I gathered all the pens and pencils in the house into a nice wide jug. Now they have a home and I can plop them there when they are found. I am actually using them up and need to find another source. Having a home for everything has made my life a whole lot easier.

Just knowing that the batteries and charger are always in one spot means husband can replace them also. Used baggies to sort the types also. And this applies to almost everything.

OH, and I found out that a lot of my pens did not work. So when I did the first organizing, I tried each one and threw out all the ugly or nonworking ones. Still had a huge jug full. Maybe limit yourself to one drawer for supplies and use a utensil divider to sort and limit them.