How To Do Just About Everything
By eHow Home & Garden Editor
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Don't be a junk-drawer junkie. Clean your drawers at least once a year to help keep your home organized and clutter-free.
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Comments
mmorgan100 said
on 11/26/2007 freecycle.org and other such organizations are great ways to get rid of things that still have a little life in them. Keeps things out of the landfills and you just might be able to help someone else out : )
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 When cleaning out drawers you don't necessarily have to put everything back in the same drawer. Have one drawer be for socks, one for shirts, one for art supplies. This will give you a better advantage when you just can't find something.
Also, when storing items that are not of use, be careful to make sure that they are safe. For instance, glass can be broken, water can leak into unfinished basements.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Don't just throw away everything you find in your junk drawers! Some people may find these things useful. As it is said, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." Take objects still in fair condition to a Good Will or Salvation Army store or warehouse, so other people in your community can benefit from them. Chances are you bought these things for a reason. Donating usable items to second-hand stores will help reduce trash in landfills.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I find a wooden cutlery holder (from Ikea) very useful in my dressing table drawer for holding things such as eyeliner and lip pencils, brushes, lipsticks and other small items.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I've noticed a lot of people encouraging others to throw out old, unwanted and unused junk. Garbage is a major problem in the world today, so if you can't use something, clean it up and give it away to the local Salvation Army or Goodwill or have a garage sale. This is an especially good habit to get into if you have kids, who will undoubtedly follow your good (or bad) example.