When you live in a two-story home you are made more aware of your laziness. Hence, the need for the infamous basket on the stairs. The basket is a catch-all for all the things that need to be taken back upstairs—-but not right now, later. Presumably when I have more energy or can make one of the kids do it.
I must admit, it certainly makes cleaning up easier. However, if you are going to use this system its important to make sure it truly serves its purpose—- and doesn’t become that thing that it is not: a place to put things that have no home.
A place for everything, and everything in it’s place.
No, to work efficiently there must be two strictly enforced rules…
#1
The only things allowed in the basket, are things that belong upstairs
#2
The basket must be emptied every night, without fail.
No exceptions.
Do you have a basket on the stairs? Do you have a place for everything? If not, you may want to join me next week as I begin my “A place for everything” project at my home. I will share some of my favorite organizational tricks and solutions–-and hopefully get the online encouragement and accountability I need to finally clear out our storage units and finish the final unpacking.
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What a neat idea! I have never seen a basket like that!!
Okay, so your basket is a much better idea than what I used to do when we lived in a 2-story house… which was to just throw it UP really really hard and hope it makes it to the top of the steps without hurting anyone!