The 5S's are an acronym for re-organizing an area or workstation so you have what you need (and just what you need) at the point of use. The intent is to clear out clutter so that everything has a designated place.
In manufacturing, we use this to organize work stations. All tools are put at the place where the operator uses it most and it has a very clear location and you can tell if it is missing. All extraneous tools and clutter are removed. Key areas of the equipment are labeled so anyone can verify visually that everything is in place and running normally.
In a home, we sometimes call this Spring Cleaning. We purge our closets of anything we have not worn in a year. We separate winter clothes to another area for next season.
This is also a good time to re-organize. In the kitchen, the tools we use frequently should be within arm's reach (knives by the cutting boards on the counter, wooden spoons and sauce pans by the stove). Those tools we rarely use (melon baller, turkey carver) can be on the lower shelves and drawers. 5S can take it to the next level, so even your husband should be able to find things and navigate around the kitchen.
The 5S's are intended to be done consecutively with the final result being a more organized and visually logical workspace.
This is the methodology that I will be using to organize my household.
5S's
1) Sort
2) Scrub
3) Set
4) Standardize
5) Sustain
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