I tend to pile things.
At any given moment, the corner of my desk will look like this:

For me, physical chaos leads to mental chaos. If I’m surrounded by piles and messes, it’s hard to stay focused on the task at hand instead of being pressured to clean up the mess. This is especially annoying when I need to clean up the piles in order to shoot content since I work from home.
I wish I was more prone to organizing, but to be honest it takes a lot of effort to keep my house “pile free”. Justin is a “pile maker” as well so between the two of us we have small piles of things in almost every room of the house except the kid’s rooms!
If you, like so many people right now, are feeling ready to tackle some problem areas in your home, here are a few suggestions from someone (me) that has worked really hard to try to be better. One. Before you put things away, take a look at what is collecting there and ask yourself why. My nail polish collects on my desk because I tend to polish my nails and then let them dry when I watch youtube or scroll through Pinterest. Since this is a regular habit of mine, it would be nice to get a covered container to stash my favorite nail colors so they’re ready to use when I need them. It wouldn’t make sense for me to store my nail polish downstairs in my bathroom since I don’t use it down there. Taking a moment to evaluate the piles before you tackle them will help you set up systems in your ho...