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Originally inspired by Stimey and the natural nesting instincts at 34 weeks of pregnancy, this was (is) my attempt to reign in the havoc and impose some order.....before it's too late.
In 2008, begun with 6 weeks to go til baby Andrew was born, I had about 50 days for decluttering. My goal then, to get rid of 6 things a day, a la Stimey's The Junk Pyramid, meant 252 things gone from the house. With a little organizing thrown in, the hope was room for a baby and visitors, and clothes, and playthings.
I decluttered over 200 things. And since then, I've toyed on and off with restarting, but keep putting it off.
In 2008, begun with 6 weeks to go til baby Andrew was born, I had about 50 days for decluttering. My goal then, to get rid of 6 things a day, a la Stimey's The Junk Pyramid, meant 252 things gone from the house. With a little organizing thrown in, the hope was room for a baby and visitors, and clothes, and playthings.
I decluttered over 200 things. And since then, I've toyed on and off with restarting, but keep putting it off.
2010-2011, I indulged myself with a little shoe challenge - working my way through my shoe wardrobe of over 200 pairs. Managed to get rid of a lot, but still keep acquiring shoes at a pace of 20 pairs a year.
I've also done a poorly photographed food project (courtesy of Real Simple), which might sound odd on a clutter blog, but being organized enough to have family dinner every night is a big challenge.
I've also done a poorly photographed food project (courtesy of Real Simple), which might sound odd on a clutter blog, but being organized enough to have family dinner every night is a big challenge.
And now it's 2013, the clutter is overwhelming, the shoes are overflowing, and I'm back at it!
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I just want to read about
- decluttering (70)
- food (20)
- shoes (220)
My cloud
2010
2011
black
blue
boots
bronze
brown
decluttering
discards
espadrilles
flats
flip flops
food
gold
green
grey
high heels
I covet
kitten heel
lace
lilac
loafer
low heel
mary janes
metallic
mules
multi
nablopomo
new stuff
nude
on the fence
orange
patent
pattern
peep toe
pink
platforms
pumps
purple
recommendations
red
repair
sales
sandals
seafoam
shoes
silver
slingbacks
slip ons
slippers
sneakers
strappy sandals
suede
t-strap
tally
toys
wedge
white
yellow
The Great Declutltering 2008
- Days - 53
- Total items gone - 226
- Goal - 318
Decluttering 2010!
Weeks: 3
Total items gone: 9
Goal: 21
Total items gone: 9
Goal: 21
Well, that was sad…...
Wouldn't it be nice if.......
- the front entryway was a welcoming place, with no excess boxes or paperwork cluttering it up?
- my clothes were organized to be easily accessible?
- we had a place for the baby to sleep and his clothes to be stored?
- all office stuff was moved into the attic?
- there was a play area in the basement?
- we had a place to store tools in the basement?
3 comments:
It's also true that if you live in an apartment in New York, you can't own as much stuff as you did when you lived in a Baltimore rowhouse.
I'm thinking of getting rid of Teo's train table. (small sob.) But he needs his sensory stuff more, so those get priority for space.
But you know, I think you guys have a decent-sized house. Maybe just need more efficient storage?
We do have a decent sized house, and we do need some more efficient storage. But in the end, I really have Too Much Stuff. I don't have a mudroom and a library and a family room and a huge walk in closet. And I can't purchase Stuff as if I have all this space. I think Stimey once said hidden clutter is the worst problem - because I have stuff in boxes in the basement, I can't box up other stuff and store it. I honestly need to clean out all the extra Stuff I own. And stop buying new Stuff. There's no room for it.
This was a pretty big realization.
Sounds like you had an 'ah-ha' moment. Good luck with the clean out.
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