Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

darwins_mum wrote: »

Good morning all, my de-cluttering seems to be minimal (the only thing in my life I think) during the week.
I read somewhere that there is a link between clutterers and carrying some extra weight. Be interesting to hear others thoughts on this.
DM

I agree.....mine all escalated out of control after my youngest child was born 6 years ago. Sadly he died when he was born and for ooooh 2 years probably I only did the very minimum of housework etc, spent hours on the internet and of course things mounted up.

OH coped by getting new windows fitted which meant lots of things were moved. Years later, I used to find clothes that I'd bought my older son shoved away and forgotten about so then far too small.

I still have bad days now, so sometimes I get more done than others. I guess sorting through the clutter - whilst painful at times - hopefully will help the healing process. Luckily I've done a lot of the most painful stuff now - the pram, cot, baby toys etc have all gone - but I know there's still a cupboard in our bedroom that has baby boy clothes in

Judi wrote: »

I like the idea of a shelf and it would mean moving my stuff and his [STRIKE]carp[/STRIKE] useful items into other drawers but i do like a clear floor space.
I must admit, i'm making progress in the house but i'm having to fight Mr Judi all the way as he doesnt like change.... Talking about Mr Judi. Has anyone got any useful ideas as how i can talk him into letting me chuck out a clock we have on the wall? We bought it about 10 years ago and its a windup thing. Unfortunately he put it up too high for me and i cant reach to wind it up without breaking my neck so it sits there for three quarters of the year not working as he works away. I hated it when he bought it. He says he aint binning it cause it cost too much but thats not a good enough reason to keep it is it?

Would he be willing to let it go if you could sell it? Either that or get him to shift it - a clock thats not working is soooo annoying!!

Ticklpenny - love the name - I think you have rather a lot on your plate to start with hunny so dont worrry if you are not as organised as you want to be. Possibly if you could make a short list of what you would like to achieve in a month for example. Small steps are best with your load.
Maybe a box for stuff to chuck and one for stuff to donate and as you go along during the days fill them up. OH could watch the babies for 1/2 an hour with you pootling around the 3 of them 'doing a bit of tidying'. Really you need to give yourself a pat on the back for keeping to a routine at all

Have you tried looking at the flylady thread on here? (new one every week - but it goes really fast, so don't read all the posts!!) You could start off on level ones. It might not work for you, but it could be worth a try.

Just surviving sometimes is enough - and youreally do have a lot on your plate. Maybe 15 minutes a day decluttering a specific area (one drawer/ 1 shelf etc) and ensuring taht one is tidy teh next da before moving on to the next drawer. After a couple of weeks of doing this (and keeping the sirted areas tidy!) things start to look a lot better (honest!) Baby steps and all of that.. x

A bag of bath toys have left the building Collected by a Freecycler this morning. I have a bag of books and worksheets which I am going to offer to the kids' school at pick-up time. Have spent 3 hours (!) this morning clearing a huge bag of old receipts from under the desk and also doing my filing. Not quite finished but I am getting there.

short_bird wrote: »

Ditch 100 in January Challenge
52) 880 pages of a Stephen King book read and in charity bag....:D

READING as a decluttering tool! I like your style, short_bird... :beer: