Last Saturday I was in the middle of typing up a work report when the batteries on my cordless keyboard gave out. I spend a couple of minutes rooting around in the mess of our electrical junk drawer (and comping up empty handed) and decided it was past time for the drawer to get a good cleaning.
Today was the day. Over the years the drawer has become the landing spot for old phones and chargers. all types of batteries, the cats' combs and nail clipper, and miscellaneous bits of things. The first step was a 'before' picture:
 |
| The photo doesn't do justice to the mess! |
I dumped everything into a laundry basket and started sorting. Batteries went into a bowl. Cords got thrown into a roasting pan. Cell phones were piled off to the side. All of the miscellaneous items went into their own stack. Next I paired up as many cords as possible with their item, then laid everything out for an inventory. There were four bar and flip cell phones with chargers, five extra chargers, and two car chargers. It all went in a bag for Hubby Tony to take to the next municipal electronics recycling.
When the purging was done I repurposed some boxes to make drawer organizers until I can get to the store and get something nicer. Here's the final result:
 |
| Much better! |
Five years ago today:
What A Deal!
Looks good! Some safe houses take old cell phones because they can always dial 911. You could ask the local police department if there is such a program in your area.
ReplyDeleteGood idea. I'll call our city police before I get rid of the phones.
DeleteOh my! That looks awesomely organized. :- ) I love Before and After photos of organization.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the half life of a well organized drawer in your house? I live with three people to whom organization is death.
ReplyDeleteBased on the number of old phones I'd say it's been at least a decade since this drawer has been cleaned.
DeleteNice! Gives me a good idea of what to do with my catch-all drawer.
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of assistance :-)
DeleteGood job! I have to do a lot of that around here. It's been years.
ReplyDeleteI guess I could consider this job part of this year's house de-cluttering. It's an endless battle, isn't it?
DeleteVery nice! I'd let you come over and clean out my junk drawer if you'd like.
ReplyDeleteSure! As soon as I finish the rest of my house I'll be right over. Might be a fwe years, though :-)
Delete