Housekeeping systems

I meant to add that the garage does have a car in it, but there is a piece at the end which does not.

RosiesMaw2

I think that by my mid (nearly late) 70’s I am too old to think about “housekeeping systems” 🤣🤣🤣

Never too old to learn. I'm several years older than you and I still enjoy hearing /reading about how others manage things, domestic or otherwise.

I grew up in a back to back slum. No bath, no fridge, telephone; an outside shared toilet ( which caused endless arguments with the neighbours). Didn’t have a freezer till I was thirty. Remember asking someone at my son’s nursery about how long I could keep food in it. Had no role model in my mum when it came to domestic things. So I’m still learning.

MayBee70 my cupboards are also very organised. It's the stuff not in them that is the problem!

I’m currently reorganising the boxes with the Christmas decorations. I bought lots of Christmas boxes in a sale from Dunelm a few years ago. I can’t put them back in the cupboard disorganised. And yet I’ve got rubbish strewn all over the house.

I bought stainless steel wire shelving ,from bigdug, in 2012. It was pricey then but not nearly as expensive as now

It is infinitely adjustable and can come apart and has been moved to various areas, garage, outbuilding etc. I brought most of them to my new build, for the garage, after I had laid the foam jigsaw pieces flooring. The shelves are perfect for `really useful` storage, all of which is labelled

I did have the cheap units from bigdug at one time, ok but flimsy and I got rid of all of it. Chipboard shelves and powder coated edges.

I have a collection of nordic ware tins from 2006 to 2018. Very psychologically hard to get rid of those, very desirable and some are not being made now. I re-homed a couple and squeezed the remainder onto a top shelf. I comfort myself that nothing else would go up there as I need steps to reach

I am still mulling over the garage storage situation.

I have now moved onto the loft.
First world problems I know.

Jigsaws - about 20? They have outgrown a tub. Just use more tubs?

Christmas decorations - in about 6 different size cardboard boxes. Are there better ways to store them that people use please?

Old crockery - I do fetch down bits to use from tme to time.

Other kitchen stuff - eg thermos and some bigger stuff.

DH old clothes - again, do dip into from time to time. For various reasons. I am talking eg overalls etc. He does various jobs. That from time to time require a variety of clothing.

I am pretty sure that lost of people use better methods for storage than I am using.

Thank you.

Another question please.

If people dont mind saying, how old were you when you felt it wasnt safe to go up and down the loft any more?

Just bought a few kind of a drawers on wheels to put cleaning stuff, I now don’t need to root in the back of the cupboard on my hands & knee (which I can longer do).

Fancythat, I never go up into the loft unless there is someone standing at the bottom of the stairs. At any age. And the stairs are very strong and stable.
My Christmas decorations have gone back in the garage, instead of the loft, so I can access them without waiting next year.
Jigsaws in the loft are the only things I can reach from the ladder without going into the loft.