Brian’s fitness journal after a brain stroke
My wife has been working on her 5S organization project for almost two months now. She started with the kitchen, then recently she turned her attention to the pantry.
A few weeks ago, while organizing that space, she realized we needed a proper rack for our central vacuum hose. Up until now, I had been leaving the hose on the pantry floor simply because there was nowhere else to put it.
Technically, it was “stored.”
Practically, it was an obstacle.
Since I often carry heavy items through the pantry, having a large vacuum hose stretched across the floor was less than ideal. It looked messy, took up space, and quietly waited for someone to trip over it.
So my wife decided it was finally time to solve the problem.
She ordered a vacuum hose rack from Amazon a few weeks ago, but when it arrived, it came with one important thing missing: screws.
Apparently, the manufacturer assumed we either owned an endless collection of mystery screws or enjoyed turning simple projects into scavenger hunts.
Since we were not entirely sure which screws would work, we decided to order a different rack that actually included hardware. The first rack will still be useful in the garage for organizing extension cords.
While she was in organization mode, my wife also broke down a large stack of Amazon boxes that had been slowly breeding in the garage. Somehow, cardboard boxes have a strange ability to reproduce when left alone too long.
By the end of the day, the pantry looked much tidier and more spacious. Removing the hose and the boxes from the floor made a bigger difference than I expected.
These are the kinds of tasks that only take a few minutes. Yet somehow remain on the to-do list for months if you are not careful.
At least now, two more small but annoying tasks are complete. The pantry floor no longer looks like a storage puzzle.