Decluttering Cords

Quick tips for decluttering cords...and how to keep them from mating like snakes.

Do you ever feel like cords and electronics are secretly mating when we're not looking? Do you find the easiest way to deal with them is to tuck them away, "just for now..."?

I've probably come across 5000 cords in my 10 years as a professional organizer and here's how I deal with them without freaking out and throwing them in a box...

1. I put ALL the cords and electronics together in one box or container without worrying about what it goes to. If there are a lot and there are clear categories, I put each category in it's own pile

I also love the charging station on a side counter in our kitchen - it keeps things from being "everything everywhere all at once."

This is is how I manage ALL cords and straps that are long enough.

While dealing with many 15 foot straps to tie down kayaks as a kayak guide, my boss showed me this while saying...

"This is how you keep the cords from becoming mating snakes."

Here's how to keep your cords (and straps) from mating like snakes...

1. Grab both ends of the cord

2. Bring the ends together

3. Repeat until it's the right length to tie

4. Tie in a loose knot

Cords mate more like rabbits - it seems like there are always a million of them, doesn't it? And what do they all go to?!

I also occasionally gather ALL my cords together and go through them. Just writing about this inspired me to do that and I put 3 cords in my donation station!

(The donation station is a tip for another day...)

Happy cord organizing/snake wrangling!

XO,

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