Garage storage for the faint of heart
As the snow starts to melt and the birds start to thaw, I know it's getting to be spring. In the time in which we live, that means it's time, not for planting the crops or helping mother cows give birth, but for spring cleaning. There are few things I hate more than spring cleaning, but there are also few things I love more than the feeling of my house after the spring cleaning is done. So thankfully, it gets done. At least some years. As I have spent a good number of hours trying to convince myself to start/convincing myself I have many other things to do instead, I've come up with a helpful list of where to start. It is essential for me to be able to see some immediate results and have a vision of how good things are going to look when I'm done. If I put in a lot of work, and then can hardly see a dent in what I still need to do, I'm much more inclined to go inside and watch a movie than be motivated to do the rest of the cleaning.
Now, it's absolutely sinful in my book to start spring cleaning before it's warm enough to be outside without more than a light jacket. So on a nice day, follow these steps, and in no time you'll have a clean house ready for spring!
I always start in the garage. It has an enormous capacity for being the junk collector of the house, and it is usually the easiest place to make a big difference in a short amount of time. I made a pact with myself that my garage storage units would never get cluttered with things other than what was originally planned to be kept on them, but there were quite a few cold winter nights when all I wanted was to run inside, not put groceries and household supplies precisely where they belong. So, this is my time to uncover my storage and make everything organized again. First, I take three big trash bags and set them right outside the garage, on the driveway. I put a duct tape label on each of them so they don't get mixed up; one says "Throw," one says "Give," and the other says "Organize me please." As you can probably guess, the "throw" bag goes straight to the curb when I'm done, the "give" bag is dropped off at Goodwill, and then the OMP bag is, hopefully, sorted through and either the things are put back in their places or, after a second look, are tossed into the Throw or Give bags.
Now the fun part. Start at the end of the garage that meets the driveway. (This way if you get discouraged while you're working, you can go stand on the driveway to get a view of what you've accomplished, and you'll at least be able to see a difference.) Then just get to it! It might be hard to get started, but I think you'll find it's actually a little exhilarating to get rid of things that have been in your way all winter. This is a big job, and don't feel like you need to finish it all in one day. If I try that, I tend to hit a point where I don't throw anything else away, and try to pretend that there must be space for all of this stuff somewhere. So, spread it out over a couple of days or even a couple of weekends if you need to. You'll be impressed with the amount of stuff you're able to get rid of. Got a box of tangled up Christmas lights? Unless your kids are still young enough to believe that untangling those next Christmas is a fun job, you'll never convince anyone to do it. Toss 'em and buy new strands next year- chances are that most of the old ones will burn out as soon as you hang them up again, anyway. The Big Wheel no one has used for seven years? Make another child's day when he finds it at Goodwill. Same with old, but still wearable Halloween costumes, too-small ice skates, the old TV, forgotten toys, etc.
After this simple, yet fulfilling step, your garage will feel ten times larger. If you don't have garage storage cabinets or hangers, this is a great time to look into it. The things you've decided you need to keep still need a place to live, and it looks infinitely better if they're behind cupboard doors or hanging on a rack than piled haphazardly on the floor or on the tool chest. Garage storage is all about getting things off the floor and onto the walls, or even the ceiling. After you get yours all put together, it will probably make you think twice before setting something down where it doesn't belong. A little work now makes your spring twice as enjoyable! That's what I keep telling myself, anyway...
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