My garage used to be a total mess until I started labeling bins

Back when we moved into this house in 2015, I'd just shove stuff into the garage wherever it fit. Christmas lights got tangled with old paint cans, and finding a specific screwdriver meant digging for twenty minutes. It was chaos. About a year ago, I finally bought a label maker and a bunch of those big plastic bins from the hardware store. Now every single thing has a home. I even put a laminated sheet on the wall that lists what's in each numbered bin. It sounds over the top, but it saves me so much time. Has anyone else gone full-on organizer mode in their garage, or am I the only one?

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skylerrobinson1d ago

Totally get this, it's like we're all trying to fight back against the natural chaos of stuff. I mean, everything wants to just fall apart and get messy, right? My garage was the same way, just a pile of junk. Labeling bins feels like putting up a tiny fence against that. It's a small win, but it makes the whole house feel less crazy. Maybe that's why those organization videos are so popular now, it's not just about the stuff, it's about feeling a little bit in control.

alice2691d ago

My garage has 3 bins labeled "misc" now, so @skylerrobinson, I'm basically chaos's landlord.