I have always secretly adored organizing. I love putting things in drawers and bins and having them out of the way. In college, I would reorganize my closet around finals time. It was a way for me to feel like I had everything under control, so I could study unencumbered. This usually happened around 10pm and could last well into the morning. My entire sorority house had a mild addiction to Target, which we lovingly named "Targe" to make it seem cooler than the K Mart of our youth. Target offered a ridiculous amount of color coded multifaceted self storage options. You could also pick up snacks, socks, a book and some cheap exercise wear to round out your shopping experience. What more could a girl want, right? I had no idea that the self storage desires of the country would eventually create an entire retail arm of bin and box mania.
I am a parent now, so my self storage needs have become more complicated. There seem to be loads of little tiny wooden, paper and plastic pieces all over our house at all time. In my effort to corral those items, I have tried any number of receptacles. You name it, and I have tried to store something in it.
When we moved to our new neighborhood, we now had different places for things. Our kids finally had a playroom in the basement. Of course, the playroom needed organizing. There was a "Container Store" about 2 blocks from our house. An ENTIRE store full of things to put your stuff in? (Feel free to start saying things like George Carlin here.) It is a sad commentary on our society when a whole retail chain flourishes because we have so much stuff that we need more things to put stuff in. I opened the door and it felt like I was in a nightmare staged in a giant closet. There was a self storage expert on hand, should I need to know how to measure my closet for wire brackets and brads. I was in way over my head, in spite of my years of sorority training at Target. I walked past trash cans that looked like frogs, collapsible laundry twirlers, acrylic boxes for paper clips. I started to panic and get disoriented. HELP! I JUST NEED SOMETHING TO PUT TOYS IN! Self storage representative, please take me away!
I chose 3 lovely linen bins and got the hell out of dodge. I have not set foot in the store since my purchase. I do not need that many options. Target, once an innocent place to romp and play and get organized, was one of the big box store pioneers. We got our feet wet there, and now have moved on to the need to have an entire big box store for containers or wires or whatever. The big box store has ruined my love of self storage and bins and boxes. Perhaps I will take up basket weaving to fill the time. Links to more Portable storage --

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