I’m sharing ideas for decluttering before the influx of Christmas! I asked YOU for your ideas for getting old stuff (toys, specifically) out before Christmas.
My family never did Elf on the Shelf. But I was very honest with my daughter. I have this horrible fear that the elf will come alive in the middle of the night and murder us (hello! Did anyone ever watch Chucky when they were younger?!) and thats what I told her. The funny part is that she (of course) would repeat that to her friends at school when they talked about their elves! LOL!! But she was honestly ok with not having an elf roaming around our house at night.
Dishes done. This is the first time I can remember ALL of my dishes being clean at the same time for a bajillion years… probably 4.
It’s 4:50am… I’m soooooo tired. I do not own a dishwasher. My hands look creepy, feel gross, and my nail polish is all chipped even though I just did them yesterday.
But even though I’m tired and I have to be up for work in 5 hours, I wanted to say thank you.
I own a bajillion audio books about cleaning and organizing… probably 20. Every time I get one, I do some stuff, but not all the stuff, and none of them have ever gotten me to do my dishes. I bought your first audiobook three weeks ago and it got me to clean my whole bedroom! And do all the laundry! I bought your second audiobook last week and it got me to clean my whole bedroom… again… :/ And do all the laundry again!
Having so much luck with that, I listened to your first audiobook again today with the intention of getting to dishes zero. (Like inbox zero but for slobs) Usually I do two loads, then my back hurts and my feet hurt and my hands feel gross and I tell myself I’ve worked so hard that I can stop for today. But today I actually finished them all.
Kon Mari got me to clean and declutter 1 table, the bed, and the strip of floor between my bed and the wall. (Cause how are you supposed to put all your clothes on the bed if you can barely get to your bed?) But then I pooped out and never got to the actual getting rid part… You’re way better.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! I have run the dishwasher EVERY single night and unloaded in the morning- for 3 weeks, now. It is changing our household. Just that one step! I’m also starting to tackle visible cluttered areas- following your questions. Things are changing. My family is also getting on board, just because they are living the progress. I love your simple common sense plan of attack. Thank you for sharing! Love the podcasts- very very inspirational when I need a boost.
My family never did Elf on the Shelf. But I was very honest with my daughter. I have this horrible fear that the elf will come alive in the middle of the night and murder us (hello! Did anyone ever watch Chucky when they were younger?!) and thats what I told her. The funny part is that she (of course) would repeat that to her friends at school when they talked about their elves! LOL!! But she was honestly ok with not having an elf roaming around our house at night.
**exhausted**
Dishes done. This is the first time I can remember ALL of my dishes being clean at the same time for a bajillion years… probably 4.
It’s 4:50am… I’m soooooo tired. I do not own a dishwasher. My hands look creepy, feel gross, and my nail polish is all chipped even though I just did them yesterday.
But even though I’m tired and I have to be up for work in 5 hours, I wanted to say thank you.
I own a bajillion audio books about cleaning and organizing… probably 20. Every time I get one, I do some stuff, but not all the stuff, and none of them have ever gotten me to do my dishes. I bought your first audiobook three weeks ago and it got me to clean my whole bedroom! And do all the laundry! I bought your second audiobook last week and it got me to clean my whole bedroom… again… :/ And do all the laundry again!
Having so much luck with that, I listened to your first audiobook again today with the intention of getting to dishes zero. (Like inbox zero but for slobs) Usually I do two loads, then my back hurts and my feet hurt and my hands feel gross and I tell myself I’ve worked so hard that I can stop for today. But today I actually finished them all.
Kon Mari got me to clean and declutter 1 table, the bed, and the strip of floor between my bed and the wall. (Cause how are you supposed to put all your clothes on the bed if you can barely get to your bed?) But then I pooped out and never got to the actual getting rid part… You’re way better.
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Thank you thank you thank you!!! I have run the dishwasher EVERY single night and unloaded in the morning- for 3 weeks, now. It is changing our household. Just that one step! I’m also starting to tackle visible cluttered areas- following your questions. Things are changing. My family is also getting on board, just because they are living the progress. I love your simple common sense plan of attack. Thank you for sharing! Love the podcasts- very very inspirational when I need a boost.