Alphabetize Your House

Alphabetize Your House

By Grant Gerver

I know it sounds weird, but if your house is as cluttered at mine, you might want to think about alphabetizing the contents. It's worked so well for libraries around the globe, we decided to give it a try in our own home. Just get yourself a trusty label maker and start alphabetizing absolutely everything.

It does take some getting used to. The Windex sits atop the washing machine, the dogs' sleeping quarters are located right near the front door, the supplements are in close proximity to the satellite antenna, the refrigerator sits next to the rifles, and so on and so forth. Plus, you must alphabetize all the things that are contained inside something else, like the refrigerator or the medicine cabinet. It's quite a task, but well worth the effort.

The biggest chore, of course, is getting everything labeled and alphabetized in the first place. Then, your neatly-ordered clutter is suddenly highly organized, even if very unconventionally located. But, you'll get used to it. Any order beats no order. Yes, when I'm looking for tools, I must remember they're right next to the toilet, but that's fine with me.

And we keep all the brooms right next to our bed. The potatoes sit comfortably in back of the plumbing supplies. It's a perfect system. "Victory through alphabetical order" is our mantra. It may seem very strange, but we like it. The computer is located conveniently near the cat's litter box, and the TV is right next to the trash can. And, our clothes are incredibly well organized now, but I won't bore you with all the giddy details.

Living like you're in your neighborhood library day and night is so comforting. And, you know what? We even use our "library voices" now.

About the Author:

Grant "Brad" Gerver is an entrepreneur and co-owner of Filibi.com: Quite simply one of the most generous businesses online. "Gerv" is also a performing blues artist-songwriter [http://www.youtube.com/gbgerver] with The Buzzard Brothers and on YouTube. He is a retired elementary school teacher who currently works in the mental health care field.

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