TechMails: DAY 2 of NEAT in 10 🍽️

NEAT in 10: Day 2

Day two of ten! Remember, you'll get one short email each weekday for ten weekdays, with a simple task that brings clarity to a small corner of your home. Miss a day? No problem — we've got them all listed and linked at the bottom of the email.

Acacia Drawer Dividers for the Dish Towel Drawer

You've probably noticed—dish towels multiply quietly and never fold themselves. Before you know it, you're grabbing whichever towel you can pull free, and then trying to shove the drawer closed without getting your fingers caught. A streamlined collection means you always know what you have and can actually access it.

Your Dish Towels

what you'll need

A donation bag, a flat surface for folding

what to do

1. Pull every dish towel out of the drawer and any other spots they've wandered to (oven handle, countertop, laundry pile).

2. Donate any that are well-loved—aka torn, stained, or threadbare. Thank them for their service and let them go.

3. Keep only what you actually use. Most households need far fewer dish towels than they own.

4. File fold each towel to fit the height of your drawer. Fold in thirds lengthwise, then fold down until the height matches your drawer depth. Make sure to fold them all to the same width for a clean, uniform look.

NEAT Tip: The file folding method gives you a quick visual of everything you own and makes it simple to grab what you need without disturbing the rest of your collection. No more digging to the bottom of a stack.

5. Stand your folded towels upright in a row, fold facing up like files in a cabinet.

Did you complete today's task? Let us know!

MISSION COMPLETE

level it up

Acacia Drawer Dividers keep your neatly folded row of towels in line and separate them from other categories sharing the same drawer, like oven mitts or pot holders. One divider turns a messy multipurpose drawer into a system that actually holds its shape.