3. group

(#3 of 6 principles from Confessions of an Organized Homemaker to help you organize your work, your home, your family, your life...)

Whenever practical, group and store like items together.... Everything in your house should have such a well-defined place that you could find it in the dark.

The main purpose of grouping is to give everything in your home a well-defined place.

Group things together that are used together. To help with grouping use drawer dividers, not only in the kitchen but in drawers throughout the house, under sinks and on shelves as slide-out trays.

The goal: Well defined; well confined.