The power of sticking with organization

Today I organized our batteries and tape! These are a couple of items in our guest bedroom/office that definitely needed to be organized. They were both in flimsy shoeboxes that were falling apart. The tape was even sticking to the shoebox it was in.

While we were at The Container Store yesterday — I LOVE that place — we found this battery organization box for $5.99. It holds 12 AAA, 12 AA, 6 C, and 4 D batteries.


At first, I thought that was silly because it would be annoying if you had 20 AA or 8 D batteries and they didn't all fit. Then I realized we rarely have more batteries than what it holds. Plus, it keeps them in place and is compact. A quick glance tells me I need to buy some AA batteries. I was even able to tuck some watch batteries in the skinny space that makes an L shape around the C batteries.


For our tape, I just grabbed this empty Sterilite container I had lying around. It holds duct tape, packing tape, and electrical tape. We have two rolls of each, probably because we couldn't find the tape and bought more. I'm excited about no more tape sticking to a falling apart box!


These two boxes will probably stay on the shelf on the right side of our desk. I'll add a pic once the rest of the shelf is organized. Baby steps!

How do you keep your tape and batteries organized and easily accessible? Do you share my love of The Container Store?