{"id":24260,"date":"2019-06-25T14:38:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/?p=24260"},"modified":"2019-07-12T14:49:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T21:49:06","slug":"how-to-tame-your-junk-drawer-in-5-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/home-design\/how-to-tame-your-junk-drawer-in-5-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Tame Your Junk Drawer In 5 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
by Mika Perry<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\r\n

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When organizing, it\u2019s important to consider the top spots for accessibility of your most-used items. Take a look at where things start to pile up, the high traffic areas. This is the prime spot for you to create an organizational system for supporting the activities of that space and all of the life that happens there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For many, there is probably a high-traffic spot in the kitchen. You know the one: \u201cthe spot.\u201d It might be along a thoroughfare between one room or the garage and into the kitchen. It\u2019s becomes a jumping pad before heading out the door or a landing spot right when you come home. \u00a0A junk drawer is perfectly at home here. \u00a0Though, of course, the drawer doesn\u2019t keep actual <\/em>junk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A friend said it best, \u201cIt\u2019s the \u2018useful drawer.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Everyone\u2019s got one; it\u2019s a fact of life. That\u2019s because everyone needs a place for pens, paper, scissors, keys, chargers, coins, stamps, Chapstick; all the random things in life that you need day in and day out. But it can become a cause of stress if you never put system in place and continue to throw more things into it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here are five steps to organizing your junk drawer:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n