Hello!

This week, we’re diving back into one of my favorite topics: inventory - yes, the kind that’s hiding in drawers, closets, and bins all around your house.

If you’ve ever felt like you're constantly buying more of the same thing (only to later find five unopened extras)... you’re in the right place.

In inventory management, maximum stock is the upper limit of how much of something you should have on hand.

It's not just about how much you can fit, it’s about how much actually makes sense to store without:

Think of it like this: if your “home inventory” of batteries, lightbulbs, or scissors is too high, you end up:

Setting a maximum stock level helps you say, “This is enough.” It’s a quiet boundary that keeps your home (and your brain) feeling lighter.

One of my neighbors used to work in a flower shop where they kept all kinds of decorative supplies - spray paint, ribbons, floral foam, you name it.

One day, just for fun, she grouped all their spray paints by color.

Guess what?

They had three years' worth of red spray paint.
No one knew, because it was all scattered and untracked. Once grouped, they realized they could stop buying, start using, and (bonus!) actually find what they were looking for.

We’re taking a Marie Kondo approach this week:
Group like items together before you decide what to do with them.

Pick a few categories around your home and do a simple inventory pull:

You don’t have to organize or toss anything yet, just group it.
This gives you immediate visibility into what you have too much of (or not enough of), and helps you set a mental baseline.

Now, you will be able to find your favourite pair of scissors with ease.
(You have a favourite pair of scissors, right? Just me?)

Let me know your most surprising overstock - cables, kleenex boxes?
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See you next week,

Monica