Taming the Tupperware

Ever since the founding of Tupperware in 1945, women all over have been trying to tame the madness in their kitchens.  This genius invention seems to be the rise and fall of all kitchen organization.
Since April is Spring Cleaning month, I decided to tackle my own black hole.  The common misconception is that you can never have enough storage containers.  WRONG!  You can always have too much, but the even bigger problem is when none of your containers have a top and bottom that match.

In our house we have a drawer that is designated for plastic containers.  Clearly the way that I had it set up was not working.  I had a lot of tops and bottoms and yet many of them had somewhere along the way lost their mate.

STEPS TO SORTING:
1.  Take everything out of the storage space
2.  Decide what you need/use
3.  Out of what you chose to keep make sure that it all has a top and bottom mate
4.  Throw away or donate what you are not putting back into the space

An easy way to keep your containers separated in your space is to put them in groups.  The easiest way to do this is by putting the groups in baskets or bins along with their tops and bottoms.

In my different sections you will see that I have the bottoms stacked together and the lids along the sides.
For the little (easy to get out of control) containers, I put them in a separate bin with their lids attached.  By doing this, it eliminates having to keep little lids and little bottoms in similar order like in the other bins.

Don't get frustrated if your finished product doesn't look exactly like this. Everyone's space is different with different circumstances.  This is, however, a good guideline to set you in the right direction to find your calm in your dark hole.

Happy Sorting!