Yesterday we packed up the Christmas decorations. This involves three general steps:
- Bring out the empty boxes from storage
- Pack the boxes with Christmas decorations
- Put the filled boxes back into storage
The problem with these steps is that we always manage to forget a few items, which requires bringing back out all of the boxes.
This year I’ve finally learned my lesson and adjusted the steps above to incorporate a staging area for the boxes:
- Bring out the empty boxes from storage
- Pack the boxes with Christmas decorations
- Stack the boxes up in a corner of the room
- Wait for a day or two
- Put the filled boxes back into storage
Wish I’d thought of this sooner.