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My Decluttering Progress for September

October 1, 2010 By Dana White | 7 Comments

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September’s over.Wow.

That means it’s time to go back over my decluttering progress for the month and link up over at The Finer Things in Life where Amy is hosting her monthly Decluttering Report.

I love these posts. I love having a reason to look back over how far I’ve come in a month.

Ok . . . I love it on months like this one. Not so much on the months when my decluttering category only has 2 posts in it.

I’ve come a long way in the master bedroom this month. While my motivation wasn’t exactly noble (the bug man was coming and so I had to stop ignoring the piles I’d been ignoring for a very long time), I’ll take it.

I began the month tackling my very scary side of the bed. While one day’s effort only made a dent, seeing some progress finally happening kept me going.

Then I finally attacked the clothing clutter that I’d been ignoring since July and that I’d been tripping over every time I headed to the bathroom. I kept working on the master bedroom even though I was frustrated over how that was keeping me from doing other things I wanted to do.

Braving the dust of my neglected corners got the best of me on several days, and yet I didn’t have a choice but to keep clearing out corners before the bug man’s arrival. I braved the boys’ closet and my husband’s side of the bed, and once that was done, I started to feel like there was actual hope for our bedroom.

And one of the favorite things I’ve done? I put all of our pictures in albums.
Yep. All.
Pictures stuffed randomly in a box along with the big envelopes you brought them home in . . . are clutter. Pictures put in albums, though still randomly . . . are pure joy. And all of those envelopes are in the trash, on their way out of this house!
And then today, just in time to count for September, I decluttered my desk and over-filled a small trash can. It wasn’t exactly the project I wanted to do, but it was what I had to do to be able to do the project I wanted to do.
Confusing enough?
Check out more decluttering reports, or join in with your own over at The Finer Things in Life.

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  1. Miss Journey says

    October 1, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    YAY for progress! I've taken on a similar project of my own, and I've been feeling like I've been slacking so I came to your blog for an extra boost. This definitely helped. Thank you!

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  2. Anonymous says

    October 1, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    I want you to know that I read every one of your posts and feel inspired to actually get something done. Thanks!

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  3. Mama Hen says

    October 1, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    Yeah! Great job.

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  4. Miss Journey says

    October 4, 2010 at 1:35 am

    Reading this post got me motivated to make some more progress on my own project. With a mission to get October started off on a good note, I removed an old dressed from my bedroom and swapped the bed for the bed from my old apartment. I had a friend come over to help and it was such a fun project. I even found a box of pictures that go back about 12 years. That was a fun bonus.

    I am soo excited about this progress.

    Next step: paint shopping!

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  5. Amy @ Finer Things says

    October 31, 2010 at 3:53 am

    Girl, you my be the ONLY PERSON I would ever let see my bedroom. And only because I think you'd understand. It. Is. Bad.

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  6. Nony the Slob says

    October 31, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    I understand, Amy. Too well. Too often.

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  7. Margaret says

    April 26, 2014 at 11:49 am

    Hello! I have been reading your blog like a novel, and I love it! I feel motivated, and in very good company to have found you, Nony.

    I, love Flylady, but I originally recognized my distracted behavior reading the Slob Sisters, Pam Young, and Peggy Jones. They say that slob stands for Spontaneous, Loveable, Outgoing, and Beloved? Beautiful? Some (positive) b word I can’t remember. I’ve thought about that ever since I found your blog. It sounds like it fits you, too!

    I wanted to share a quote from their book ***Get Your Act Together*** about motivation, since you said something bout your bug man motivation.

    “We used to think that your reason to change had to be pure and good. We now know that reasons don’t have to be noble to work. What you have to do is find a reason that will be strong enough to keep you working on the goal…. If you want to get organized so that you’ll be a good example to your children and a wonderful keeper of your home, welcoming unexpected guests, preparing nourishing meals, and providing an oasis for your family after a busy day out in the world, THAT’S BEAUTIFUL! But maybe you’ve always felt the watchful eye of a vicious, know-it-all in-law, and you’d like to get organized so you could shove it in her face, showing off your pretty, clean, happy, prosperous home, making the stuck up pillar of perfection so jealous that she would become a binge-eating, rash-scratching, pathetic pile of disbelief. THAT’S NOT PRETTY, BUT IT’S MOTIVATION!”

    I still crack up every time I read it. I am sure there is no one in your life like that, but the thought behind it does make sense! Thanks for sharing your journey!

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