Tabletops, kitchen counters, ironing boards, workbench tops, and the list goes on. These horizontal surfaces love clutter! Horizontal surfaces are Stuff Magnets for the chronically disorganized.
Clutter-prone individuals use horizontal surfaces to the max.Here are some of the ways the horizontal surface attracts Stuff:
- Parking lot. The books needs to be returned to the library. The note with the size of the furnace filter will be handy when we go to the home improvement store. The recipe is there to put later in our favorites file. Further action is needed and the horizontal surface collects those items in transit.
- Back-to-it-later. The surface collects projects that are interrupted and the day's mail. Current gets mixed in with old.
- Mystery stuff. The unidentifiable, undecidable things that no one wants to move on also get piled on the surface. Yours gets mixed with mine, new gets confused with old, and it becomes more of a mysterious mix.
Become more aware of your use of horizontal space. There are ways to accommodate a preference for the use of horizontal space. It is important to work with your goals and abilities.
Are your horizontal surfaces a Stuff Magnet? Let us know what works and what doesn't for you.
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