Moving On to Wiggling

After much thought, I've decided that my household organization would be the one place that would be most beneficial to me if my life right now. I've done searches on the net, gone to the library, the book store, and even considered contacting one of those people who actually organize for a living. In no time, I found that there are lots of specialists out there, lots of advice, and way too many things to be organized in this world.

Because of the overwhelming amount of information that I've found, I've realize that I will need to narrow my inquiry, for now anyway, and focus on just a few areas. The others will have to come later.

To begin, clutter has to take the lead. In 24 years of living in one house, a person can accumulate lots of STUFF. I've always felt that I've done a pretty good job of keeping up with the STUFF, but in reality, we all have more than we need. I'm looking into methods of eliminating, sorting, and redirecting STUFF and am narrowing in on a few. Anyone remember George Carlin's piece on people and their STUFF? Oops! Showing my age again.

Purposeful storage is another area that I need to hit. My sister has been a Home Ec teacher for 30 years, and was always the one to contact when you were building a new home, remodeling your kitchen, etc. She had a scientific/strategic placement for everything in your kitchen. For example, you're right handed? Then your potholders should go in the drawer to the right of your oven/stove. Where is your mixing area? Where is your "quick fix" area? How long should one keep a bag of flour before you throw it out? How long should one keep a dish rag?.....Aren't all rags old? That's why you call them rags. I'm going to have to call her.
Lots to think about.