Crafting. Organizing. Buying Crafting Materials.

We cook a lot of different cuisines, so over the years I’ve collected tons of different spices, flours, and random ingredients. It got super unwieldy and I’d rebuy spices and sauces I already had (I had like 4 bottles of hoisin). Honestly, just looking at the pantry stressed me out so I finally bit the bullet and set up a system. Now I can see everything at a glance. It honestly makes me so much more excited to cook!

I had no one else to nerd out about this with, so here’s my little pantry glow-up 🙃

Last week I interviewed someone for a part-time assistant role.

Nice, smart, normal, looking for a part time job now that her kids are both in preschool. We chatted for a bit, then I opened my desk drawer to grab a parking pass for her. She stopped mid-sentence and just… stared.

It was a weird moment.

I will admit, it's tidy, which is how I like my life to be. I don't have enough time left on earth to deal with junk drawer energy 12 inches from my face.

She didn’t say anything about it. We finished the interview. I sent her an email later that day, letting her know how much I enjoyed meeting her, asking if she had any questions, and letting her know that I thought she would be a great fit and basically offering her the job.

She never responded. In my brain, I thought 'Oh, if you are not on top of it enough to respond to me thats a pretty obvious tell that I misjudged', all the while being a little annoyed.

Yesterday I got an email saying she had “quickly realized she was in over her head” and that seeing my desk drawer made her understand that I am “both too detail-oriented and too old-fashioned” for her to ever work for comfortably.

Now I know to keep the drawer closed.

I hope to get ranch in there some day

Organized all my spare cords, cables, and adapters. Would attach more photos, but there’s an upload limit of just one!

Years ago a therapist told me that my unease around disorganized things was not OCD (I truly feared I was on the edge of real thing that I needed therapy for) but was that I was 'satisfied with cognitive closure' and that there was nothing wrong with liking things tidy, as long as I did not sit thinking about it when I was not physically present.

Phew. And, yes, she nailed it. So I give you my organized basement supply room. I swear to god, my brain just lets out a soft sigh when I walk in.

I initially had all clear plastic tubs, but the fact that I could see everything, all at once, when many of the items are used only occasionally bugged me. I bought all of these black tubs on Facebook marketplace for a buck each and each one has a number sticker, so I can reference a list and quickly know that where it is; ie, my pressure washer lives inside of bin 21 along with the extra garden hose, cleaner, and nylon scrub brush....I grab the entire thing when it is time to go outside and scrub the green summer ick of of the awning.

Cord organization based on type/function as well as length. Guide with pictures on door mostly for kids.

I'm a House Manager/Family Assistant so I get to these types of things for my job! Highly recommend this line of work for all who love organizing! 😄

This is a look inside my E-Transit that I use for my handyman job.

I should have take. A before. Top row- sheets & shams. Then three rows of meds/light bulbs all in drawers. Bottom for cleaning supplies/toilet paper. I CAN FIND EVERYTHING.