As I work out in the hot and muggy garage this week, my daughter is having a great time. Unfortunately, a large portion of her joy comes from finding long-forgotten toys meant for our upcoming garage sale. My automatic answer to her "Can I keep this?" question is no. But if she stays obsessed with it for a few days, I reconsider. (As I'm … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist
Today I:Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Swept kitchen.Cleaned kitchen.Mopped kitchen. (It's Thursday.)Made to-do list (at 5 a.m. in an attempt to be able to go back to sleep, since my mind was racing).Hung up clothes in master bedroom.Closed cabinet doors.Checked bathrooms for clutter.I'm so glad I made myself walk around the … [Read more...]
Here Comes the Big Bad Garage Sale
I'm having a big garage sale. Really big. As in, it's tempting to list it in the paper as a multi-family mega sale, just so people don't think all of this junk is mine. But it is mine. There's nothing like wearing a dust-mask and sorting through bags and bags and bags of STUFF in your rather-warm garage to make you determined to never … [Read more...]
The Downside of a Place for Everything
I'm determined to find a place for everything. It was my New Year's resolution for 2010. But with my tendency to be a little . . . well . . . excessive, this can have a downside. I'm a shover. When I find something in a random spot, I get excited if I automatically know where its home is. Taking it there makes me feel like Suzy … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – Regaining my Rhythm
Two days of physically checking tasks off of my list has produced the desired effect. My rhythm is coming back. I'd gotten out of the habit of making a point to check off the list, so I'd started forgetting (or ignoring) certain tasks, so when I did them, it felt off. I had to drag myself through the motions, resenting it all. But today, I'm happy … [Read more...]
Establishing Boundaries . . . Confining the Clutter . . . Whatever You Want to Call It
At a mom's group meeting several years ago I heard a speaker on home organization say that you should make a rule to remove one old thing every time you bring something new into your home. Everyone else nodded knowingly. I had absolutely no concept what she was talking about. I've finally figured out why I didn't get it. In my house at … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday
Last night, we had a church group meet in our home, and someone brought a fabulous cheesy chicken enchilada casserole. A normal person might think to herself, "I should really get this recipe." I thought to myself, "I should really use recipes more often." I tend to be "creative" at the expense of being delicious. I need to break out the … [Read more...]
Resisting My Daily Checklist
For Focus Check Friday, I declared that I was going to get back to my tangible Daily Checklist. You know, actually checking it off. Not just using my (completely unreliable) head. I resisted this today. The house looks nice. We had home-groups here last night, and things are picked up, cleared off and overall pretty good. I'm working on laundry, … [Read more...]
I’m Keepin’ my Mannequin!
Last fall, when I painted the office/game room, I moved a lot of the big stuff out into the garage. That "big stuff" included my mannequin. I loved the room so much, that once it was painted I never brought the mannequin back in. It has stayed in the garage, slowly being surrounded by the results of my decluttering efforts. I've mostly ignored it, … [Read more...]
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