Decluttering

Do you remember our journey to de-clutter our home not too long ago?  Well to be honest it was long enough ago that it is needed again at our house.  So for the next 8 weeks, my plan is to de-clutter my house.  Would you like to join me?

Why de-clutter?

• save money - do you ever buy something and then find out later you have a lot of that item?
• save time - do you ever spend hours trying to find the item that you know you have?
• save your sanity - by not running into the first two problems

What do you need?

• 30 minutes or less every day, not including weekends
• a place to put the things you are choosing to get rid of
• large boxes or garbage bags for sorting
• a date to have a garage sale or to give away the things you collect

Things to consider:

• Do I use it?
• Do I need it?

Week 1

1. Kitchen drawers
2. Kitchen cupboards - upper
3. Kitchen cupboards - lower
4. Kitchen junk drawer
5. Kitchen linens

Week 2

1. Kitchen other or pantry
2. Kitchen cookbooks and recipes
3. Videos, CDs and DVDs
4. Your desk or work area
5. Children's books - Day 1

Week 3

1. Children's books - Day 2
2. Adult books - Day 1
3. Adult books - Day 2
4. Medicine/vitamin cupboard
5. Children's art work

Week 4

1. Magazines and newspapers
2. Decorative items in living areas
3. Furniture - throughout the living area
4. Clothing - Kid dressers - Day 1
5. Clothing - Kid dressers - Day 2

Week 5

1. Clothing - Kid closet - Day 1
2. Clothing - Kid closet - Day 2
3. Clothing - Master closet
4. Clothing - Master bedroom dressers
5. Bathroom #1

Week 6

1. Bathroom #2
2. Entry hall/mudroom closet
3. Shoes
4. Garage - Day 1
5. Garage - Day 2

Week 7

1. Craft or sewing supplies
2. Laundry room
3. Linen closet
4. Backyard shed
5. Kid's school supplies or backpacks

Week 8

1. Holiday supplies
2. Kids' toys - Day 1
3. Kids' toys - Day 2
4. Closets
5. Any other area that has not been addressed yet

Are you ready?  Let's start Monday and before school is out for the year we'll be done.

Keep pressing on,
Steph