1. Over buying

Number one mistake people make when organizing themselves is purchasing storage first.

I understand the Container Store is beautiful and potentially inspiring, but hold off.

Why?

When you organize you free up space because you identify what you can live without.

Also how do you know what to buy if you don’t know what you need to provide a home for?

2. Organizing in the proper order.

Sort - Group or categorize items so you can see how much you have of each item. It will make the discarding decisions easier.

Discard - Do you need it? Is it useful? Does it bring you joy? If no, let it go! There are wonderful charities listed on the home page.

Organize with system - now you count how many bins you need and what size based on what you’re keeping and where.

This client organized their pantry all by themselves and waited to buy the real bins until the end! Great job, very beautiful.