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Develop Your Own Style

With a few simple organizing hints, you can find peace in your life! Shoe boxes, cardboard boxes, hat boxes—they’re perfect for storing clutter. Plastic bins, stacking trays, and even laundry containers are perfect. Large envelopes are also a great way to organize small items. List the contents on the outside and store the envelopes in one of your boxes. And of course, baskets are perfect for storing arts and crafts for the kids, sewing materials, and gift ribbons and bows.

Over the years people have said to me, “You’re so organized!” A few friends think I take it too far…but my systems make my life work more smoothly. We all have to find our own style for life management. When you find your own system, you can live for other purposes! Why waste precious time?