Organization

We've now lived in our RV for two years. Wow, how time flies! And after two years we definitely need to do some reorganizing and purging.

When we sold our home in 2007 we only had three weeks to move. Needless to say, it was a quick and less than organized process. I really didn't know how long we would live in the RV and what we would need. So of course we started out with too much stuff and two years later is getting out of control!

I have some vacation days planned for early September and I'm already formulating a organizing plan. Two cabinets in particular can be completely cleaned out and the CDs and other stuff can be pared down to half (or less). These cabinets can then be used for an extra food/supplies overflow area.

The last time I opened the cabinet under the bathroom sink a barrage of items fell out on my feet. Definitely time to redo that storage area. For some reason the bathroom is a little harder for me though. It's easy to give away unwanted/never used items. But most of this stuff can't go to the Goodwill and besides I may need it at some point, right? A few years ago I found a bottle of Calamine lotion with an expiration date of 1983! It definitely went in the trash. I probably should have an expiration date purging party.

One wise RVing couple (my parents!) told me to get in the mindset of removing one or two items everytime I buy something new.

That wonderful advice should become my mantra.