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How to Efficiently Organize Tools

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-02-14T10:33:09-06:00February 16th, 2022|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: easy access, efficiency, organized, solutions, storage, tools|

It’s been my experience that the best organized solutions work in tandem with your natural routines. Having said that, when you organize tools used in routines, the whole process just flows. I wrote a blog post many years ago called, Behavior Based Organizing. The gist of the article states that ‘the key is the efficiency of the steps in the routine, in terms of behavior’. Part of behavior-based organizing is the way we organize tools for each routine. In the article mentioned above, it states that you need to be able to access the required tools quickly. The time it [...]

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Don’t Buy Storage Products Until After Assessment

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-06-21T17:42:22-05:00June 23rd, 2021|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: assessment, clutter, containers, easy access, labels, organizing process, recycle, storage|

New clients always want to know what storage products to buy before we meet. My recommendation is not to buy anything until after assessment of their needs. Needs assessment in terms of acquiring additional storage comes later in the organizing process. During the first step of the organizing process, which is the sorting step where we put like items together, we will empty all sorts of storage products. They come in all forms, such as baskets, plastic or glass containers, boxes of every size and shape, shelves, bookcases, etc. All of these containers can be repurposed for organizing systems. I’ve [...]

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How to Organize Jewelry

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-05-21T15:29:32-05:00May 21st, 2021|Categories: Storage|Tags: categories, easy access, organizing, storage|

Just like any other organizing project, there are a variety of ways to organize jewelry. Reviewing the organizing process is the first step. The steps are shown below to refresh your memory and how it specifically pertains to jewelry. Put like items together – This is the beginning of the organizing process. Group your pieces into categories of like items that make sense to you. Examples of categories may be – rings, bracelets, pendants, earrings, watches, pins, etc. Eliminate excess – Look at the pieces in each category of like items. Make a decision for each item as to whether [...]

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6 Easy to Access Storage Solutions

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:14-06:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: containers, easy access, options, organizing products, storage|

Containment is part of the organizing process. Containers make good storage solutions, but is it always easy to access the contents? This is a question that needs to be considered based on the type of storage solution. The criteria for storage may be different for each organizing solution, but ease of access should be a top priority. As mentioned in previous posts, containment, or containers come in all shapes and sizes. Every box, bin, basket, shelf, drawer, rack, cabinet, pantry, closet and room in your house is a container, as well as your house itself. How we organize these containers [...]

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