It's the end of March. How exactly did that happen? Since it's Friday, I'll go ahead and report on my decluttering efforts for the month even though there's a whole day left. (If I happen to declutter something tomorrow, I'll add it to next month's report.) My decluttering progress: I JUST DECLUTTERED in the boys' room. No … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
The Money Saving Mom’s Budget Audiobook Review
Money Saving Mom was the first blog I ever read. I didn't even know what blogs were when I found hers. For me, her site opened up the world of writing-on-the-internet-in-a-format-that-people-might-actually-read. When the opportunity came up to review the audio version of her new book, The Money Saving Mom's Budget, I was excited to do … [Read more...]
Impending Danger
Occasionally . . . I iron. Occasionally. I do automatically know where to look to find the iron, but evidently I don't know to automatically put it away. I'd guess even normal people do that with some things. But what makes me the most crazy is when I consciously say to myself (multiple times over several days), that I should really put … [Read more...]
One Good Excuse: Maintaining the Illusion
We do Santa. We're not die-hard put-footprints-on-the-roof types, but we love the excitement of going to bed on Christmas Eve wondering what we'll find when we get up in the morning. My 8yo straight-out asked me last Christmas Eve if Santa was real (he'd lived in denial for several years), and so now my five-year-old is the only one who … [Read more...]
Grubby Little Hands
If you're new around here, you might not know that I'm also a germaphobe. It doesn't make sense, I know. You can read that post linked above to see my attempt to explain. Anyway, as someone who has unintentionally dieted after seeing a not-guaranteed-to-be-perfectly-sanitized hand reach into a bag of my favorite chips or candy . . . I like to … [Read more...]
One Drawer. Two drawers. Whatever.
It's been a busy week, and after the 90-minute transformation of my master bedroom . . . I really didn't feel like decluttering any more this week. At all. But then I remembered Simple Mom's Project Simplify and checked what the area of focus was for this week. Closets, drawers, and counters. I kind of took it as an "or drawers" … [Read more...]
Never Assume You Know What’s at the Bottom of the Pile
I shared my master bedroom transformation yesterday. I just want to say . . . thank you for your support and understanding. I often hear from readers who are so relieved to know they're not the only one, but honestly . . . . it's still a huge relief for me to hear that too. The picture above is one of the before photos. It's of three … [Read more...]
90 Minute Master Bedroom Transformation
Ninety Minutes. That's it. Just 90 minutes. After that much time (an hour and twenty-five minutes and eleven-point-seven seconds), my master bedroom looked like this: Maybe that seems like a lot of time considering the fact that the dresser is still piled with stuff. Just wait. I'll show you the … [Read more...]
How to De clutter: Sorting
I've learned a thing or two (or twenty) about how to de clutter. Unfortunately, I also seem to be pretty good at re-cluttering. Anyway, I've mentioned this "technique" in many of my posts, webisodes, and talks about decluttering . . . but I've never given it its own "How To" post. I have to keep decluttering as simple as … [Read more...]