It’s the refrain we heard from the brave women who dared to bare their soul — and junk drawer — for the benefit of Family First readers. “Don’t judge me.”
And after this sociological exploration, if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that just about everyone has one, even if they don’t call it a junk drawer. Some of those drawers need to be pried open with a knife, others explode like a jack in the box, while still others are prime examples of management and organization. But no matter what they look like, it’s there, faithfully holding your dried-up pens, dead batteries, and 17 pairs of scissors.
But is it possible to live without a junk drawer? Technically yes, says Devorah Pomerantz, founder of The Organizer New York. But you may find yourself constantly on the hunt for essential items like pens, paper, and scissors.
“They have feet of their own, and they just disappear,” she says. “If you’re offended by the term junk, you can call it an essentials drawer… but I call mine a junk drawer.” (This is exactly the kind of orderly thinking that separates professional organizers from the rest of us, who are simply trying to find the phone charger.)
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