Dear Alice | The Power of Organization with SALT

This week on Dear Alice, we’re talking to a dear friend, Sabrina. She founded the company, SALT. SALT features custom acrylic home organization drawer organizers that will change the way you organize your home. These are not your typical drawer organizers. These organizers are designed and built specifically for you. If you have a tape measure - that’s all you need!

Organization is very personal. The way you go about your day is different than you friend or neighbor. You need to do what works for you. In organization there are guiding principles, just as in interior design. Organization can be overwhelming so Sabrina created a 5 Step Process to help people narrow in on how to get started.

The Power of Organization

The 5 Step Process to Organization

STEP 1: ASSESS THE SPACE

If it’s your kitchen you want to assess how you use the space. There is no right or wrong answer. For example, Sabrina has young kids that do homework, so she needs a homework drawer. This drawer has pencils and sharpeners and the things the kids need to get their homework done.

STEP 2: ASSIGN EACH DRAWER A PURPOSE

Give each drawer or cabinet a job. The drawer that is next to the stove will probably want the hot pads, kitchen utensils, whatever you need close at hand. When you give those drawers a purpose you will find it’s a lot easier to put it back. You know it has a function and what is best for you.

STEP 3: START FRESH

Take everything out of the drawer or cabinet. When you can start with a fresh pallet it’s so much easier and gives you the ability to emotionally disconnect with what is in there and look at the space with a fresh set of eyes. It gives you the opportunity to ask what it is you really need and what you use. When you get rid of things you feel lighter. When you can put in the right containers and the right tools to help us stay organized it helps us in the final step which is putting things back in the ideal way to utilize those items in the long term.

STEP 4: PUT ITEMS BACK THE IDEAL WAY

Things are so accessible and we do have a lot of stuff. It weighs us down because everything we have we have to maintain. Having a simplified life and pairing things down takes away things off our plate we don’t have to manage. It’s taking inventory of your life and things you have. Being organized will save you time and money. You will see you have that extra spice and you now know you don’t need to buy it again. You can move on and focus on other things during your day and your life.

For more ideas how to organize, listen to our podcast segment with Sabrina! You can find this episode of Dear Alice on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Google Podcast.

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