Decluttering thread! - Page 8

blondie · 10-02-2014, 01:21 PM

Whenever DH doesn't know where to put things away, he just makes terrible, horrible buckets of mess.

I just got halfway through a random bin. It's basically 1 of everything we own. So. much. sorting.

blondie · 10-08-2014, 12:39 PM

Cleared the top of the piano and I'm going to put pretty fall things there.

Went through the rest of the shoes in the house. I still need to organize the bins that I keep for the girls to grow into.

Ravenzmama · 10-08-2014, 09:39 PM

I just bagged up some of my son's clothes for charity, donated three outfits of my own, and went through the bathroom and tossed several lotions (it isn't a problem because its lotion, hahaha).

Tomorrow I am supposed to go through the craft shelves and get rid of a few things that are in bad shape, too old to be useful, or just never used.

Chaos Coordinator · 10-11-2014, 04:17 PM

I need to get my head back in the game here. The last two months have been killer for me. But i need to figure out how to get rid of even more stuff, and organize what we have, because the clutter is stealing my sanity.

I brought home a used desk today with the intention of making it a school work space, where i can put the printer and laminator, and just, ya know, our schooly stuffs, so that i can have my kitchen counters back. But the problem is, i have no idea where to put the desk itself.

. I wanted it in the dining room but there's not really a good space. So, now I'm really frustrated, and we almost doubled the size of our house and we're still puzzling the furniture together. Granted we added my mil and all her stuff, but still. I just want us to fit into our house for once!

Lady TS · 10-11-2014, 05:23 PM

I totally need to get back in the game here..... Freeze warning tonite so I put pots/dirt in the shed......and removed 2 old bikes and a metal aquarium stand to be set by the road with a FREE sign...

blondie · 10-11-2014, 07:26 PM

If you need motivation, I can cheer you on!

I haven't gotten far, but I've purged about 8 big bags of stuff + some small furniture. It feels SO good.

I shoot for 10 things per day and I count trash. Even tossing a few magazines, a broken toy, old makeup- easy, small steps feel SO GOOD!

Chaos Coordinator · 10-11-2014, 08:24 PM

I got the desk in the dining room! Everything is still a disorganized disaster though. Smh

Lady TS · 10-12-2014, 10:45 AM

I've got stuff I've been holding onto, wanting to get some money from it. I've been holding onto it for years....maybe it's time just to let it go and move on...

We have a beat up old player piano that has been living in the living room way before we moved in over 10 years ago. No antique stores want it, and the metal guy Dh asked about taking it was interested but doesn't have the manpower to get it out of here. The thing weighs a couple tons, no joke. It has a lot of lead in it. It will take like 5 guys to move it. We are actually concerned that it may take out our deck if we take it out the front door. So, that leaves completely dismantling it and taking it to the pit in the back 40. As a musician, I hate to do it, but no one wants it and I want it out!

Chaos Coordinator · 10-12-2014, 12:24 PM

Just sent my husband away with a whole truckload of stuff to donate and several boxes/bags in the dumpster. Feels awesome! Reclaiming this space! Buh bye clutter!

mommychem · 10-12-2014, 01:03 PM

Peeking in. The lady who gave us most of DS's clothes from 0-12 months is pregnant again (even though she declared she was done

). So I filled a disposable diaper box with those clothes and gave them back to her.

DS is newly 1 but wears 18-24 month clothes anyway.

blondie · 10-13-2014, 07:52 AM

Minimalist achievement unlocked : tossed DVD cases.

We did it with our CDs a few years ago- put them in big cases and ditched the jewel cases. Haven't regretted it, so we did it with all of our DVDs, except Star Wars, of coarse.

That alone was a huge trashbag of stuff going OUT! And it cleared up a whole shelf of our media bookcases.

Blue-EyedLady · 10-13-2014, 08:09 AM

DH won't let me get rid of the DVD cases.

They're in a box in the closet.

blondie · 10-13-2014, 10:25 AM

Got started on the hall closet. It's such a mess.

Filled half a trash bag with random garbagey junk and made a bin to get organized downstairs later.

sunflowermom · 10-13-2014, 07:37 PM

I boxed up several boxes full of things to go to the storage shed. They're marked with dates to get rid of them by if we don't use them by then. I decided that's my compromise between my desire to purge and my desire to keep things in case we need them.

silverlining · 10-14-2014, 04:45 AM

I need to get back to this. We had guests come to stay for several days, which made me glad I had gotten rid of some stuff, but it also led to to shoving everything else in the closets and storage room--so the house looks better overall, but there's still a long way to go in terms of really getting rid of things.

10-02-2014, 01:21 PM	#106
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: Decluttering thread! Whenever DH doesn't know where to put things away, he just makes terrible, horrible buckets of mess. I just got halfway through a random bin. It's basically 1 of everything we own. So. much. sorting. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

10-08-2014, 12:39 PM	#107
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: Decluttering thread! Cleared the top of the piano and I'm going to put pretty fall things there. Went through the rest of the shoes in the house. I still need to organize the bins that I keep for the girls to grow into. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

10-08-2014, 09:39 PM	#108
Ravenzmama Seedling Rose "The words you speak become the house you live in." Hafiz Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 37	Re: Decluttering thread! I just bagged up some of my son's clothes for charity, donated three outfits of my own, and went through the bathroom and tossed several lotions (it isn't a problem because its lotion, hahaha). Tomorrow I am supposed to go through the craft shelves and get rid of a few things that are in bad shape, too old to be useful, or just never used.

10-11-2014, 04:17 PM	#109
Chaos Coordinator Rose Garden They need freedom to just be fluffy mashed potatoes and feel their fluffy feelings. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Up to my earballs in little boys. Posts: 20,259	Re: Decluttering thread! I need to get my head back in the game here. The last two months have been killer for me. But i need to figure out how to get rid of even more stuff, and organize what we have, because the clutter is stealing my sanity. I brought home a used desk today with the intention of making it a school work space, where i can put the printer and laminator, and just, ya know, our schooly stuffs, so that i can have my kitchen counters back. But the problem is, i have no idea where to put the desk itself. . I wanted it in the dining room but there's not really a good space. So, now I'm really frustrated, and we almost doubled the size of our house and we're still puzzling the furniture together. Granted we added my mil and all her stuff, but still. I just want us to fit into our house for once! __________________ Joy Progressive Methodist Enfp mama to Sparrow, 10 Zion, 7.5 Baby Gus, 4.5 Preschool teacher. Musician. Timelord. Www.justicemercymayhem.wordpress.com "What you plant in the kingdom will surely grow, and what you grow with love will surely bloom, and the fruit of the spirit will come back to you."

10-11-2014, 05:23 PM	#110
Lady TS Rose Garden Wish I was there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW OH Posts: 10,614	Re: Decluttering thread! I totally need to get back in the game here..... Freeze warning tonite so I put pots/dirt in the shed......and removed 2 old bikes and a metal aquarium stand to be set by the road with a FREE sign... __________________ Tanya InTJ Wife to Randy Mom to: Brownie-18, RockSalt-16, LuLu-going on 14 and Avery, with the Lord September 2010 In essentials, Unity In non-essentials, Liberty In all things, Charity My Blogs: Living Healthy in the Modern World and Wordy Musings

10-11-2014, 07:26 PM	#111
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: Decluttering thread! If you need motivation, I can cheer you on! I haven't gotten far, but I've purged about 8 big bags of stuff + some small furniture. It feels SO good. I shoot for 10 things per day and I count trash. Even tossing a few magazines, a broken toy, old makeup- easy, small steps feel SO GOOD! __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

10-11-2014, 08:24 PM	#112
Chaos Coordinator Rose Garden They need freedom to just be fluffy mashed potatoes and feel their fluffy feelings. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Up to my earballs in little boys. Posts: 20,259	Re: Decluttering thread! I got the desk in the dining room! Everything is still a disorganized disaster though. Smh __________________ Joy Progressive Methodist Enfp mama to Sparrow, 10 Zion, 7.5 Baby Gus, 4.5 Preschool teacher. Musician. Timelord. Www.justicemercymayhem.wordpress.com "What you plant in the kingdom will surely grow, and what you grow with love will surely bloom, and the fruit of the spirit will come back to you."

10-12-2014, 10:45 AM	#113
Lady TS Rose Garden Wish I was there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW OH Posts: 10,614	Re: Decluttering thread! I've got stuff I've been holding onto, wanting to get some money from it. I've been holding onto it for years....maybe it's time just to let it go and move on... We have a beat up old player piano that has been living in the living room way before we moved in over 10 years ago. No antique stores want it, and the metal guy Dh asked about taking it was interested but doesn't have the manpower to get it out of here. The thing weighs a couple tons, no joke. It has a lot of lead in it. It will take like 5 guys to move it. We are actually concerned that it may take out our deck if we take it out the front door. So, that leaves completely dismantling it and taking it to the pit in the back 40. As a musician, I hate to do it, but no one wants it and I want it out! __________________ Tanya InTJ Wife to Randy Mom to: Brownie-18, RockSalt-16, LuLu-going on 14 and Avery, with the Lord September 2010 In essentials, Unity In non-essentials, Liberty In all things, Charity My Blogs: Living Healthy in the Modern World and Wordy Musings

10-12-2014, 12:24 PM	#114
Chaos Coordinator Rose Garden They need freedom to just be fluffy mashed potatoes and feel their fluffy feelings. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Up to my earballs in little boys. Posts: 20,259	Re: Decluttering thread! Just sent my husband away with a whole truckload of stuff to donate and several boxes/bags in the dumpster. Feels awesome! Reclaiming this space! Buh bye clutter! __________________ Joy Progressive Methodist Enfp mama to Sparrow, 10 Zion, 7.5 Baby Gus, 4.5 Preschool teacher. Musician. Timelord. Www.justicemercymayhem.wordpress.com "What you plant in the kingdom will surely grow, and what you grow with love will surely bloom, and the fruit of the spirit will come back to you."

10-12-2014, 01:03 PM	#115
mommychem Rose Garden Butterfly on my face :) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,955	Re: Decluttering thread! Peeking in. The lady who gave us most of DS's clothes from 0-12 months is pregnant again (even though she declared she was done ). So I filled a disposable diaper box with those clothes and gave them back to her. DS is newly 1 but wears 18-24 month clothes anyway. __________________ Wife with 5 DC Former Chemist

10-13-2014, 07:52 AM	#116
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: Decluttering thread! Minimalist achievement unlocked : tossed DVD cases. We did it with our CDs a few years ago- put them in big cases and ditched the jewel cases. Haven't regretted it, so we did it with all of our DVDs, except Star Wars, of coarse. That alone was a huge trashbag of stuff going OUT! And it cleared up a whole shelf of our media bookcases. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

10-13-2014, 08:09 AM	#117
Blue-EyedLady Rose Garden The Lion Cub Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 10,798	Re: Decluttering thread! DH won't let me get rid of the DVD cases. They're in a box in the closet. __________________ Mama to The Engineer (7 yo) "When I grow up, I'm going to build Highway 100!" The Imaginative Adventurer (4.5 yo) "I'm going to rescue you!" and The Lion Cub (1 yo)- Smart, cute, strong, and unstoppable! Sister to BlessedBlue forever Co-Founder and Lead Writer at Food Allergies On Ice

10-13-2014, 10:25 AM	#118
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: Decluttering thread! Got started on the hall closet. It's such a mess. Filled half a trash bag with random garbagey junk and made a bin to get organized downstairs later. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

10-13-2014, 07:37 PM	#119
sunflowermom Rose Garden Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,579	Re: Decluttering thread! I boxed up several boxes full of things to go to the storage shed. They're marked with dates to get rid of them by if we don't use them by then. I decided that's my compromise between my desire to purge and my desire to keep things in case we need them. __________________ Mae Married my DH in 2/2008 Gave birth my DS 3/2012

10-14-2014, 04:45 AM	#120
silverlining Deactivated Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 659	Re: Decluttering thread! I need to get back to this. We had guests come to stay for several days, which made me glad I had gotten rid of some stuff, but it also led to to shoving everything else in the closets and storage room--so the house looks better overall, but there's still a long way to go in terms of really getting rid of things.

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