Decluttering thread! - Page 29

Anne Ofalamo · 09-08-2015, 12:21 PM

Another truck load (this time hubby's things from the carport and broken bikes) There are no shelves in the carport...just space..so happy! I poured bleach and scrubbed and sprayed it out...
smells so clean and fresh now!
I'm taking this week off to crochet and re-energize before jumping into kitchen next week!

Blue-EyedLady · 09-12-2015, 09:21 AM

The garage sale is next weekend. My goal is to spend the week getting ready.

KarenBoo · 09-12-2015, 12:22 PM

My house looks like a bomb went off!

I came home from a 7-week road trip with the girls, and our stuff is everywhere!

On top of that, I have 6 big bigs full of stuff for the consignment sale that is coming up. I had 2 days to get the data entry done, so all of that is exploded all over the homeschool room.

I CAN. NOT. WAIT. until I get this stuff tagged and up to the sale and get everything from our trip put away!

Anything that doesn't sell is being donated. It will be so good to get rid of this batch of things!

WanderingJuniper · 09-12-2015, 02:30 PM

Hold me. . . My sentimental daughters are having their room painted and redecorated. They have so much stuff! I don't even want to move it back into their rooms but sorting it with them sounds like a recipe for hurt feelings all around. It was so much easier agent they were little and I could just make things vanish.

knitlove · 09-12-2015, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by WanderingJuniper

Hold me. . . My sentimental daughters are having their room painted and redecorated. They have so much stuff! I don't even want to move it back into their rooms but sorting it with them sounds like a recipe for hurt feelings all around. It was so much easier agent they were little and I could just make things vanish.

Yes it will probably be horrid, but walking them through it will help them be able to get rid of things when they are on there own. You are teaching then a life skill.

You can do this and keep repeating 'You can't keep everything and have a nice room.'

Blue-EyedLady · 09-13-2015, 07:18 PM

DH and I worked on the room that doubles as a library/office and a dressing room for the adults. (Our sleeping room is wall to wall beds, so clothes had to move elsewhere.) We got rid of SO much stuff. Probably 3 smallish boxes of books and several bags of paperwork for recycling, all gone. Then DH organized all the books (his deal, not mine, despite the fact that I love organizing and he doesn't.) For the first time since we moved in 5 years ago, the books are organized and on shelves. It looks great!

Anne Ofalamo · 09-13-2015, 07:40 PM

my kitchen is on the agenda this week! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

rjy9343 · 09-13-2015, 08:03 PM

Between sick kids, out of town husband and generally adjusting to the baby, it one step forward and three steps back. So my new plan is to pick one section of one room and only do that area for the day. (Or week if that is what it takes). I am hopeful that by the end of the year my kitchen and bedroom will be cleared out and organized.

WanderingJuniper · 09-14-2015, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by knitlove

Yes it will probably be horrid, but walking them through it will help them be able to get rid of things when they are on there own. You are teaching then a life skill.

You can do this and keep repeating 'You can't keep everything and have a nice room.'

The one that really surprised me was my younger daughter she filled 2 trash bags! I held stuff up and she told me what to do with it. I was amazed by how much she was ready to toss so her room could feel comfy in the long run.

My oldest did well too. She had less that we thought but was hoarding last year's school notes in case she needed them again.

I kindly reminded her we have books, and Google and library cards if she needs the info again.

knitlove · 09-14-2015, 05:18 PM

Sounds like a lot of good work!

rjy9343 · 09-14-2015, 07:46 PM

I decluttered my one little corner in the kitchen. And then I managed to get some things to take to Goodwill in the morning. I am doing that as soon as I drop off Ivy.

Leslie · 09-15-2015, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Leslie

I'm still doing the KonMari that I started a few months ago. I got side-tracked digitizing all my kids' drawings and schoolwork. That was a few-weeks process

And now photos are done. Seven boxes, which I culled and then scanned -- over 2,000 scanned photos. Then culled some more, saving hard copies of only those photos that I'd consider risking my life to go into a burning house to retrieve. Half of those are in two compact photo albums, and the rest are wrapped and ready to grab, and placed next to my favorite books (which includes the compact photo albums). If ever I have to leave in a hurry, all my favorite stuff is in one place, ready to throw in a box and go.

And if even that fails, my photo scans (and scans of the kids' cute drawings) live on a nano jump drive that I carry in my purse and a few CD's in a safe deposit box.

I feel like I've made a quick first pass through my house, and now that the biggest and most important job is done (culling, scanning, and saving papers and photos), I'm ready to take more time doing a second pass.

sunflowermom · 09-15-2015, 08:16 PM

What a great idea. Do you save the scans as PDFs?

Leslie · 09-16-2015, 07:03 AM

I'm saving them as jpg's.

Now that it's done, I feel lost, like I've been working on that so much and now it's done, I don't know what to do with myself.

Blue-EyedLady · 09-19-2015, 05:59 PM

Garage sale this weekend, a d we made about $200. We took a bunch of the leftovers to the thrift store, and I'm working on selling individual items on Facebook. Anything I can't sell goes in my mom's garage sale next month, and then leftovers from that will be donated.

Hopefully all this work will be worth it. (The selling, not the decluttering . I know the decluttering is totally worth it.

09-08-2015, 12:21 PM	#421
Anne Ofalamo Rose Blossom ~never lose your joy Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: High desert of New Mexico Posts: 158	Re: Decluttering thread! Another truck load (this time hubby's things from the carport and broken bikes) There are no shelves in the carport...just space..so happy! I poured bleach and scrubbed and sprayed it out... smells so clean and fresh now! I'm taking this week off to crochet and re-energize before jumping into kitchen next week!

09-12-2015, 09:21 AM	#422
Blue-EyedLady Rose Garden The Lion Cub Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 10,798	Re: Decluttering thread! The garage sale is next weekend. My goal is to spend the week getting ready. __________________ 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

09-12-2015, 12:22 PM	#423
KarenBoo Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central FL Posts: 6,022	Re: Decluttering thread! My house looks like a bomb went off! I came home from a 7-week road trip with the girls, and our stuff is everywhere! On top of that, I have 6 big bigs full of stuff for the consignment sale that is coming up. I had 2 days to get the data entry done, so all of that is exploded all over the homeschool room. I CAN. NOT. WAIT. until I get this stuff tagged and up to the sale and get everything from our trip put away! Anything that doesn't sell is being donated. It will be so good to get rid of this batch of things! __________________ Married to DH for 29 years! Mama to very sweet DD1 "Kitten" 5/03 and our very sweet DD2 "Monkey" 1/08 crunchy, homeschooling, and focused on healing with diet, homeopathy, and QRI cold laser reflex integration

09-12-2015, 02:30 PM	#424
WanderingJuniper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,819	Re: Decluttering thread! Hold me. . . My sentimental daughters are having their room painted and redecorated. They have so much stuff! I don't even want to move it back into their rooms but sorting it with them sounds like a recipe for hurt feelings all around. It was so much easier agent they were little and I could just make things vanish.

09-13-2015, 07:18 PM	#426
Blue-EyedLady Rose Garden The Lion Cub Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 10,798	Re: Decluttering thread! DH and I worked on the room that doubles as a library/office and a dressing room for the adults. (Our sleeping room is wall to wall beds, so clothes had to move elsewhere.) We got rid of SO much stuff. Probably 3 smallish boxes of books and several bags of paperwork for recycling, all gone. Then DH organized all the books (his deal, not mine, despite the fact that I love organizing and he doesn't.) For the first time since we moved in 5 years ago, the books are organized and on shelves. It looks great! __________________ 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

09-13-2015, 07:40 PM	#427
Anne Ofalamo Rose Blossom ~never lose your joy Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: High desert of New Mexico Posts: 158	Re: Decluttering thread! my kitchen is on the agenda this week! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! __________________ wife to T-25 years Mr. E (19) married Gman (17) Twinky Dinks(girls-identical twins) (16) the Beast (10) Whit (8) Little man (7) Bits of our LIfe Blog

09-13-2015, 08:03 PM	#428
rjy9343 Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 10,090	Re: Decluttering thread! Between sick kids, out of town husband and generally adjusting to the baby, it one step forward and three steps back. So my new plan is to pick one section of one room and only do that area for the day. (Or week if that is what it takes). I am hopeful that by the end of the year my kitchen and bedroom will be cleared out and organized. __________________ Rita s IstJ Wife to my brilliant geek James iNtJ since 4/08 Mom to our angel boy Jay 5/08 our quirky miracle DD Ivy 6/10 mellow miracle DS Jacob 7/15 Often Please forgive my frequent typos Standing firmly on Team Lioness!!! Roar!!! I am ready for people to know I am a GCM find me on Facebook

09-14-2015, 05:18 PM	#430
knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,260	Re: Decluttering thread! Sounds like a lot of good work! __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

09-14-2015, 07:46 PM	#431
rjy9343 Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 10,090	Re: Decluttering thread! I decluttered my one little corner in the kitchen. And then I managed to get some things to take to Goodwill in the morning. I am doing that as soon as I drop off Ivy. __________________ Rita s IstJ Wife to my brilliant geek James iNtJ since 4/08 Mom to our angel boy Jay 5/08 our quirky miracle DD Ivy 6/10 mellow miracle DS Jacob 7/15 Often Please forgive my frequent typos Standing firmly on Team Lioness!!! Roar!!! I am ready for people to know I am a GCM find me on Facebook

09-15-2015, 08:16 PM	#433
sunflowermom Rose Garden Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,579	Re: Decluttering thread! What a great idea. Do you save the scans as PDFs? __________________ Mae Married my DH in 2/2008 Gave birth my DS 3/2012

09-16-2015, 07:03 AM	#434
Leslie Rose Garden Genteel Princess Mollie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,203	Re: Decluttering thread! I'm saving them as jpg's. Now that it's done, I feel lost, like I've been working on that so much and now it's done, I don't know what to do with myself.

09-19-2015, 05:59 PM	#435
Blue-EyedLady Rose Garden The Lion Cub Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 10,798	Re: Decluttering thread! Garage sale this weekend, a d we made about $200. We took a bunch of the leftovers to the thrift store, and I'm working on selling individual items on Facebook. Anything I can't sell goes in my mom's garage sale next month, and then leftovers from that will be donated. Hopefully all this work will be worth it. (The selling, not the decluttering . I know the decluttering is totally worth it. __________________ 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

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