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08-05-2014, 12:28 PM | #1 |
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Decluttering thread!
I remember last year we did this and it was fun to track progress and chat about decluttering. I don't know where all of this mess comes from, but it's here and I can't take it anymore!
I'm trying to get rid of 10 items per day, but not super strict- just an easy little goal to keep me moving. I tend to take an all or nothing attitude- like if I can't go through my entire closet right this minute, then I'm just gonna close the door even though I know of tons of things I could be done with. Yesterday I pulled 3 tops out of my closet that I never wear and put them in the donate bag.- I also went through a bin of my beading materials and threw away junk and sorted the good stuff into an organizer. Today the girls and I went through their stuffed animals and put 4 in the donate bin and one in the trash. |
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08-05-2014, 12:37 PM | #2 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
Yesterday I did a complete room cleaning with dd. Helped her sort out a lot of junk.
Today dh sorted through all the toy bins in the play room. Took out all the broken and mismatched toys. Separated out several sets of toys we don't really play with anymore, to donate. I'm painting the big boy's room this week, and when I go to put everything back, I'll be doing some purging too. Can you tell my mom is coming next week?
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08-05-2014, 12:51 PM | #3 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
Ack. I need to do this before summer ends!
My goal will be to take two bags of stuff to the thrift store and to throw away whatever needs to be trashed
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08-05-2014, 12:55 PM | #4 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
We are setting up a toy room, so trying to start purging/organizing so that only awesome things end up in there!
I have a huge bucket to take to Once Upon A Child, but I'm scared for some reason. I think it's cause I *know* what everything is "worth" and I know I won't get much cash...but it's not about money, it's about simplifying. |
08-05-2014, 01:56 PM | #5 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
After my last kids' room purge, I vowed to do it monthly to stay on top of it. I set an alarm on my phone, so in the next day or 2, I need to clean/purge their room again.
Other than getting 2 sets of Magformers which need a permanent bin, they haven't accumulated anything else all month. This will be a breeze. I'm excited to stay on top of this monthly. The other day I purged the homeschool bookshelf & can't stop looking at how purty it is. I have some clothes I need to clear out. Everytime this thread pops up, it'll be a reminder to do that.
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08-06-2014, 04:11 AM | #6 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
I'm here. I've been working on toys, clothes, books, movies, games, and tchotchkes. Next is office, craft, and school supplies. Also i have a baby hammock that was recalled five years ago. Probably time to let that go lol
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08-06-2014, 04:38 AM | #7 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
I came across this article this morning. Sometimes I like looking at a situation from a different perspective. Ladies, what not to do when decluttering (the last point is especially important for me to remember): http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/pro-...ur-home-168836
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08-06-2014, 05:01 AM | #8 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
I'm in! DH's actually did a decent job going through some toys when I was out of town with the boys a few weeks ago. I'd like to give clothes another run through, and most importantly, baby stuff to a friend expecting her first, a boy. And my glass jar collection has taken over the kitchen so that needs some work.
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08-06-2014, 05:18 AM | #9 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
I have the toys pared waaaay down. And i cut the boys clothes down to just a weeks worth of clothes.
We spent an hour on sunday going through boxes in the office. We made it through three boxes before the baby woke up. That room has been the biggest challenge, by far. I'm selling my handwriting without tears stuff. I also need to sell my learning palette and learning wrap ups. Not sure what else i have but we are transitioning to waldorf so I'd like to get some money for all the other little things we have.
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08-06-2014, 07:43 AM | #10 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
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08-06-2014, 08:31 AM | #11 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
Ugh. I need to do this with a closet downstairs and both the kids rooms. The kids rooms are so bad that I am finding myself paralyzed and no wantig to do it at all. Trouble there is I know there closets are not working for them and I don't know how to solve that right now. Just. Ugh. I mend to get this done before we all start school again but ... But .... But...
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08-06-2014, 09:00 AM | #12 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
I'm in. Not sure if I have time this month, but maybe I can do a little here and there.
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08-06-2014, 06:59 PM | #13 |
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08-06-2014, 07:12 PM | #14 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
I'm in! We just moved a bunch of things to our storage shed and I am enjoying how much more room we have! My goal is to bring back a couple of boxes at a time and sort the items into keep/store/sell/donate/trash piles, and then like the article shared above says- actually do it!
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08-08-2014, 01:50 PM | #15 |
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Re: Decluttering thread!
I'm in. We started decluttering our kitchen and plan on spending at least a week in each room. Probably more time than we need, but we are both tired and want to give ourselves plenty of room. If we get a room done before a week is out, we figure we are on top of things.
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