Decluttering - Week 4 Day 5 - Kids Dressers Day 2

This was done on Friday.  We did the same thing that we did the day before and we found 24 more things to give away or throw away.

The kids' dressers are done!  Woohoo!  But now I need to pull down their totes and find their summer clothes.  So we'll be doing more sorting.

The total for Friday is 19.

The total for the challenge is now up to 410 .  And today I will take 2 big boxes and one big garbage bag to the donation center.

Keep pressing on
Steph

Decluttering - Week 4 Day 4 - Kid's Dressers Day 1

 

So I threw the kids clothes into their laundry baskets and brought them down to sort during naptime. It doesn't work super well to try to sort with the little one's running around

I just dumped one person's clothes onto the living room floor.  Then sorted according to kind.  Wow, it's amazing to see how much they have of one type of thing - i.e. camisoles for my daughter.  I know what I've seen come through the wash and what never shows up.  What never shows up goes into a bag for someone else who might need it.

Total for today is 24
Total for the challenge is 391

Keep pressing on
Steph

Tomorrow is another day of dressers.  I did 4 of my kids today and tomorrow I'll do the other 3.

Decluttering - Week 4 Day 3 - Furniture in the living room

Here is another bonus day for me.  We don't have excess furniture in the living room, so I am cleaning out another tote of the boys. 

I have totes of clothes for each child that they will need in the spring or fall.  So today, I found this pile on the way up to the attic.  They always need to be sorted.   

8 things to add to my total.

Total for the challenge is 367.  If you have furniture in your living room that is just extra today is the day to work on that, but if you don't find a corner that you DO need to work on and do a little bit.  I must say I think this sorting job only took 5 minutes.

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Steph

Decluttering - Week 4 Day 2 - Decorative items in the living room.

Quite obviously this is not the living room.  In my living room, I have my teacups from my Grandma and my collection of  bears from family members.  Neither of them are things I am willing to give up.  So I'm satisfied that my living room has the decorative items that I want.

 



 This is the pile of shoes I pulled out of the bigger boys' closet, but that's not all the shoes they have. 
See the picture below:  those are the shoes that I found pairs to, and that looked decent enough to wear, and that weren't too small.  No wonder I haven't been able to get into that closet - EVER!!!!

Here's some paper stuff that just needs to go. 

Total for today is well over 15, but we'll just call it that.

Total for the challenge is 359.

Keep pressing on,
Steph

Decluttering - Week 4 Day 1 - Magazines and newspapers

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

Generally, I keep on top of this all the time.  The kids bring home the paper free from school.  We get one every day from a town near here and then four (one for each of them) from this town that we live in.  It's a little more than we need, but it's our fire starter.  So as soon as we are done with the paper, that day or the next, it goes down to the box downstairs that holds the papers for kindling

These will go downstairs when the laundry needs to be brought up.

When I was doing the bookshelves, I cleared out some magazines, but I do have a pile of magazines that need to be gone through.

So that will be done today.

Since I am in the habit, this will be easy today.  Which is super because four kids are sick on the couch and I have a pile of work.  Between loads of laundry and cleaning rooms, I am sitting down for a minute to write this post.   They are done with making the messes and are now able to tolerate water and toast, but still I am way behind.

Magazines that need a new home

24 magazines that will find a new home.

Total for the challenge is 344.

Keep pressing on,
Steph

Decluttering - Week 3 Day 4 - Medicine cabinet

Some of you will think I have forgotten Day 4 - and I did forget it yesterday, but I am doing it today. :)

 This is the medicine cabinet.

All this stuff needs to go. We aren't using it or it's outdated.

And now it's organized again.  It's not too different, but what's in the boxes is what it says belongs there.  :)

Total for the challenge is 290.

Keep pressing on.
Steph

Decluttering - Week 3 Day 5 - Children's artwork

This was our area for coloring supplies and other things for crafts, but it always got away from me.  The coloring books stacked up on the shelf and the crayons underneath.  Ugh.  Always everywhere.

But the Zip-top tote really helped with that.  No more coloring books than fit in the bag or than make it too heavy for little people to carry.

Now I have a lot more space on my shelves and it looks so much better.

So many pockets for crayons and glue and scissors and paint brushes.   All you need to do is carry it to a table.

I honestly did this a week ago and it is still working out super well.

Total for the challenge is 320.

Keep pressing on.
Steph