Junk drawers by definition:
To cast aside as junk; discard as no longer of use; scrap.
Would you agree it stands to reason that having a Junk drawer is generally a bad idea. It is the place you toss you unused, no place assigned for scraps or CRAP.
But seriously how many hours you have wasted searching in that mess of chaos drawer over the past year?

Don’t feel bad everyone has one. I have one.
Call it what you want; junk drawer, catchall, crap drawer, drawer for miscellaneous stuff that I need but not often, or as one of my client called hers “an archive of life”.
What ever you call it the trick is to limit it to one such drawer and make cleaning it out a regular chore. Don’t allow junk to creep out of the designated drawer.
Only One Junk Drawer Allowed.
An organized junk drawer is even better. So anyone who has been reading my blog knows the drill.
Look it’s a drawer. It will not take you very long.
Empty the drawer. Sort everything in to three piles. Trash, donate and keep.
Dividers and containers make all the difference. You don’t have to have then entire drawer containerized. Just enough to make is easy to see what you have.
Good job. See that did not take long.
Now that you have it organized think of all the time you will be saving.
I love your comments.
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Great tips for getting and staying organized! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you so much!
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Being British, I read that title twice and briefly wondered to what you were referring to. It could have meant something entirely different in my county in the UK. Yours is a wholesome blog so I will simply say my Nanna told me to always have a clean pair on in case a bus ran me over.
I haven’t had a junk drawer for years. The kitchen was redesigned and I left out the space for it on purpose. I miss it a bit. We were old frienemies. I rarely left its company without a scratch, a nick or a hang nail. Good times!
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Excellent. I must say it was a fun play on words. Hope you will drop by for a spot of tea and tips often.
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You are very kind to indulge my warped sense of humour so graciously…I will behave myself better in future, I just couldn’t resist this time 😉
Enjoy the rest of your day! It’s nearly midnight here and I have beauty sleep to grab.
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You are welcome. Night!
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Every time I think I can start letting the junk drawer get out of hand, I try to find someone with a bad one. It makes me realize how much better it is to take the time and make the effort to have an organized “junk” drawer!
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It truly will save you time. Choppy will appreciate it. More time for him.
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Very true!
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Spot on! I was just looking at my junk drawers. It feels like they are slowly taking over my house. Keeping it to one drawer of ordered chaos sounds like a plan. I’m going to start today
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Excellent Hannah! You can do it.
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Hi Pamela, your tips are always great, easy to follow and very practical. i followed your advice on setting a timer on my decluttering day and it helped a lot, i decided i would work through 5 songs before i took a break and i managed to sort out a whole closet!
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That is wonderful. You were on a roll.
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Those junk drawers are annoying!
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Right. You know it’s in there but where?
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yes!!!! I hate clutter so much, but it seems I clean out the junk drawer and the next week there are tools, pencils, tape haha
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Stake your claim Lynz! 🙂
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hahaha
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Reblogged this on Arslaz.
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Thank you for the Reblog.
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I can say with relief I’m finally down to one junk drawer!!
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April that is wonderful. Great job.
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Thanks for all simple and practical ideas to help declutter my home, and thus, my life. Ah, now, to put it in action. Hum…
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Cathie, you are welcome. You can do it.
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Oh, we have overflow junk drawers for our overflow junk drawers.
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Oh No. Time to correct that. You can do it.
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🙂
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I don’t know why I haven’t seriously thought about getting dividers for my junk drawer before. I clean it out a handful of times every year. Usually when I can no longer close it.
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You will find it is so helpful. Even a few dividers will make all the difference.
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I agree. I’m going to buy some dividers next week.
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You have encouraged me to do a drawer a day …. starting in my kitchen! Though I will purposely leave the space above our fridge for last as that seems to catch the most unneeded treasures.
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Super! I am so thrilled to hear it.
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I have 4 of these drawers… 😯😯😯 need to follow your advice and sort them!!!!
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Oh No! You can do it. Think of all the space you will have. 3 extra drawers.
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I’m due to tidy out my third drawer again, it’s been a while. Thanks for the reminder. 🙂
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You are welcome.
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Great post…I cleaned out my junk drawers but now I have junk buckets I haven’t gone through yet :S
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You are making progress. You can do it.
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Ugh, yes! Junk drawers, junk baskets, they have to go! You’ve motivated me!! Xo💕
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Excellent Ruby. You can do it.
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Wow this is so much helpful. I indeed needed this post, so as to stay organised. Thanks for sharing. Cheers 🙂
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Wonderful. You can bee organized.
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I love my junk drawer! It’s small and slightly organized. Slightly. It really is a drawer for the little parts and pieces I have a feeling go somewhere important, however I can’t quite place where they go.
Oh! That small, rubber thing goes here! Wonderful! And that is how it gets cleaned out. 😃
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That is great. Love that it is slightly organized. Thanks for stopping by.
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