Decluttering Challenge: Days 15-21
September 20, 2008 by Maricar
Filed under Organizing and Clutter Control
The decluttering challenge I issued to myself is turning out to be harder than it looked at first. Really, one item a day shouldn’t be too hard, right? Well, it’s turning out to be a challenge. There are days when I haven’t tossed anything.
While we don’t have a whole lot of clutter, I know that there is still room to be had by paring down stuff to what’s useful or beautiful. But the hard part is deciding that something’s not useful anymore, or doesn’t add beauty to my home. It’s the letting go that is the challenge. But I’m determined …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
