Container Clutter

Let's talk bins, baskets, and bags. Containing items is typically a useful "trick" for keeping like items not only looking tidy, but staying organized. Obviously, I'm not disregarding this logic. However, there is a dark side. If you're chronically disorganized (and many people are!), make sure that you're not using these items as a crutch to quickly hide your clutter. It's not uncommon for me to walk into a home that looks fairly orderly, only to realize that the adorable bins, baskets, and bags they have are actually hiding insane amounts of unorganized, lost stuff. If you're going to contain items, make sure you're being intentional. When you're quickly tossing everything on the floor into a reusable shopping bag and throwing it into a closet in the 10 minutes before guests arrive, you're creating a more difficult mess than if you had just taken each item and put it in its proper place to begin with. Breathe. You've got this!