How many times have you attempted to get organized and bought containers for your stuff and then not been able to use the boxes and bins that you bought? This is the result of not doing the prep work before you start our organizing.
So many times I’ve seen people get excited about getting organized and then go out and buy containers that they think they need to organize their space and things and end up not be able to use them once they finish the sorting and purging.
Before you go shopping, do your prep work. Look at what you have left to organize after your sorting and purging. What do you need in order to store everything? Filing cabinet, shelves, bins or boxes? Measure the space you want your filing cabinet to go in so that you know what your space can accommodate. If you need shelves, what’s going to go on the shelves? Are you just stacking books or do you want to house your books and containers for other items? Determine the size of the shelves and the space between them according to the items that you want to place on them. Do your homework first! Then go buy your containers.
As for the the containers that you might have purchased before doing your homework, looks for places that you can store smaller related items in small spots in your bathroom, kitchen or bedroom and use the containers for those things.