Collections

Are you a collector? I collect many things including Pez dispensers, floating pens, and quotes. Consider these organizing tips about collecting:

• The Purpose - Understand your collecting “why.” Is it for using, displaying, investing, or storing?  

• The Parameters - To manage potential clutter, use specific-sized “containers” whether those are boxes, folders, shelves, walls, closets, or rooms.

• The Questions - Have you outgrown your collection? Has your interest faded? Is it time to let go? Acknowledge the possibility for change in focus or interest.

• The Joy - Some collections serve no functional purpose because the objects themselves aren’t useful, but they bring us tremendous joy through acquiring, managing, and displaying. Does your collection have the “joy factor?”