Want a great feeling of accomplishment for the day that won't take more than five minutes?
How is your junk drawer looking these days?
After getting stabbed in the finger by a stray thumbtack, I spent a few minutes straightening my kitchen junk drawer today. It wasn't horrible but warranted a quick cleanup.
I found a few buried treasures under the pencils that didn't belong in the drawer. My kids tend to throw stuff they consider "junk" in the drawer and hope I don't notice.
Dump the contents of the drawer on a table or in a box and wipe out the drawer and the containers with a cloth. Set your containers back in the drawer and place all the items back in a sorted manner.Drawer organizers are great for holding little things like thumbtacks, paper clips, etc. If you find a few items that don't belong in the drawer, take them to their appropriate places.
In five minutes you will have a neat, organized drawer again.
Wow what a difference
I received these before and after pictures from a wonderful lady who will remain anonymous. Look at the difference between the before and after pictures. Impressive! Great job!
ashok says
This is a great idea – I have some drawers that are in horrible condition, and you’re right, I don’t know what “buried treasure” is lying there. I should take full advantage of your inspiration and at least clean one out.
Melinda says
There could be money hidden in there or pirate’s gold you didn’t know you had. I think you should look at it as an adventure. 🙂
DiTesco says
Now this is something I have not done for ages and mind you I am even afraid to open certain drawers with the fear of not knowing what’s in there. You are though, there might be some things in there that could be at the very least, either, permanently discharged or who know, maybe ebay folks will find good to use of. You got me going, I’m reserving not 5 but 30 minutes this weekend.. Gotta have a push someties 🙂
Melinda says
You are too funny. You just might find some gold in there. Good luck! I think they tend to get junkie as a result of their name. Maybe we should refer to them as clean drawers and see if the stigma wears off.. Just a thought. 🙂