Categorizing. Do you do it? Do you know what it is?
When I am organizing I am trying to pair items, like with like. Whether in the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, especially in a pantry.
For example, when you are going through your kitchen items it's important to keep things together like all breakfast items, all snacks, all packaged foods, etc. Here are some quick tips:
Breakfast: Decant cereal into reusable containers to keep fresher longer. If you use packaged instant oatmeal take it out of the original box and keep in a small bin for ease of grabbing and also to keep track of how much you have left.
Drinks: Keep tea, coffee, cocoa and other drinks you keep in your cupboard/pantry in small bins to easily see and grab.
Canned Goods: Try keeping all tomato sauce, diced tomatoes etc in one area. Canned vegetables in one area, canned fruit, one area, etc. Every time you go to grab something you know where it is.
Snacks: 2 words... Snack bin!!! If your space allows, a bin with snack foods in it is so nice and so convenient. Seriously.
When you are organizing just keep in mind ease of use for how you do things. If you follow this method it makes it easy to "shop" in your own home to find things easily on busy days. This method also helps you save money by not wasting items that got lost and expired, or buying more because you didn't see what you already had.
Don't have the time or patience to organize? I'm here for you! Give me a call and I will help get you started in simplifying your life with easy solutions.