The Junk Drawer

Do you have a junk drawer? Yup, me too. 

The junk drawer kind of feels like the potato chip of home decorating. Secretly we love them. But in the light of day, we tuck them out of sight lest anyone judge too harshly. 

A recent inventory of my own junk drawer revealed the usual menagerie of items; a pair of scissors with those sturdy orange handles, assorted pens (most of which have run out of ink), a bowl of coins we use for bus fare, a yellow legal pad, a roll of scotch tape, a wooden ruler, a phone charger, a stack of neon-colored Post-it Notes, and a book of matches. 

But there were treasures as well, most of which seemed out of place in the junk drawer. A charcoal face mask peel. A potholder one of the grandkids had made using those plastic loom kits. And a WWII-issue jackknife given to my Dad upon his enlisting.

The time for spring cleaning is growing near I suppose. But perhaps not quite yet for the junk drawer....

"The easiest way to organize your stuff is to get rid of most of it." – Alaina Fingal