What Should I Put Here?

Tiny drawers in an old desk, a shallow cupboard in the kitchen, a recessed well under the stairs - these are all places that clients have pointed out to me and asked, "What should I put here?" I'm as clueless as they are about what should go in those spaces. They're asking the wrong question. It shouldn't be, "What should I put here?" Instead, we need to ask, "What do I need to keep?"

The point of getting organized is not to store as much as possible within our space. The point of getting organized is to function better and feel more at peace within our space.

We start with figuring out how we want our space to serve us. What are the goals and activities we want to pursue? What items do we want in our lives? Once we have determined what we need to keep, then we can think about where to keep it. The tiny drawers in the desk could be a fabulous spot, or maybe not. They might just sit empty, and that's okay.