Organization System Love
I think I am in love with organization systems! A year living in a RV gave me a taste for ‘organizers’ and even though we now live in a (relatively) spacious condo, I havn’t lost the taste, that feeling that I could gather up whatever I am working on, or is currently close to my heart, put it in my backpack and be on my way.
When it comes right down to it, do we really need so much? Ask yourself what you would take with you if you had to vacate your home in an emergency. (Beyond the necessary - important documents that would be difficult to replace, medications, etc – what personal things would give you comfort?) Those are probably the things which are closest to your heart. Would it give you peace of mind to know you could gather them quickly?
When I saw a systetm called GRID-IT™ in a magazine, my organizer antenna went up. GRID-IT™ (as I gather from the photograph) has overlapping horizontal and vertical elastic straps that you slot your stuff into. The one I saw one in a magazine held art supplies – pencils, tubes of paint, brushes and paper. On the website, they show them holding all your computer paraphernalia (no more searching in the bottom of the bag for the power supply). I thought about the emergency question. I know (usually) where my iPhone is, but finding the accessories that go with it (power adapter, cables, earphones) - all those bits and pieces that I seem to forever be hunting for – I would probably end up not having because they aren’t well organized.
It is a neat idea! I am wondering what other things I could use it for. It would definitely be handy for the purse — no more worrying about my cell phone falling out of my bag, And there is one made for a suitcase which would be great for traveling!
Does anyone have any favourite organization systems they’d like to share?
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While working and travelling by air in the north, I learned the importance of having what my grandsons refer to as “grandma’s survival kit”. It was intended for packing all your cosmetics in one easy multi-pocket organizer but I used it for all those survival things like nail file, asprins, repair kit for glasses, tooth brush, floss & paste, lint brush, mini-sewing kit, makeup brushes, shampoo, hair mousse, talc, as well as facial kit. This could be rolled up compactly for the suitcase and unrolled and hung up in the bathroom of the hotel – everything all in one place. The important thing about this organizer was that it was never unpacked – a grab & go that required no planning.
Hi Lowell Ann,
I used to have one of those too, also when I traveled for work. They make life a lot easier, don’t they? Something like that would be good for an earthquake emergency kit, or for people who do road trips, a road kit for the car.