Label Queen: What’s In A Name 

Yes…my daughter calls me a “Label Queen”, but seriously where would we be without labels?  I like labels at the grocery store even the ones on glass jars; mayonnaise and night cream kind of look alike.  I like labels at the library, it would take me forever to find that book on cat psychology!  I’m glad for labels at the pharmacy; one a day/two a day? With milk/without milk?

So we accept labels at the store, library, pharmacy and even the office, why not at home?  Living an organized life is saving the stress and time we expend for the serious stuff.

I love my label maker, a Mother’s Day gift years ago.  It is the perfect mate for my other favorite organizational tool-plastic storage drawers and boxes.  Our office desk has only two drawers and I haven’t had a medicine chest for about 22 years.  I use plastic storage drawers instead.  Most items are small; paper clips, rubber bands, markers, staples, toothpaste, toothbrushes, ointments, cold tablets, lip balm, etc., etc.  I have two sets in my office and two sets in my bathroom.  Every drawer is labeled so with one quick glance anyone, including my husband, (ladies you understand) can find what they need.

The baskets in the hall closet are labeled, “caps”, “mittens”, “scarves” and “tote bags”.  You get the idea. Dishes and tools going to community events are labeled with our name. Every box in the basement is labeled with black marker on the side, end and top so I’m not dragging everyone of them out to see what’s inside.  A marker in your kitchen drawer makes labeling the meat or leftovers you are freezing an easy task.

Putting important instructions for an appliance or the electrical box on a label may save you an expensive repair or even a life.

So embrace your title of “Label Queen” and bask in the compliments that come when your friends say, “Oh, you’re so organized”.