Don't contain yourself

I've seen it happen time and time again.

'Tis tragic, but true.

Unsuspecting consumers who buy into the misconception that the following equation is the answer to all of their clutter concerns.

Stuff + Containment = Organization

Sigh. 'Tis too true.

But I'm here to bring you the gospel truth.

You can invest in every Rubbermaid, Sterilite, and Container Store contraption created, but that won't make you organized. That just means that you now have a wider assortment of ugly boxes to put your crap in.

OH NO I DIDN'T!

Oh yes, I did.

Allow me to slap forward some previously backwards thinking. You don't need more containers to put your stuff in so that you can make room for more stuff that you'll need to buy a container for.

What you really need is a yard sale or a Goodwill run.

Not to buy stuff, y'all. To let stuff go.

So, the next time you find yourself eying a Tupperware "Forget Me Not" onion keeper or a Caboodles makeup storage box, go ahead and chuck the onion and the Bonne Bell Blushing Gel. You can thank me later.