What: Office drawer (a.k.a. the junk drawer) Why: Most of us have THAT drawer. THAT drawer has all of our address books, scrap paper, notepads, scissors, paperclips, tools, odds and ends, you name it. If you can’t find it anywhere else, it is typically in THAT drawer, right? That drawer can be such a frustrating drawer…
What: Long-sleeved shirts Why: Sleeves hanging off the edge. Shirts shoved so far back in the drawer you can’t even see them. Too many to choose from that you can’t even see to the bottom of the drawer. Filing through shirts that don’t even fit you anymore. Do you find yourself fitting into any of…
What: Varieties Why: It is easy to stockpile. I know that some say stockpiling is a good thing – especially when something is on sale. Guilty as charged. I agree to a certain extent. Again, there should be a limit if we are trying to live with less. Just because something is a good deal…
What: Jello and Puddings Why: Living less with even JELLO? Yes, even with jello. Jello is one of those things that can end up filling up our kitchen drawers, for no good reason. We buy a specific flavor of jello maybe because it sounds good or because we think we may use it someday,…
What: Lotion Why: You may think this is ridiculous that we are talking about lotion (of all things). Though, I am assuming that you have WAY more lotion than you have hands to use it. Lotion is one of those things we hang onto because we think we will use it when we run out…
What: Having a Garage Sale Why: Garage sales are a purposeful way to encourage the whole idea of reduce, reuse, recycle. While you are reducing the clutter in your own home, you are helping someone else reuse it because they find purpose in that item, then at the end, whatever doesn’t sell, you can recycle it…
