Day 51: Wrap-up That Wrapping Paper Mess!

I think that gift bags multiply when placed under a bed. They must, because I only remember putting about 10-12 under there. And now, I think I have close to 100!

I also have a lot of Christmas papers, bow, tags and boxes. And they were all crammed into a under-the-bed storage box. Don't get me wrong: the box worked quite well. It's just that I seemed to have overstuffed it, so it wasn't so neat and organized anymore. Gift bags were everywhere. Bows were squashed beyond recognition. Tissue paper was wrinkled and ripped. It was just a mess.... In a box.... Under the bed!


SO... I went online and found a good price on an actual "gift wrap organizer!" I chose this one for cost, but I liked that it's big enough to hold the wrapping paper rolls and has a few clear pockets for tissue paper, bows, tags, ribbons, etc. (There are TONS of these gift wrap organizers online, by the way... and there are plenty of options: from plastic to canvas... and from storing under the bed to hanging on the door! Or, you can use an under-the-bed storage box, a large cardboard box or even a clean, 15-gallon garbage can! Garbage cans are the perfect size for containing big rolls of wrapping paper!)


At any rate, I got out all my papers and boxes and doo-dads, sorted out (and disposed of) the junk, and reorganized everything into those two boxes. I even categorized the gift bags: baby bags, wedding bags, masculine bags, birthday bags... ;)


Gift bags can now multiply in their very own under-the-bed box. And tissue paper, bows, ribbons, tags, boxes and wrapping paper rolls live happily (and safely) in their own gift wrap organizer.


Now, THAT's neat!