There are two types of people in the world: people who park their cars in their garage, and people who use their garage as a resting place for items that might be useful one day.
If you’re reading this, odds are your garage currently houses everything but cars.
Step 1: Emotionally Prepare Yourself To Open The Door
Before attempting to organize your garage, take a moment. Breathe in deeply. Try not to think about the fact that you haven’t seen the back wall of the garage since your child was 6 years old… and now you are a grandparent.
Take that deep breath, close your eyes, and then hit your garage door opener. Slowly open your eyes, and take inventory of what you see and smell.
- Three half full paint cans and eleven cans of assorted colors of spray paint
- Two lawn chairs—one that is busted and the other won’t fold out right
- A rake you swore you lost
- A stack of plastic Steak-Out cups
- A refrigerator with assorted Capri Sun’s, Cokes, waters, and maybe some yogurt
- Beach chairs, a beach bag full of expired sunscreen, and an umbrella that have been in the same place since you came home from your last beach trip five years ago
- Various holiday decor ranging from skeletons to Easter baskets to an over-sized wooden turkey cut-out
- Tennis racquets, bikes, pickleball paddles, basketballs, baseball gloves, scooters, hoverboards, boogie boards, and the ever-popular pool noodle
- Old medical equipment from when you had your knee replaced
- Pieces of wood and plywood you are saving for a yet-to-be-determined project
- Lots of spider webs
- An old dog bed with the stuffing chewed out
- A Phillips head screwdriver and pliers that belong to a set you can’t find
- Leaf blower, various flower pots half filled with potting soil that has hardened, a bag of grass seed that has expired, fertilizers of all types, seed trays that you never used, and three shovels—only one that is usable
- Five identical plastic bins labeled “Sort of Important Stuff” containing loads of paperwork
- And I could keep going…
Step 2: Stop… Go No Further… Rediscover Your Garage By Calling the Experts
The moment is magical when you call Life Simplified. Some people report hearing music. Others hear a chorus of angels.
One of the experts from Life Simplified will complete a walk-through of your garage and prepare a free assessment of how much it will cost to buy back your sanity. They will give you advice on recommended products and methods of organization—all that fit your budget and time frame.
An appointment will be made, the team will arrive, and they will perform their magic. You will be so relieved that you did not have to tackle this project by yourself, but you will be an integral part of the process.
It is an unwritten rule that the garage will slowly drift back toward chaos. It’s a natural law of the universe. But the good news is this: once Karen and her team has organized your garage, the next time you should be able to do it by yourself, and it should only take half as long.
And who knows? You might even discover enough space to park a car in there.
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