Decluttering Challenge: Day 14
August 28, 2008 by Maricar
Filed under Organizing and Clutter Control
I’m so happy to be able to get rid of several old and non-working appliances today! I have a couple of TVs and VCRs, and a burned out sump pump that have been taking up space in the garage for months now.
I’ve been finding out that it’s not easy getting rid of old appliances. Where I live, we have to pay to for their recycling. So I’ve been looking for a free/cheap alternative. I finally found someone on Freecycle who needs scrap metal of all kinds.
So my decluttered items for Day 14 are old non-working appliances. My trash …read more
Decluttering Challenge: Days 5-13
August 26, 2008 by Maricar
Filed under Organizing and Clutter Control
This decluttering challenge is not as easy as I thought it would be. It only requires one item per day. But it also means that there are days when I don’t actively think of finding that one item that I can either get rid of or take action on. The good thing is that this challenge is really forcing me to do it.
Here’s how I did over the past days:
Day 5 – Two really dirty old rags thrown away for good
Day 6 – Threw away a bag of potpourri that is past its fragrant stage
Day 7 – Threw away …read more
