Fax-Friday-Terrific Tubs

Today’s special organization tool is none other than the DISH TUB!

DISH TUBS aren’t just for the kitchen sink.

These little babies can work for more things than I can count.

I will show some pictures and give you some ideas to get you started on your love affair with DISH TUBS.

#1-CHARGERS-These tubs hold chargers perfectly!  They hold my chargers for the camera, video camera, etc.  It fits perfect on the top shelf of the front coat closet.  It is wonderful to know where your chargers are at any minute.

#2 GAMEBOYS/SM. ELECTRONICS-I stash the kids’ handheld game boys, their games, their chargers and cases in this tub in the front closet.  We don’t use these very often, but they are ready at a moments notice with every necessary part all together!

#3 TO SORT-These work great for collecting small stacks of paper that need to be sorted later.

#4 TO DO-This is my HOT tub!  I call it my “hot tub” because it works great for keeping all my things together that need to be taken care of NOW!

#5 GIRLS’ HAIRBOWS-If you have a small to medium collection of hair bows and clips, these tubs house the ribbons quickly and they are perfect to fit under the sink.

#6 PAPER SORTING-These are great for sorting paper.  See a past post for the “how-to.”

#7 KIDS’ PAPERS-Need a place to keep your kids’ school papers for review later?  Grab a tub.

#8 BOOKS-One of these tubs would be a great place to store your library books to be read, cuddled up on a couch.

#9 VIDEOS-These tubs are the perfect size to take a load of movies, on the go, in the car.

#10 SMALL TOYS-Maybe you need a place to tuck away a small collection of small toys, in an office, kitchen, etc…one of these tubs would work great!

THERE YOU HAVE IT!  TEN WAYS TO USE THE “PERFECT TUB!”

If you had a way you use one of these universal tubs, send us a picture!

For tomorrow:

For SUPER SATURDAY we will be talking about organizing all those PAINT CANS in your garage!

Don’t miss it!

~Laura

Super Saturday-Coat Closet

Take 20 minutes and give your COAT CLOSET a mini-makeover.

We are halfway through Winter, and now is a great time to take back over that closet.

Here we go…step-by-step.

So simple, you can print this off and pass it off to a child or spouse with some free time this Saturday.

STEP #1  Empty everything from the closet. (*Tip-As you empty, sort things into piles (ex. kids’ coats, gloves, hats, scarves, etc.)

STEP #2  Clean out interior of the closet: Vacuum baseboard, vacuum floor, vacuum shelves, wipe down shelves, wipe down baseboards, wipe down walls, wipe down door (inside and out,) wipe down doorknob, and wipe down hanging bar.

STEP #3 Hang all coats the same direction and in order from largest on the LEFT to smallest on the RIGHT. (This will ensure that little ones see their coats first, and the closet will have a neat and organized appearance.)

STEP #4 Decide what containers, if any, will hold gloves, hats, scarves, bags, etc.

STEP #5 Sort items into organization systems that will make them easy to access and easy to put away.

Some examples may be the following:

A HANGING SHOE ORGANIZER-For gloves, scarves, and hats

A MEDIUM SIZE CONTAINER-For smaller items like baby hats, missing gloves, extra supplies, etc.

AN INEXPENSIVE WICKER LAUNDRY BASKET-For bags, backpacks, and extra supplies.

AN INEXPENSIVE LARGE DISHTUB-For groups of things to be stored together (ex. chargers, camera and camcorder supplies, etc.)

 

AN INEXPENSIVE PLASTIC LAUNDRY BASKET-For large item storage, such as shoes, bags, backpacks, etc.

A WELL-ORGANIZED COAT CLOSET CAN HOLD A LOT MORE THAN AN UNORGANIZED ONE!

There it is!  If you have a closet that ROCKS, send us pictures and we will post them on the site!

For tomorrow:

Come on over for a quick tip from a friend in beautiful Colorado on DAILY JOURNALING.

Don’t be scared, it is easy and wonderful!

See you tomorrow!

~Laura

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