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Cleaning all the clutter out of the utility room to make room for maneuvering the dryer and washing machine, getting the new washing machine and putting the dryer back on top of the washer, it is so neat and looks so nice now. Only problem is all that stuff got moved to the kitchen floor. All that clutter is good stuff that I don't want to put in any of the out buildings I have because of rats. Rats have left behind their calling card, rat turds, they poop all over everything, even if they don't chew it up, they still have to crap all over it and there is no guessing what they will chew to bits and what they wont. Then there's the dust and dirt, Everything in the 2 out buildings is coated is dust and dirt.

I'm looking at this stuff trying to figure out a way to organize it and I just don't know. Maybe a shelving unit.

On a bright note, I got a new Dewalt battery drill, impact and circle saw. My old ones are 16 or 17 years old and I have just worn them out. I haven't even thrown away the boxes yet, I keep admiring them.
 

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Cleaning all the clutter out of the utility room to make room for maneuvering the dryer and washing machine, getting the new washing machine and putting the dryer back on top of the washer, it is so neat and looks so nice now. Only problem is all that stuff got moved to the kitchen floor. All that clutter is good stuff that I don't want to put in any of the out buildings I have because of rats. Rats have left behind their calling card, rat turds, they poop all over everything, even if they don't chew it up, they still have to crap all over it and there is no guessing what they will chew to bits and what they wont. Then there's the dust and dirt, Everything in the 2 out buildings is coated is dust and dirt.

I'm looking at this stuff trying to figure out a way to organize it and I just don't know. Maybe a shelving unit.

On a bright note, I got a new Dewalt battery drill, impact and circle saw. My old ones are 16 or 17 years old and I have just worn them out. I haven't even thrown away the boxes yet, I keep admiring them.
Ooh, organizing!
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I like using clear plastic totes, and they can be purchased fairly cheap at dollar stores.
 

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Cleaning all the clutter out of the utility room to make room for maneuvering the dryer and washing machine, getting the new washing machine and putting the dryer back on top of the washer, it is so neat and looks so nice now. Only problem is all that stuff got moved to the kitchen floor. All that clutter is good stuff that I don't want to put in any of the out buildings I have because of rats. Rats have left behind their calling card, rat turds, they poop all over everything, even if they don't chew it up, they still have to crap all over it and there is no guessing what they will chew to bits and what they wont. Then there's the dust and dirt, Everything in the 2 out buildings is coated is dust and dirt.

I'm looking at this stuff trying to figure out a way to organize it and I just don't know. Maybe a shelving unit.

On a bright note, I got a new Dewalt battery drill, impact and circle saw. My old ones are 16 or 17 years old and I have just worn them out. I haven't even thrown away the boxes yet, I keep admiring them.
It's such a good feeling when everything looks nice, tidy and new. It's always so hard trying to figure out how to organize it all. A shelving unit is a great idea if you have room and @fuzzi's suggestion of totes works really well.

My cabinets are getting too cluttered, I also need to do some organizing.
 

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It's such a good feeling when everything looks nice, tidy and new. It's always so hard trying to figure out how to organize it all. A shelving unit is a great idea if you have room and @fuzzi's suggestion of totes works really well.

My cabinets are getting too cluttered, I also need to do some organizing.
Same here. Hmmm -- perhaps a pantry clean out is in order for me. Goodness knows there's stuff in there from 2020 when I was stocking up after moving in and then the lockdown.
 

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Same here. Hmmm -- perhaps a pantry clean out is in order for me. Goodness knows there's stuff in there from 2020 when I was stocking up after moving in and then the lockdown.
I have several flats of canned fruits and vegetables that I bought when we were being told that food supply lines were being cut. I was thinking of opening the really old canned stuff and feeding it to the compost. Some of the canned food was past "sell date" but, when I opened it, smelled and tasted fine.
 

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