Have you ever said, now summer is over I’ll have more time, or now the kids are back in school I’ll have more time? Organizing for women makes me realize this is probably unrealistic, but it sounds good. I know I have said it.

As I was going through a cupboard I realized it is time to put away my summer dishes. We have enjoyed using these cute watermelon bowls but now they need to be put in the back of the cupboard and the fall sunflower ones come out.

When organizing your cupboards think of your space in four different ways:

A : Or premium space I call it. These are the places you are in and out of all the time. Usually at eye level or one shelf up or down.
B: These shelves hold items that are used about once a week so they need to be convenient.
C: Items in this space are like holiday items, seasonal dishes, and seasonal clothes.
D: This is the ‘hard core’ storage. You have stuff boxed up and labeled but don’t intend to look at it within the next two years.

What kinds of things can you think of that you would keep in your ‘hard core’ storage area? I can only think of memorabilia inherited waiting to be passed down and things older children, who have left home, but are storing at your home. Do you have any ideas?