As I went to put away some prescription samples, I found there was no more room in my nightstand drawer. When this happens, I must clean it out. I cannot just stuff the extra items in a drawer and close it. Leaving an area unorganized bothers me until I take the time to clean it out and make room for the needed items. In this case, I cleaned out the drawer immediately.
To organize my nightstand drawer, I followed these steps:
- I made three piles: (1) items to keep, (2) items to toss, and (3) items to give away.
- Then I placed the items to keep back in the drawer and had plenty of room.
- The items to toss included expired medication, which I disposed of, and empty boxes from used medications, which I threw away.
- The items to be given away were placed in a bag to be distributed later.
Now there was plenty of room for the prescription samples. I placed these in the nightstand drawer and surveyed my clean, neat, and organized drawer.
Does disorder bother you, too? Like me, do you organize as you put items away, or do you need to set a schedule to organize?