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Warning: I used to think my 'organized' junk drawer was fine until my friend said it looked like a raccoon's nest after a tornado.
Her blunt comment made me buy a $12 set of small plastic bins from Target, and now I can actually find a AAA battery in under 10 seconds.
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anthony8831mo agoProlific Poster
Honestly, that friend did you a solid. Sometimes you need that outside perspective to see the chaos. My kitchen "utility" drawer was the same way, just a graveyard of random cords and takeout sauce packets. Finally grabbed some of those little divider trays, and it's a totally different story now. The weird relief of finding a screwdriver without digging is hard to explain.
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the_robin1mo ago
Target sells those little bins for twelve bucks? I need to check my local store because that's way cheaper than the fancy ones I saw online. Your friend calling it a raccoon's nest is so specific and honestly kind of perfect, it's the sort of comment that sticks with you. I had a drawer full of old phone chargers that looked like a black spaghetti monster lived in there. Getting it sorted out feels like you unlocked a secret level of being an adult.
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