Organization

Just been thinking about organization... mostly because there are a TON of pins about organization on Pinterest right now with it being a new year and all. I find them kind of funny. Not because they don't have good ideas, but I find them ironic in that organization is supposed to reduce stress; but I think in alot of cases the idea of becoming more organized stresses people out more.

I'm not a crazy organized person. But I do like order to things. And organizing our house is not that hard because we set it up like my parent's house/what I grew up with. I always know that the baking soda is against the wall in the cupboard next to the stove. I always know that extra shoelaces and batteries are in the linen closet, becuase that's where my mom put them. It just makes sense to me.

As soon as I try to become more "organized" and mess this "system" up we can never find anything which just stresses me out 'cuz I can't find the baking soda at the exact moment I need it! (No it really doesn't cause me that much stress, it's just annoying.)

At one point I tried making all of those perfectly labeled bins that had a perfect spot to keep it's designated thing. Frustration ensued when they did not turn out the way I wanted and everything just ended up mixed up anyway because I had taken them out of their "spot" to put them in the bin. Now we just have random JJ cole and diaper box bins strewn around to house stuff. Works for us.

So I don't really know what I'm trying to say, but organization another person's way may not necessarily be "your organization" so don't stress out about "getting organized!"

picture from here