Those are the people most likely to *have* a junk drawer. All the detritus that doesn't have another home goes in there so she doesn't have to see it. Out of site, out of mind.
Lol, not with my mom. She regularly fares into our cupboards to throw stuff away when we are at school/work, she has this weird neeeeed to throw stuff away, and then buy unasked different or new ones.
My husband's grandparents have a LARGE junk drawer in their kitchen.
I remember it was the night before my daughter's first 100th day of kindergarten and she had to have 100 something to show the class. I had NOTHING! I was almost just going to hand her 100 Penny's but than I remember that dang junk drawer. So l asked if they had anything in it. And they said go through it. Lmao my kid went to school with 100 milk jug lids. The teacher said it was the most original one she seen and gave my kid a little book of 100 stickers. Apparently my kid failed to mention that the person with the best 100 items would win a sticker book. She was so excited she came running to me saying she won. Lol the teacher asked how long did I collect the lids and I told her it was my husband's grandmother lmao she had them for God knows how long in her junk drawer.
I had to wash 100 milk lids and bag them so my kid could take them it took 3 large ziplock bags.
South Carolina here, and everyone I've ever met has had a junk drawer, and has called it just that. So no, I do not think it's only a Midwest thing. Junk drawers are magical places.
I remember it was the night before my daughter's first 100th day of kindergarten and she had to have 100 something to show the class. I had NOTHING! I was almost just going to hand her 100 Penny's but than I remember that dang junk drawer. So l asked if they had anything in it. And they said go through it. Lmao my kid went to school with 100 milk jug lids. The teacher said it was the most original one she seen and gave my kid a little book of 100 stickers. Apparently my kid failed to mention that the person with the best 100 items would win a sticker book. She was so excited she came running to me saying she won. Lol the teacher asked how long did I collect the lids and I told her it was my husband's grandmother lmao she had them for God knows how long in her junk drawer.
I had to wash 100 milk lids and bag them so my kid could take them it took 3 large ziplock bags.