{"id":2914,"date":"2023-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2023-05-25T13:33:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T17:33:50","slug":"organizing-tip-how-to-easily-find-stored-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/organizing-tip-how-to-easily-find-stored-items\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Easily Find Stored Items"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Do you want to easily find stored items in your office<\/a> or home? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you looking for a few clever tips to help you find what you need in a pinch? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizing<\/a> and storing items at the office and home is part of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only problem? Well, we sometimes forget where we’ve carefully stored items!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s the best way to keep track of everything you’ve stored? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, you’ll find both practical and creative<\/a> tips to help you easily find stored items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we begin, special thanks to T.G. for suggesting today\u2019s post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make a cheat sheet.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the easiest ways to keep track of what you’ve stored is to make a cheat sheet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cheat sheet is simply a short list<\/a> of where things are kept in your work or living space. How you construct your list is up to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could list items stored in various rooms, closets or cabinets, draw a simple diagram, record a short digital voice memo or video to jog your memory, and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find a permanent, visible, and well-frequented home for your cheat sheet so you won\u2019t misplace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add<\/strong> storage locations into your to-dos.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you routinely take items out of storage for holidays or gatherings throughout the year? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add a little storage location note into your calendar<\/a> or schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you unpack holiday ornaments on a certain date each year, make a little note to yourself, \u201cUnpack holiday ornaments. They are located in the large oak chest in the attic near the small window.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When unpacking or repacking items, make it a habit to make a note<\/a> for yourself for next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use color-coding.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Store items with similar functions in color-coded containers, boxes, bag and crates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could devise different colors for each room of your house. You could use the color red for the kitchen, and blue for the bathroom<\/a>, for instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about storing items by purpose, such as financial papers in a green storage container, summertime\/beach supplies in a yellow container, etc., for easy retrieval? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use a mnemonic device.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Are there certain areas or rooms in your home or office that you already associate with certain storage arrangements or functions? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a guest room, you might store and easily remember that you keep unused suitcases there (guest=travel=suitcases). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another way to think of things is to associate additional linens and towels with more people (guests=more people=more linens). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about a finding a ring of household k<\/strong>eys in your ki<\/strong>tchen? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

G<\/strong>rease in your g<\/strong>arage? Or additional b<\/strong>edding in your b<\/strong>edroom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about you? Which of the following tips are you going to try in your place of work or home? Join the conversation and leave a comment below<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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