Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Joy of OCD Class

Our Stake had a preparedness fair today and I was asked to teach an organizing, cleaning and de-junking class-(thus the title.) It was a helpful and fun event. As requested, here are the pictures I had on display.

Over the door organizer. They can be used for the pantry, family room for movies, toys...your imagination is the limit! Bag closures used to hang aprons so they are handy!
Pantry shows rectangle containers, hanging baskets and boxes that can be taken out that contain small items that tend to get lost.

Space saving and convenient-over the door hooks.


Wire baskets and door organizers.



Laundry baskets-one for whites, one for light colors and one for dark colors. No more sorting! Notice-no lids! Clothes tend to make it into the baskets if there isn't a lid to raise!
Toy organization
More toys. Bins make clean-up fast and easy! Keep things simple-lids complicate tasks for children, unless there are many small parts that can escape like Legos.
DVD Organizers-each container holds 100 DVD's Get a binder with clear plastic covers to file DVD jackets and movies in alphabetical order or in order purchased.
Junk drawer contained with dividers. Dividers can evn be shallow box lids.


Rolling textiles, clothing, underwear in sets, saves room and lets you see what you have at first glance!
Wire shelving sold at any super market can double the room in your cupboards. Simply raise the shelves and insert wire ones. No more jumbled, packed cupboards. Easy access and time saving!





Adhesive hooks can help you keep often used utinsels, measuring cups, oversized utinsels at quick and easy reach.
Adhesive spice rack and three-tier adjustable rack keep spices handy.
Rectangular containers are much more space efficient that circular ones. Also medicines, vitamins etc are easily located and returned to proper places when they are stored in open containers.



Baking cabinet under stove. Again the wire shelving doubles space.



Food storage containers


Ways to contain utinsels and gadgets-this is an adjustable drawer divider. It expands to fill your space.

Ikea drawer dividers expand as long as you need them to and you can put as many as you need per drawer.
Rubbermaid single organizers put together to utilize space.

When you de-junk, ask yourself, "Do I need this?" "Do I use it?" Do I want it?" "Is it enhancing my life or just taking up space?"
Happy OCD everyone!







2 comments:

Nikki Huntsman said...

Loved Loved Loved your class!! It has me totally motivated and if I feel that motivation start to slip all it will take is a quick peek back at your blog and I'll be right back in the mood! Thanks for your excellent example and making the sacrifice to give up a Saturday (plus all the time you spent preparing) to teach us how to improve our own homes. :-)
With Smiles,
Nikki (Huntsman) Ritter

Connie said...

Gerbie...wow...I'm impressed! You are so organized. I want to be like you when I grow up!