I think that because I never stored much in past games, and it's been so long since I actually played New Leaf or any of the other games, I never really had a habit of doing this. Funny enough, though...I do sometimes think "I should go drop these fish/bugs in my basement for the night"...completely forgetting that not only could I store them in my house storage, but I can also sell them in the bin. Ha.
I keep the fishing cooler at the end of the pier and change out there, but not too often. I usually change start of the day or when I need to clear that Nook goal.
Yep, I did this all the time for the first few weeks! I'm slowly getting used to the new storage but every once in a while I'll still go to the wardrobe by accident.
Surprisingly, I've been okay! The reason is because in New Leaf I always used the "extra storage" they gave us in the update so I got used to accessing my storage that way.
I didn't, until I decided to put a DIY work bench in the right hand side by the door. Which comes in handy for sure. But I have my mummy wardrobe in the right hand side by the door in New Leaf which is how I accessed my storage. So now it doesn't matter if I am trying to do a DIY or trying to get into my storage, I always go to that darn DIY work bench. Hahaha.