The Organized Garage

Everyone (yes, everyone) needs structure and some type of an organized system to stay mentally healthy and to flourish. Too often we’re held back by the clutter that surrounds us (no — we’re not here to tell you to become a minimalist, and yes, we shop at Costco and buy in bulk, too), but with good systems in place you can have both. Promise.

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The items you keep in your garage can often be broken down into two basic groups, back stock and storage. A few general rules:

View your garage as your own personal mini supermarket. Your back stock area, in essence, is for all those extra rolls of toilet paper you got on a “buy one, get one free” sale, or for the cases of disposable paper goods you bought for Pesach. It should be the place you head to when you need to restock your foil pans, paper plates, or shampoo.

Bulkier and bigger items that are used daily, or even weekly (that’s often enough in our books), like a Crock-Pot or a sous vide, shouldn’t be stored in a garage. Use this space exclusively for things that aren’t used too often like Pesach boxes, Chanukah items, snow gear, unused strollers, extra car seats, etc.