use a nice melamine tray on the kitchen counter with daily pill holders for us both, plus several other meds that have to be handy, which keeps them tidy behind my recipe box and napkin holder. I also had to rearrange a kitchen cupboard to make it the medicine cabinet. We still have meds in the bedroom so I use another small tray for mine, and that leaves room for a tissue box, glass of water etc. by the bed. My husband uses the top of a small dresser because he has so many meds! My nightmare spaces are the basement and garage, they're works in progress right now.
My Fiber Art's area. I'd love to be able to reorganize it. Been using a large 2 side portable closet with zip up flap "doors" and 6 deep pockets on each sides.
Another great video.... I live in an apt...I keep my shoes on a shoe tray by the door and across from there is end table where I have a small crocheted "bowl" where I drop my keys... My clutter area is that end table
Hi Vaye! What else collects on that table? Maybe we can think of better ways to contain what you have in that area.... Post on my FB page! I'll see if I have any suggestions! 😊
Ok I got done finally with my kitchen, except for forgetting where things are occasionally it's working great. I can only wish for a pantry, a garage, and a hall coat closet. And, what is it about bedside tables??
Hi Norrine! Haven’t watched video yet. I read the title and thought,” oh dear, I’m not ready for this one yet!!” I have to be in the right ‘headspace’ before I can tackle my clutter!(yes I was a professional organizer🥴) I’ve puttered today, feeling accomplished so far. I will enjoy video tonight and put it into practice for tomorrow’s chores!❤️
My craft room is still a work in progress. For so long I have had roommates come and go, the international students last year so stuff would go from a room back to my bedroom closet for storage. Knowing covid is going to be around yet for a while, I'm setting up one spare room as a craft room also. Almost done (I hope). I would love to share a few before, during and after pictures with you if I could. One room that you never mentioned is the bathroom. I just redid/organized my 1/2 bath that I use the most. Also my linen closet needs to be redone again soon. It is also great to have a friend to encourage and keep each other on track by sharing progress pics and notes. Every spring a do a purging. ☺♥
@@TheCraftyOrganizer I just finished it last night so will go join your FB group and post pics. I still need to buy so drawer pulls for the ''fake'' drawers that hide my paints and some labels to stick on the boxes. I'm so happy how it turned out. ☺♥
As usual, I enjoyed your video and have gotten several ideas from it. I am working towards giving up my eBay store, and have a few more items to collect & donate, and a few to collect, cancel the listing and donate, which I will do tonight. Have three donation boxes which I am filling and taking to St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. They do a lot for the poor in our area. It will be great to reclaim my home, which is a bit like a warehouse these days. Am looking forward to your collab with Sherry, the Posh Paper Lady. Isn't she wildly talented?! I enjoyed seeing the lovely Yzma in a recent episode, the one with the She-shed. That little shed was very cute as a seating area, but so valuable as a storage area, wow! All the best to you and your family!
My dining room is my craft space, which is small. I use my sons room as storage which helps, but his bed, desk and dresser are still in there. He is not coming home this summer, he had decided to stay in the town where he goes to college and work this summer. So I can still use his room, but all of his furniture is in there and I have ave no where to store it or other space to have my craft room except in the dinning room. It seems like I am always organizing. I am all a loss for what to do.
Depending upon what he still has in there.... use those dresser drawers for clothes, under bed bins for supplies, and add some shelves to the closet - if possible!!! This will leave your actual crafting space open for your main supplies. If that doesn't help - send me a picture! I'll see if I have any suggestions!
Open door throw in! Lol On 1 side it has built in shelves 3 ½ inches deep. With varies shelf length , 1 small, 2 medium and long. Barley holds rolls of aluminum foil. Other side has4 shelves. 9 wide 48 Long. But that is deceiving. The wall goes from 79 inches tall to 23 inches. So ceiling is a slant.
I'm struggling with setting up a small space for storage where I can keep snacks in for my grandson. Preferably something that is within reach for him and can be kept in the kitchen. I want something that is sturdy enough where it won't topple over, if bumped. My grandson is 6 years old by the way and lives with me.
Hmmmm I don't suggest these often, but maybe one of the rubbermaid drawer carts? www.instacart.com/landing?product_id=21052869&retailer_id=1487®ion_id=32354803624&gclid=CjwKCAjwhYOFBhBkEiwASF3KGXx1HG9a2TFwUr1Z9I9RCwjaUJ_d4_kFShJxM5dFlo1IhJehq9OW8RoCw-sQAvD_BwE
,DIY- I made a mattress pocket caddy that tucks into my mattress. It holds things like a pack of travel Kleenex, and lip balm. Just take a microfiber mat, , fold it up partway, attach the middle and the sides. And tuck it into the mattress. All those small items are not on top of the nightstan, , but handy. This could also work for glasses and iPhone
@@TheCraftyOrganizer great! I found you on Instagram. I had seen where some people used hot glue or E 6000 and made one pocket. I decided to sew it and make two pockets. Very quick work. I tuck my slipper booties , and gloves that I use with hand cream, into the mattress next to it I’m not a DIY person normally, but I will make some thing if it makes my life easier. This does. I like using the space between the mattresses.
I started out pleased with myself, My coats go straight into the wardrobe the same with my shoes,, as the bedroom is next to the door, Mail I have a system open at the door dump the envelope and bump in a designated bucket. etc, yet my house still feels cluttered at lot of which is the stuff I decluttered from other rooms. That final step of removal from the house. without a car is difficult.I should recycle but I know to get it out of the house I should just bin.
My dining room table is the issue for my husband. I do have a nice center piece and a place to put mail. But it still ends up there. Cant train him not to. Told him I taking out the table if he keeps it up. I might have to set the table and see if that works
My pantry has to serve multiple purposes. I have 4 shelves, I think. The top one I use for paper towels and large items. The floor, I use for heavy items. The first shelf has a tool box and crock pot. The other two shelves, I use for canned food. (I had bought an over-the-door shoe rack and put my plastic wrap, foil, etc., in it so I could use that kitchen drawer for towels and dish cloths; which freed up that shelf.) On one shelf, I have misc fruit, pie fillings, veggies, coffee creamer, etc. On the other shelf, I lined up what I used to make spaghetti sauce, chili, goulash, and Shipwreck Stew; the four things I make the most often. I lined the ingredients up in a row, then I just grab that row of canned items to make one of my favorite dishes. It also makes it easy to do a grocery list. I don't have to go thru all the canned items to see if I have diced tomatoes or some other such thing. That's my only tip-of-the-day! LOL
I think my biggest clutter problem is my head... I walk into any given area, assess the situation, then turn around and walk away. Too much overwhelm! 🚶♀️🤬🙁😔🤷♀️😴
YES, that is how I feel also!!! I would love to know the MAGIC FORMULA for getting myself together enough or rather motivated enough to actually walk in and start the process, not turn around and walk away!!! Somehow, I actually started with my paper clutter stashes and I am actually proud of me plus I just feel better... cant explain it. LOL.
I love the durability, washability and light weight of my Bagatelli handbag. I don't change handbags so I get one at a time, use it til it's done and then move on. So my biggest pet peeve with the Bagatelli? It's black inside and I can't see a dadgum thing. Since I loved it in every other way, I decided to try one of those purse organizers. I got a nice pink one so I could see. It doesn't work. It collapses and folds and I'm struggling to get to the pockets to slip things in. I'm giving up and looking for another purse. I'm not a fan of the purse organizer. I love your videos!!!
GREAT tips! My craft room is the worst but has a door. 😇😆 The long pass-through bar in my kitchen is the drop spot. 😱 I need to at least add something like your tickler file there. What time will you be posting your video on the 15th? Or will you be doing a Facebook Live?
My biggest clutter is my craft room but the one clutter area out where visitors can see is the table next to the recliner I sit in the most. It's where I sort my mail, have reading material, my glasses, medicine, and on and on. It always looks messy. Can you suggest anything?
Hi, Jean. Let's see if I can help. Email me pictures of your area to CallClutterFairy@gmail.com and I will take a look and see if I have any suggestions. 💜
I need help everywhere !! I have a 70’s galley kitchen with laundry room at the end! Washer on one side dryer on other 3 ft apart no pantry. My kitchen 5 drawers no pantry. Get that Rv quick and come see me
I'm into my golden years now and am looking to downsize within 3 - 4 years. Some of us have walkup attics where lots of seasonal stuff gets stored, among other things. My adult son stored some of his computer stuff and china in my attic about 15 years ago for safe-keeping when he moved out. I've tried to give it back to him but he says he doesn't have the room. What to do?
I have the problem, that if I put things out of my sight, I simply forget them. That goes for everything. Vitamins, Medication, Mail... so what can I do not to constantly have clutter spots?
Have trays or boxes specifically allocated to hold what you need. This contains them, but gives a neater visual. It also limits what you can put inside, keeping you from tossing in things that don't belong.
@@TheCraftyOrganizer my biggest problem is our basement isn't finished. In the winter, it is cold and in the summer, I want to be outside. I have plans to finish it but it needs cleaned out. You can do my basement 🙂
our garage is a nightmare; i’m awful abt putting laundry away; my spouse apparently can’t see the organization system in the linen closet (even though there r labels!); he also can’t see the organization system in the kitchen pantry; i’m terrible about piling things on the dining room table!; and the place i sit in the living room has junk sitting there too. oh? did u just want one? haha
LOL Bring them on! Don't know if you've done this - but some men (cough, all of them) don't 'see' labels. If you explain the areas - maybe he will respond better?????? They are just so hard to train. LOL
@@TheCraftyOrganizer Thanks!! Things like that drive me 😝 crazy when I can’t find an answer 😊 loved the video. I’m always so happy when I see you uploaded a new one. You inspire me and that’s not easy 😉😊.
I have too many kitchen small appliances. I use them all variously throughout the year but the Instantpot, the air fryer, the Kitchenaid mixer, the Vitamix mixer, the Nuwave oven, the chopper, various sized crockpots, coffeemaker. I've got a nice sized kitchen but I don't have the space for the appliances and most are too heavy to move about. I can't just put them on a shelf in the garage because I can't hardly lift some of them as it is. The rest of my house is smaller so there is no other place to put them. I have an appliance cabinet that I use for the ones I can lift and move around. But the others... I'm about to the point of clearing off my bar (we don't eat at it anyway) and lining them up on the bar and leaving them there. It's off the workspace. But it's not very attractive either. We have an open concept so it would make all the appliances viewable from the little dining area and the den. Ah, well, whatever works.
If you can let go of those few that you seldom use - maybe co-own them with someone so you can trade back and forth! You both gain space, and still have access to an item the 1-2 times per year you need it!
I've got a couple of those clutter zones. One is on top of my piano. My daughter and her daughter have lived in our downstairs since her daughter was 6 months old. She's 16 now. Anything and everything that either of them doesn't know what to do with ends up on my piano. I also have one of my other granddaughters here 5 days a week and between the two teenagers, they can't seem to collect enough water bottles....not just any water bottles....designer water bottles. I have a teeny tiny kitchen without much space to put away dishes etc....much less water bottles! I'm going downstairs right now to play appliance Tetris but how much ya wanna bet I still won't find a home for all those water bottles.
You could add Shoe holder on the back of a door - then they can pick their favorites of what 'fits'. The rest get donated. You are a GEM for having them all with you 💜
Problem clutter makers for me.. my material like memory foam rolls, Quilt batting, interfacing, specialty chemicals, like spray glitter paints, assorted glues, protectants. and those small pieces of hardware for projects? When I look at my area and begin to organize I end up beginning a new technical project that turns into MULTIPLE crafting organizing projects. Its a vicious circle.
Paper is hard because it hits us emotionally and often triggers stress!!!! It's better for me now - but in the past, organizing my bills - just to still not be able to pay them - was always REALLY stressful!!! So, I'd just let them pile up - which became a double stressor. Hope you can find a system that helps you 💜
My craft room is the worst but has a door. 😇😆 The long pass-through bar in my kitchen is the drop spot. 😱 I need to at least add something like your tickler file there. What time will you be posting your video on the 15th? Or will you be doing a Facebook Live?
I have issues with paper clutter.. l keep bills for some reason, I just don’t know why. Lol. The thing is I have bills from 10 years ago...WHY?? How ridiculous is that. Lol. So I started going through it to make sure nothing important was missed or whatever (makes me feel better about getting rid of it LOL) and I now have started a nice big HEAVY bag to burn this summer in the fire pit!! Truth be told, for a while now we get almost all of our bills online and obviously I am not saving those...plus better for the environment and me. Lol.
I did that 'size-up' technique a few times.... my purse would get full, so I'd get a bigger purse. I finally realized that I would ALWAYS find a way to fill up my purse! So, I got the smallest one I could find and retrained myself. LOL
I found pencil cases on clearance at walmart for $0.50 and used my joy to make iron on "mom" labels and the names of moms i know in the middle. They said would put them in there purses lol. I'll post it in the group.
Can you get (or make) a larger flat container that can hold all of his stuff in one place? Won't eliminate it.. but it will contain and minimize the look of it!! Something like this: www.amazon.com/Magnetic-File-Holder-Organizer-Notebooks/dp/B07KXJKRZR/ref=asc_df_B07KXKF942/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=242180684573&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6897703389282308632&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031097&hvtargid=pla-610771256560&th=1
All the above. My house is a cluttered mess. Dad leaves coffee stuff on table along with meds family puts jackets on any chair avail even though hooks by door. Tables counter bar tops have all sorts of things on them night stand two drawer full of crap and craft room total disaster! I’m a mess!!! But it doesn’t look horrible just cluttered
@@TheCraftyOrganizer I took a box that they would fit in and covered it. I make sure to keep them in their original covers. That helps them not bend. But they are in the top of a rolling cart. They take up a lot of room. I need a solution for them to be stored on shelves. Which I have plenty. My shelves are shy of being long enough
So frustrating when the problem areas are not caused by me but from my spouse. He is ADHD, organizationally impaired, and very touchy and defensive about changing.
I want to divorce my husband and marry you 😂 I bought the 5 tier shoe rack to handle my 1 pair and each of my kids' 2 pairs and my husband's 10 pairs. His shoes are always all over the floor. Socks in every room of the house for some reason🤷🏼♀️ I put up the basket on the wall for car keys, house keys, wallets, hats, gloves, and random papers (such as bills) and everything ends up on the kitchen counter... I am so serious, I literally gave up trying to be his mother. He wants to live in clutter and filth, I just stay in my room now. Atleast my kids visit me 🥰
What area do you struggle the most with clutter? Leave me a comment and thanks for watching!
All of my family photo albums 😳
My garage ug!
My house lol. ❤️🇦🇺
My sofa gets cluttered most. The boys come in from school, their shoes go on my area rug and their bags go on sofa. Drives me absolutely insane every day
My kitchen counter, I can’t take the recycling out often enough as I’m in a 2nd floor flat. The bins are always full outside which is sooo frustrating!
Lol. My store room off the carport and the kitchen table, and right now I'm working on my craft room. Craziness happens. Have a super fantastic day. And thanks for the tips and tricks. Sending love and hugs Sherry 🧡🧡🧡✌✌
My struggle is my craft room!
My garage is mine!
The purse organizer is also great for switching purses. No need for multiples in all purses! No spare money in all purses, chapstick etc., only 1 is needed!
A great find, and yes, it was inexpensive!
So true! I hadn't even thought of that bonus point! Thanks. xoxoxo
You know you have too much in your purse when you set it on the grocery store scale and it says more than five pounds! Ack! Lol. True story in 1992. I carry the bare minimum these days. Great video! 💜
I don't carry one anymore either..... SO much easier to just carry the essentials. :)
My biggest clutter is my attic, old bins full of papers, Christmas, old boxes, 3 moves later stuff!
I had to be brutal with letting go of things - its hard - but also made me feel so much better!
My dinning table is right there when you come into my small home.
We both know how this goes then! LOL
I love the Ikea 'Stickat' pocket organiser to cut bedside clutter 😁
Great suggestion!
Thanks!!!
Today I’m Decluttering my dad’s small box of drawers. He organized his screws and nails in it.
I kept trying to find a use for. However, it just reminded me that I have been having it for years and never found a use for it.
Some craft a real really love it.
I have to keep an eye on our kitchen island for clutter. Also, the coffee table
I love that!
The basement! we moved into our house 3 years ago and still have things in boxes, thank you for all your tips.
You are so welcome!
Sue Wolfe-My craft room is my nemesis. Now that I actually have one, I move things from one area to another, trying to figure out how to store what I have. Oh my, I wish you lived nearby!!
Set a timer for 20 minutes and make yourself remain in craft room and put stuff where it belongs. If there isn’t a place for it, set it in a pile to deal with during another 20 minute section of time. You’d be amazed at how much you truly get done in 20 minutes. Try it! (PS BEWARE.... you usually are on such a roll you keep working even after your timer goes off). Sometimes I do walk away for a little bit and then set my timer for another 20 minutes. It is honestly astounding how much better your space looks after that timer rings!!!
I want to try this 🤞
She will someday when she's mobile! That's what she's working towards!
That’s my friend, reading my mind again. Great hacks.
xoxoxo
My kitchen island is a clutter magnet. I alway place things that need to go in the basement in the corner closest to the stairs. Incoming mail and stuff to be filed are in the opposite corner waiting . It’s also where I spread out tax filing documents every year, where fall harvests sit waiting to be processed, so it’s year round.
My desk is mine - it's one of the few "open" areas... so everything lands there! AUGH!!!
I love pinterest when I need to make any think I look up pinterest and it gives me an idea, special dolls house things. Great ideas.✋
I love it too!!!! Just have to make sure I set a timer... or I will lose 6 hours! LOL
Love the video (as usual). TFS. Bedside table is my nemesis, every time I take something away...I need it! Oh well...working on it! Funny story, determined to keep paper clutter at bay, I got a “heavy duty”shredder. “You need not open junk mail again” they advertised. Just put the whole envelope in the shredder, save time. An advertiser sent me a nickel among several pages...did not know it was in there, paper thick...the shredder was “heavy duty” all right...chewed up the nickel; only part damaged...a tiny plastic sensor that caused the rollers to engage. I was so busy laughing, I could only be mad at myself. Lesson here...take a minute to at least tear/cut end of envelope and shake! Needless to say a new EXPENSIVE shredder had to be ordered. They are not meant to shred nickels. B. Sims
OMG! That must have been SOME shredder to handle a NICKLE!!! WOW!
Even in Dallas, we love that t-shirt. Lol
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That magnetic knife holder is also awesome for artist Palette knives. I found a separate cabinet for the mixer, juicer, toaster, etc. was a win win. I figured out which ones I use daily, they stayed. The rest where as needed tools and put behind a two door cabinet.
Way to go!!! Great tip on the magnetic strip in the art room too!
Yesterday I finally dived into the kitchen drawers keeping in mind doing 1 or 2 drawers at a time as you’ve suggested in the past - doing a little at a time. I filled one grocery bag with the extra ice cream scoops, church keys, silver ware, tossed old spices & alphabetized the remaining. In the past I would have tried to do this in one sitting but thanks to you I’m no longer overwhelmed. I live w it’s my dad so much of the items have been sentimental but no longer have a purpose just a few months ago I tossed one of those toddler dishes which held hot water to keep the food warm it was my 60 yr old sisters!
SO proud and excited for you!!!! Keep me posted on your project!
TYFS - Always love your ideas & how you show me that I am not the only one who has clutter 🤫 that is driving me nuts 😣🤬🤭. I’m 🤗 looking forward to seeing your upcoming collaboration.
You are so welcome!
Mail is my hardest thing to control.
Thinking of organizing my garage is overwhelming.
Me to!!!
Plan out what you want to do first!!!! It makes it easier to focus when you go in - and have someone with you - it's always overwhelming when it's your OWN space!!!!
I am looking forward to the 15th
Great video as usual! I have a request that you leave up the little insert photos for just a few more seconds so we can take them in a little more completely. Thanks so much! My trouble spot is my place at the dinner table, where I also sit to do puzzles, read, etc then set aside items not yet completed and this piles up.
Thank you for the feedback! I will!!! I'm always worried my videos are too long... so I try to keep them quick! :)
You are so right about the garage sale. I use Facebook market place most of the time so I can put stuff up right away and not let a pile accumulate. I need to find a new option now as I live in a flat and can’t leave things out for collection. I think I will be donating more when I’m able to get out again.
So true!
My art desk is my clutter nightmare. I do so many things in it. Watercolor, polymer clay, a zoom watercolor class so I have different lighting and palettes.
Looking forward to your collaboration! My biggest clutter problem is my pantry bookcase. It's thin and deep, but anything that is hidden behind the front layer never gets used. (If I can't see it, then it doesn't exist).
You will love my video next Monday!!!! I'm addressing that very thing!
I have the same problem. I took all the food out, moved it to a better cabinet and then moved in my kitchen appliances that I did not use daily. The appliances are large like mixers. I am still moving things to find the best home. But I now have my food organized in sections like coffee and tea, pasta, canned goods etc. So much better.
@@TheCraftyOrganizer OH YES!! ME TOOO.. I Can't wait to watch.. I could use the areas BUT SO BIG AND DEEP..HUGS!!
Thanks FOR LISTING THIS ISSUE..I to have it..👍😁🙏💗🤟
@@marshacimadevilla9890 That worked for me too: canned goods, dry goods (pasta, flour, sugar). I built a "go too" "daily use" shelving in the kitchen by going into the sheet rock 4" and came out 4" for an 8" shelves. These are the every day, salt, coffee, pancake syrup, soup in and out things. That's worked really well. I go to longer term food storage and pull out the cans of tomatoes and anything that I need to use first date wise to the everyday shelves.
Thanks so much for another awesome video! Your organizing videos are SO HELPFUL! I can't wait to see the video on Saturday! Much love and blessings! Ki / Ki's Kreations
Yay! Thank you!
I’m excited! I follow the Posh Paper Lady too! I have learned to “Stage” my dinning room table with seasonal settings, so we don’t clutter and dump on it! We use place mats, and cloth napkins at our kitchen table, as well as keeping a candle or vase on it.... so we don’t pile items their, and it is ready to eat at, or play games at.....
Love it!!
I have one cupboard in my kitchen that I struggle with. It has odds and ends in it and its in a corner. I have a blender and glass cooking containers and empty jam jars and much more. One day I will empty it out and try to arrange and purge what I don't need or use. Great ideas Norrine! Thank you!
My bathroom has become complex to organize. Drawers, counters, cabinet, shelves, and medicine cabinet all in one space and dealing with prescription meds, over the counter meds, supplements, makeup, hair stuff, dental stuff, skin care, towels, cleaning products. One quirk is we have sort of deep drawers which means I’ve had to stack/layer some things to utilize the space. I’ve used trays and little bins and it works pretty well. I also built a tall but shallow set of shelves to go between our double sinks. It’s open in back so the mirror behind it reflects some light through.
Great job! Sounds like a solution I would do! :)
Right now my most "cluttered" area is my sewing table, due to the lack of space. Also my hall closet.
Is there storage under the table that can be added? Or are you already using that space....
@@TheCraftyOrganizer Im storing fabric underneath.
My biggest problem area is my bonus room on the second floor of my small house. I use it for my computer work (I hate having it visible in my living space), scrapbook projects, and photo organizing. Because it is out of sight it tends to get messy and everything just lands wherever. I am working on it but.... As far as purses go, I started getting smaller purses so I couldn't put so much in them but my daughter in law gave me an awesome cross body bag from Kavu which keeps my stuff limited and is really comfortable on my back.
I love it thank u for sharing
There are several areas you touched on One being the sofa as soon as I come in every is on the sofa mail, shoes, crafts there is bearly enough more for us to sit. The kitchen table all the mail goes on that table and the bedroom clean laundry all over the bed and chair. Night stand has meds and journals and books and others items. So I fit into all areas you talked about.
Hoping one of the suggestions will work for you... it's trial and error! So, if it doesn't work, it just means in didn't fit your needs. 💜
Being seniors now, we have a lot of meds, so I use a nice melamine tray on the kitchen counter with daily pill holders for us both, plus several other meds that have to be handy, which keeps them tidy behind my recipe box and napkin holder. I also had to rearrange a kitchen cupboard to make it the medicine cabinet. We still have meds in the bedroom so I use another small tray for mine, and that leaves room for a tissue box, glass of water etc. by the bed. My husband uses the top of a small dresser because he has so many meds! My nightmare spaces are the basement and garage, they're works in progress right now.
I'll come help, If/when I get my RV!!!! I love doing garages! I've only done one basement - they are not common in California.
@@TheCraftyOrganizer Basements are disasters for messy folks, too much space to spread out and fill with junk! 😉
Great advise Norrine. I need to make that purse insert, so need one.
Yes! Please do... and when you are done, send me a picture!
I checked out the posh lady's video and love her storage containers.
Right?!?! Just amazing!
My Fiber Art's area. I'd love to be able to reorganize it. Been using a large 2 side portable closet with zip up flap "doors" and 6 deep pockets on each sides.
Thank you for sharing . Really useful tips, thanks .
Thank you 💐
TY for sharing your talents 🤗🐞🥰
Thanks for watching!
Another great video....
I live in an apt...I keep my shoes on a shoe tray by the door and across from there is end table where I have a small crocheted "bowl" where I drop my keys...
My clutter area is that end table
Hi Vaye! What else collects on that table? Maybe we can think of better ways to contain what you have in that area.... Post on my FB page! I'll see if I have any suggestions! 😊
Ok I got done finally with my kitchen, except for forgetting where things are occasionally it's working great. I can only wish for a pantry, a garage, and a hall coat closet. And, what is it about bedside tables??
I lose things too.... even when I think I've put it in a REALLY logical place. LOL Great job finishing your kitchen!!!!
What's a pantry? 🤔 LOL I would LOVE a pantry. Also, my hall/coat closet is only 22.5 inches wide...the builder of my house needs to be locked up 🤣😂🤣
Kitchen counters and table.
I think some habits are just who we are, and we just need to make it work for us. 💜
Hi Norrine! Haven’t watched video yet. I read the title and thought,” oh dear, I’m not ready for this one yet!!”
I have to be in the right ‘headspace’ before I can tackle my clutter!(yes I was a professional organizer🥴) I’ve puttered today, feeling accomplished so far. I will enjoy video tonight and put it into practice for tomorrow’s chores!❤️
Rest and enjoy your evening. Hope you like it! xoxoxox
My craft room is still a work in progress. For so long I have had roommates come and go, the international students last year so stuff would go from a room back to my bedroom closet for storage. Knowing covid is going to be around yet for a while, I'm setting up one spare room as a craft room also. Almost done (I hope). I would love to share a few before, during and after pictures with you if I could. One room that you never mentioned is the bathroom. I just redid/organized my 1/2 bath that I use the most. Also my linen closet needs to be redone again soon. It is also great to have a friend to encourage and keep each other on track by sharing progress pics and notes. Every spring a do a purging. ☺♥
OH! I'd love to see pictures!!!!! You can share them to my Crafty Organizer page on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/730125317461615/
@@TheCraftyOrganizer I just finished it last night so will go join your FB group and post pics. I still need to buy so drawer pulls for the ''fake'' drawers that hide my paints and some labels to stick on the boxes. I'm so happy how it turned out. ☺♥
clutter is my nemesis
Mine too! Actually drains me!
As usual, I enjoyed your video and have gotten several ideas from it. I am working towards giving up my eBay store, and have a few more items to collect & donate, and a few to collect, cancel the listing and donate, which I will do tonight. Have three donation boxes which I am filling and taking to St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. They do a lot for the poor in our area. It will be great to reclaim my home, which is a bit like a warehouse these days. Am looking forward to your collab with Sherry, the Posh Paper Lady. Isn't she wildly talented?! I enjoyed seeing the lovely Yzma in a recent episode, the one with the She-shed. That little shed was very cute as a seating area, but so valuable as a storage area, wow! All the best to you and your family!
Thank you so much, Patricia! We enjoy St. Vincent as well, to donate and shop!!!!
My dining room is my craft space, which is small. I use my sons room as storage which helps, but his bed, desk and dresser are still in there. He is not coming home this summer, he had decided to stay in the town where he goes to college and work this summer. So I can still use his room, but all of his furniture is in there and I have ave no where to store it or other space to have my craft room except in the dinning room. It seems like I am always organizing. I am all a loss for what to do.
Depending upon what he still has in there.... use those dresser drawers for clothes, under bed bins for supplies, and add some shelves to the closet - if possible!!! This will leave your actual crafting space open for your main supplies. If that doesn't help - send me a picture! I'll see if I have any suggestions!
Thank you, how would I send you pictures?@@TheCraftyOrganizer
Another great video.💕💕💕
Thank you! 🤗
I have a pantry that uses under the steps area. So it is narrow and slants
Interesting! How are you currently using the space?
Open door throw in! Lol
On 1 side it has built in shelves 3 ½ inches deep. With varies shelf length , 1 small, 2 medium and long. Barley holds rolls of aluminum foil. Other side has4 shelves. 9 wide 48 Long. But that is deceiving. The wall goes from 79 inches tall to 23 inches. So ceiling is a slant.
I have video I can send you
I'm struggling with setting up a small space for storage where I can keep snacks in for my grandson. Preferably something that is within reach for him and can be kept in the kitchen. I want something that is sturdy enough where it won't topple over, if bumped. My grandson is 6 years old by the way and lives with me.
Hmmmm I don't suggest these often, but maybe one of the rubbermaid drawer carts? www.instacart.com/landing?product_id=21052869&retailer_id=1487®ion_id=32354803624&gclid=CjwKCAjwhYOFBhBkEiwASF3KGXx1HG9a2TFwUr1Z9I9RCwjaUJ_d4_kFShJxM5dFlo1IhJehq9OW8RoCw-sQAvD_BwE
Nope , My purse is the most orangenize , I wish the rest of the house would be the same , oh and my craft room too , 🤪🤪🤪👏👏👏👏♥️
Gold Star for YOU!!! My purse was always my worst catch all! LOL
,DIY- I made a mattress pocket caddy that tucks into my mattress. It holds things like a pack of travel Kleenex, and lip balm.
Just take a microfiber mat, , fold it up partway, attach the middle and the sides. And tuck it into the mattress. All those small items are not on top of the nightstan, , but handy. This could also work for glasses and iPhone
So smart, Judy!!!!! I'd love to see a picture!
@@TheCraftyOrganizer great! I found you on Instagram. I had seen where some people used hot glue or E 6000 and made one pocket. I decided to sew it and make two pockets. Very quick work. I tuck my slipper booties , and gloves that I use with hand cream, into the mattress next to it
I’m not a DIY person normally, but I will make some thing if it makes my life easier. This does.
I like using the space between the mattresses.
I started out pleased with myself, My coats go straight into the wardrobe the same with my shoes,, as the bedroom is next to the door, Mail I have a system open at the door dump the envelope and bump in a designated bucket. etc, yet my house still feels cluttered at lot of which is the stuff I decluttered from other rooms. That final step of removal from the house. without a car is difficult.I should recycle but I know to get it out of the house I should just bin.
Yes, bin it... unless you can get someone to come pick it up for you 💜
My craft room.... too many different crafts and lots of things for them
I get it!! Our creative minds are hard to reign in! Consider me your personal cheerleader and giver of suggestions! 💜
My dining room table is the issue for my husband. I do have a nice center piece and a place to put mail. But it still ends up there. Cant train him not to. Told him I taking out the table if he keeps it up. I might have to set the table and see if that works
Oh, if only I had a suggestion that worked with family members..... LOL That is TRULY one of the hardest parts about staying organized!
My biggest problem areas are the kitchen, craft room and laundry room.
My pantry has to serve multiple purposes. I have 4 shelves, I think. The top one I use for paper towels and large items. The floor, I use for heavy items. The first shelf has a tool box and crock pot. The other two shelves, I use for canned food. (I had bought an over-the-door shoe rack and put my plastic wrap, foil, etc., in it so I could use that kitchen drawer for towels and dish cloths; which freed up that shelf.) On one shelf, I have misc fruit, pie fillings, veggies, coffee creamer, etc. On the other shelf, I lined up what I used to make spaghetti sauce, chili, goulash, and Shipwreck Stew; the four things I make the most often. I lined the ingredients up in a row, then I just grab that row of canned items to make one of my favorite dishes. It also makes it easy to do a grocery list. I don't have to go thru all the canned items to see if I have diced tomatoes or some other such thing. That's my only tip-of-the-day! LOL
Great idea!!! I love this!
You're awesome Noreen :)
💐 Thank you, Hazel!!
I think my biggest clutter problem is my head... I walk into any given area, assess the situation, then turn around and walk away. Too much overwhelm! 🚶♀️🤬🙁😔🤷♀️😴
Yes! we might be related!
I sooo resemble this comment.
I think I know what we are going to do now! LOL ;)
@@TheCraftyOrganizer declutter our brain? Yoga class for everyone!
YES, that is how I feel also!!! I would love to know the MAGIC FORMULA for getting myself together enough or rather motivated enough to actually walk in and start the process, not turn around and walk away!!! Somehow, I actually started with my paper clutter stashes and I am actually proud of me plus I just feel better... cant explain it. LOL.
I love the durability, washability and light weight of my Bagatelli handbag. I don't change handbags so I get one at a time, use it til it's done and then move on. So my biggest pet peeve with the Bagatelli? It's black inside and I can't see a dadgum thing. Since I loved it in every other way, I decided to try one of those purse organizers. I got a nice pink one so I could see. It doesn't work. It collapses and folds and I'm struggling to get to the pockets to slip things in. I'm giving up and looking for another purse. I'm not a fan of the purse organizer. I love your videos!!!
I got one of the flimsy ones too! I like the organizers that are more rigid for the reason you stated! if it flops over, it's of no help! LOL
GREAT tips!
My craft room is the worst but has a door. 😇😆
The long pass-through bar in my kitchen is the drop spot. 😱 I need to at least add something like your tickler file there.
What time will you be posting your video on the 15th? Or will you be doing a Facebook Live?
My biggest clutter is my craft room but the one clutter area out where visitors can see is the table next to the recliner I sit in the most. It's where I sort my mail, have reading material, my glasses, medicine, and on and on. It always looks messy. Can you suggest anything?
Hi, Jean. Let's see if I can help. Email me pictures of your area to CallClutterFairy@gmail.com and I will take a look and see if I have any suggestions. 💜
I need help everywhere !! I have a 70’s galley kitchen with laundry room at the end! Washer on one side dryer on other 3 ft apart no pantry. My kitchen 5 drawers no pantry. Get that Rv quick and come see me
Is there any room for a small bookcase to be used as a pantry?? Maybe at the end??
I'm into my golden years now and am looking to downsize within 3 - 4 years. Some of us have walkup attics where lots of seasonal stuff gets stored, among other things. My adult son stored some of his computer stuff and china in my attic about 15 years ago for safe-keeping when he moved out. I've tried to give it back to him but he says he doesn't have the room. What to do?
Give it away......I asked my son: "do you want this?"...no........gone.
Please please share the little house card in the background, is it handmade? Could it be replicated? ❤️🇦🇺
It was from Target for Mother's Day! I bought it for myself, because I loved it so much!!!!! I'll try and show an up close pic in the future.
I have the problem, that if I put things out of my sight, I simply forget them. That goes for everything. Vitamins, Medication, Mail... so what can I do not to constantly have clutter spots?
Have trays or boxes specifically allocated to hold what you need. This contains them, but gives a neater visual. It also limits what you can put inside, keeping you from tossing in things that don't belong.
@@TheCraftyOrganizer thank you for your answer. I will try your tipps.💕
My upstairs closet and the basement.
I want to work in a basement!!!!! LOL
@@TheCraftyOrganizer my biggest problem is our basement isn't finished. In the winter, it is cold and in the summer, I want to be outside. I have plans to finish it but it needs cleaned out. You can do my basement 🙂
my purse! lost my housekeys in there the other day , checked it twice and didn't find them. dumped it all upside down and there they were!
Yep. That's happened to me too!!!! If I couldn't find a trash can, I'd throw the trash in my purse.... you can guess how that worked after time. LOL
our garage is a nightmare; i’m awful abt putting laundry away; my spouse apparently can’t see the organization system in the linen closet (even though there r labels!); he also can’t see the organization system in the kitchen pantry; i’m terrible about piling things on the dining room table!; and the place i sit in the living room has junk sitting there too. oh? did u just want one? haha
LOL Bring them on! Don't know if you've done this - but some men (cough, all of them) don't 'see' labels. If you explain the areas - maybe he will respond better?????? They are just so hard to train. LOL
@@TheCraftyOrganizer tried that. but after (sputter) 40 freakin years it’s just not going to happen. but if the roles were reversed? omg!
Ok so I’m dorky but had to pause and ask, please explain the shirt!! 😁looks like maybe it is a quote?
LOL It's from a singer, Todrick Hall and his album, Straight outta Oz. :)
@@TheCraftyOrganizer Thanks!! Things like that drive me 😝 crazy when I can’t find an answer 😊 loved the video. I’m always so happy when I see you uploaded a new one. You inspire me and that’s not easy 😉😊.
I have too many kitchen small appliances. I use them all variously throughout the year but the Instantpot, the air fryer, the Kitchenaid mixer, the Vitamix mixer, the Nuwave oven, the chopper, various sized crockpots, coffeemaker. I've got a nice sized kitchen but I don't have the space for the appliances and most are too heavy to move about. I can't just put them on a shelf in the garage because I can't hardly lift some of them as it is. The rest of my house is smaller so there is no other place to put them. I have an appliance cabinet that I use for the ones I can lift and move around. But the others... I'm about to the point of clearing off my bar (we don't eat at it anyway) and lining them up on the bar and leaving them there. It's off the workspace. But it's not very attractive either. We have an open concept so it would make all the appliances viewable from the little dining area and the den. Ah, well, whatever works.
If you can let go of those few that you seldom use - maybe co-own them with someone so you can trade back and forth! You both gain space, and still have access to an item the 1-2 times per year you need it!
What time is the you tube on Saturday?
Sorry I'm late in responding! it was at 1pm yesterday. Here it is!!! ruclips.net/video/-bKJBhbIjvg/видео.html
I've got a couple of those clutter zones. One is on top of my piano. My daughter and her daughter have lived in our downstairs since her daughter was 6 months old. She's 16 now. Anything and everything that either of them doesn't know what to do with ends up on my piano. I also have one of my other granddaughters here 5 days a week and between the two teenagers, they can't seem to collect enough water bottles....not just any water bottles....designer water bottles. I have a teeny tiny kitchen without much space to put away dishes etc....much less water bottles! I'm going downstairs right now to play appliance Tetris but how much ya wanna bet I still won't find a home for all those water bottles.
You could add Shoe holder on the back of a door - then they can pick their favorites of what 'fits'. The rest get donated. You are a GEM for having them all with you 💜
Problem clutter makers for me.. my material like memory foam rolls, Quilt batting, interfacing, specialty chemicals, like spray glitter paints, assorted glues, protectants. and those small pieces of hardware for projects? When I look at my area and begin to organize I end up beginning a new technical project that turns into MULTIPLE crafting organizing projects. Its a vicious circle.
Those vacuum bags are awesome for those bulky items!!! Takes a large item and shrinks to mere inches!!!
Do you have a video on how to use the vacuum bags?
@@cindylou7022 no do you?
@@TheCraftyOrganizer I have never had any luck with those bags. They always leaked.
I struggle with staying on top of paper (files, documents, etc.).
Paper is hard because it hits us emotionally and often triggers stress!!!! It's better for me now - but in the past, organizing my bills - just to still not be able to pay them - was always REALLY stressful!!! So, I'd just let them pile up - which became a double stressor. Hope you can find a system that helps you 💜
Since we don't have a garage, our basement is the Black Hole! Anything and Everything goes down there, dropped just Inside the doorway!
See - I LOVE to work on spaces like that!!!! One big puzzle!! LOL
My craft room is the worst but has a door. 😇😆
The long pass-through bar in my kitchen is the drop spot. 😱 I need to at least add something like your tickler file there.
What time will you be posting your video on the 15th? Or will you be doing a Facebook Live?
I'm late in responding!!!! So sorry! If you haven't watched it already, here it is: ruclips.net/video/-bKJBhbIjvg/видео.html
Already watched but thanks!
I have issues with paper clutter.. l keep bills for some reason, I just don’t know why. Lol. The thing is I have bills from 10 years ago...WHY?? How ridiculous is that. Lol. So I started going through it to make sure nothing important was missed or whatever (makes me feel better about getting rid of it LOL) and I now have started a nice big HEAVY bag to burn this summer in the fire pit!! Truth be told, for a while now we get almost all of our bills online and obviously I am not saving those...plus better for the environment and me. Lol.
Good for you!!!!!! That's what I do with my old bills too.....
🙋🏼guilty of the bag (i carry a little bookbag cause if i carry a purse it will get full fast) and even my mini bookbag gets full sometimes🤦😂
I did that 'size-up' technique a few times.... my purse would get full, so I'd get a bigger purse. I finally realized that I would ALWAYS find a way to fill up my purse! So, I got the smallest one I could find and retrained myself. LOL
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I found pencil cases on clearance at walmart for $0.50 and used my joy to make iron on "mom" labels and the names of moms i know in the middle. They said would put them in there purses lol. I'll post it in the group.
The refrigerator door , omg ..... my husband don’t get rid of nothing , help 🤪🤪🤪
Can you get (or make) a larger flat container that can hold all of his stuff in one place? Won't eliminate it.. but it will contain and minimize the look of it!! Something like this: www.amazon.com/Magnetic-File-Holder-Organizer-Notebooks/dp/B07KXJKRZR/ref=asc_df_B07KXKF942/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=242180684573&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6897703389282308632&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031097&hvtargid=pla-610771256560&th=1
My problem is my hallway closet! 😩
Those are hard because they are either too deep, or not deep enough!!!! And it's hard to create zones there.
Exactly, a big problem area. You are correct, Noreen, and I’m always in there moving items out and back in, seasonal nic-naps.
All the above. My house is a cluttered mess. Dad leaves coffee stuff on table along with meds family puts jackets on any chair avail even though hooks by door. Tables counter bar tops have all sorts of things on them night stand two drawer full of crap and craft room total disaster! I’m a mess!!! But it doesn’t look horrible just cluttered
I like the term 'lived in'. Life is happening inside those walls.... it's ok that it's visible. 💜
Large paper for crafts is tough one for me
YES! Finding large, flat surfaces where it can be safely stored is hard! I use behind furniture as often as I can! What are you currently using?
@@TheCraftyOrganizer I took a box that they would fit in and covered it. I make sure to keep them in their original covers. That helps them not bend. But they are in the top of a rolling cart. They take up a lot of room. I need a solution for them to be stored on shelves. Which I have plenty. My shelves are shy of being long enough
My computer desk! Everyone throws everything on there and the kitchen table catches everything! 🙄
That's when I get frustrated... when the clutter isn't even mine!!!!! I call, "family meeting' and remind everyone (with my mean mommy voice) LOL
My craft room. Oh boy! Completely disorganized.
So frustrating when the problem areas are not caused by me but from my spouse. He is ADHD, organizationally impaired, and very touchy and defensive about changing.
I'm so sorry!!! Yes, that would be frustrating. Lot's of love, patience, and compassion needed. xoxoxo
Unless you have closed storage everything will look cluttered no matter where you put things.
I'm like that too, but other people need to see their items in order to use them. :)
I want to divorce my husband and marry you 😂
I bought the 5 tier shoe rack to handle my 1 pair and each of my kids' 2 pairs and my husband's 10 pairs.
His shoes are always all over the floor. Socks in every room of the house for some reason🤷🏼♀️
I put up the basket on the wall for car keys, house keys, wallets, hats, gloves, and random papers (such as bills) and everything ends up on the kitchen counter...
I am so serious, I literally gave up trying to be his mother. He wants to live in clutter and filth, I just stay in my room now. Atleast my kids visit me 🥰
Put them in a pile by the front door......
LOL If you cook, I'll consider it!