Garage: A Home's Junk Drawer

Most people have a junk drawer at their house--it's a drawer for items that don't have another special place. Sometimes, the garage can become a home's junk drawer--if you don't know where it goes, you put it in the garage.

Today, I'm tackling the garage--it's not a fun job, but honestly it's good exercise that has a positive result.

To tackle any junk space, you've got to think about the categories of items, you want to keep, and those that you want to throw away.

Keep
  • sports equipment
  • gardening tools/equipment
  • tools
  • camping items
Throw or Give Away
  • old books, cds, videos
  • broken items, containers
  • rusted tools
Repair
  • spaces where little animals can make a home
  • broken shelves
This is the perfect summer to clean up those junk spaces in your midst. A good time to simplify with the theme of less things, more time. Onward.