In my grandmother’s house, in the second bedroom, there is a drawer. Whenever we visit her, I derive a small thrill from opening it: the amount of random crap accumulated there is simply stunning.

Most of us have one or more of those spaces we call "junk drawers." What do you do when that catch-all starts overflowing? When it comes to spring cleaning, your junk drawer might just be the perfect ...

With ALS, columnist Dagmar Munn says she must focus her mind and make deliberate choices when decision-making fatigue sets in.

We all have at least one of those dreaded, jam-packed drawers filled to the brim with ... what even is it? Half a deck of playing cards? A silicone straw to help save the turtles? Does this pen have ...

We all have that one drawer in the house—the infamous junk drawer. It’s a catch-all for odds and ends, but it becomes a secret weapon for everyday emergencies when organized with intention. Whether ...

The junk drawer - everyone has one. Junk drawers are notorious for . . . collecting junk and they're almost always in disarray. They're full of random items that get haphazardly tossed inside when you ...

As a professional organizer who’s had her hands in many junk drawers, I can easily tell you what the common clutter offenders are in most households. I can also tell that it’s possible to avoid having ...

The humble junk drawer is a fixture in almost every home. True to its name, the junk drawer is a place to store everything that doesn’t have a natural home elsewhere. But the junk drawer also serves ...

Contrary to what you may believe, a junk drawer is not meant to be a catch-all for life’s throwaways. That would be your trash can. Still, many people treat their junk drawer as a pre-garbage can ...

Your junk drawer is not just a graveyard for dead batteries and mystery keys. Tucked between rubber bands and old receipts, you may be sitting on items that are surprisingly valuable, either in cash ...