It’s come to my attention over the years that some of us are neat, and some of us — i.e., me — are decidedly not. The neat people tend to see non-neatness as a moral failing; cleanliness is next to ...

In my grandmother’s house, in the second bedroom, there is a drawer. Whenever we visit her, I derive a small thrill from opening it: the amount of random crap accumulated there is simply stunning.

With ALS, columnist Dagmar Munn says she must focus her mind and make deliberate choices when decision-making fatigue sets in.

Most of us have one or more of those spaces we call "junk drawers." What do you do when that catch-all starts overflowing? When it comes to spring cleaning, your junk drawer might just be the perfect ...

We all have at least one of those dreaded, jam-packed drawers filled to the brim with ... what even is it? Half a deck of playing cards? A silicone straw to help save the turtles? Does this pen have ...

As a professional organizer who’s had her hands in many junk drawers, I can easily tell you what the common clutter offenders are in most households. I can also tell that it’s possible to avoid having ...

Everyone has one: the ubiquitous kitchen junk drawer. It’s a place where birthday candles and tape measures mingle. Band-Aids and chip clips run amok. And somehow, every odd cooking utensil, gift bag ...

We all have that one drawer in the house—the infamous junk drawer. It’s a catch-all for odds and ends, but it becomes a secret weapon for everyday emergencies when organized with intention. Whether ...

Contrary to what you may believe, a junk drawer is not meant to be a catch-all for life’s throwaways. That would be your trash can. Still, many people treat their junk drawer as a pre-garbage can ...

Your junk drawer is not just a graveyard for dead batteries and mystery keys. Tucked between rubber bands and old receipts, you may be sitting on items that are surprisingly valuable, either in cash ...