People tease me about how clean my shop is but, it really isn't. I have a "put away" place for the things I use most near the areas where I use them. I return things to their place as I work and put away the last 2 or 3 things before I leave the shop.
I don't get out the drill, drill one hole, put away the drill, get out the drill, drill one hole, put away the drill, get out the drill, drill one hole, put away the drill or anything like that. When I am done drilling holes it is just as easy to un-chuck the bit and put it in the index, take a couple steps and put the drill motor where it goes as it is to set it all down where I
know it will be right where I need to put something else that I
am using
.
LOML keeps a 'big bag' of a purse. She is forever pawing through stuff to find her phone or her wallet. I prefer to have a "place" for my phone or my wallet (no I don't carry a purse
). I just don't understand why someone would put themselves through the frustration of trying to find something they use time and again as opposed to just putting it where it goes
.
I also don't suffer items to just "sit over there" because that's where it got set down. If it doesn't have a place, make one. If you don't have room for a place, put it out in the shed or over the rafters or give it away/sell it; whatever. If it isn't important enough to have a proper place in the shop, it doesn't warrant sucking up the space.
Maybe there's something wrong with me. Should I enjoy wondering where the double-square went that I had 5 minutes ago? What I did with that clamp? Where my marking tool is?