Thursday 13 - Quick and Easy Organizing

1. Keep sheet sets together with ribbon - use ribbon from gifts, or left over from projects. Never hunt down matching pillow cases again!


2. Use gallon-size zippered plastic bags to keep cloth napkins together in the linen closet.


3. Stuff plastic grocery bags in an empty tissue box. Easy storage, easy to grab when you need.


4. A travel pill box is a great way to pack jewelry


5. Closets look neater when you use only one kind of hanger


6. Tuck a sheet of those free, unsolicited mailing address lables in your purse and use them to fill out forms (or raffle tickets).


7. A hammock can be strung up in the garage during the cooler months to keep track of the kids soccer balls and other warm-weather backyard paraphanelia


8. Hang a shoe organizer on the inside of closet doors to keep shoes off the floor


9. Shoe organizers can be used to keep other things tidy too, from hats and gloves to ornaments and craft supplies


10. Use bicycle hooks to keep bikes, hoses, and extension cords off the garage floor


11. Treat your linen closet like your clothes closet, if you haven't used it in a year - pitch it.


12. Keep party essentials - candles, napkins, vases - together to make set-up easier.


13. The lid of a large plastic storage tub is great for keeping the dog's dish or wet rain boots off the floor.