Day Two Challenge - Clean out a Junk Drawer (or Closet)

According to the book, 30 Days to a Simpler Life,  the day two challenge is to clean out a junk drawer.

My drawers are in fairly good shape, so I'm going to tackle my game/linen closet instead.  We have small group Bible study at our house twice a month.  We meet with five couples and among us we have 18 children.  After they left the last time, this was my game closet:

I'd love to blame it on the children; however, the only change to the closet after the evening was the game on the floor.  The closet was in desperate need of organizing and streamlining. 

My Personal Day 2 Project - Organize the Linen and Game Closet.

The best tip from Chapter 2 of 30 Days to a Simpler Life is the idea of "The Ambivalence Pile".  Cox and Evatt describe it this way:

"Ambivalent items are things you both like and dislike.  They can drive you crazy because you don't know whether to keep them or to let them go.  Creating this pile is the key to uncomplicating your life."

They go on to to recommend creating an ambivalence center:

"Practice living without your ambivalent items.
To create the Ambivalence Center, buy cardboard storage boxes...label them clearly...inside each, place your ambivalent items from all over you house.  Collect items that are not being used that you're unwilling to toss.  These boxes give your items a transition zone.  You can practice living with out them.  You will not feel deprived of these items because you will still own them."

In addition to cleaning out the game closet, I'm going to label some ambivalent boxes.  I like the idea of that!