Summer's over. Routine is back. For these few weeks before dance classes and Bible Study get going, I'm trying to be incredibly focused. You know, see the things that normally escape my Selective Slob Vision. So here we go. Ten things that no normal person would have put off for most of an entire summer. Ten things that should have been … [Read more...]
Decluttering
Decluttering is the foundation to transforming your home. But don't be afraid! We can start small.
Getting Somewhere in the Summer Recovery Process
A little over a week ago, I posted a Friday Fail. It was a picture of the room I had neglected since Mid-July. And it was bad. Little by little, over the past week, I've worked on it. First, the top bed had to be cleared. That took one day's allotment of decluttering energy. Then, the top of the trundle bed had to be cleared. After I did … [Read more...]
What Can I Accomplish in Five Minutes?
I've been putting off working on my laundry room because: It has a door that closes, and therefore falls waaaayyyyy farther down on the list than things that can easily be seen. Compared to how it was before I got my laundry routine under control, it's not that bad. I mean, I can see the floor on an almost daily basis! And the biggest … [Read more...]
Inspiring Myself
One of my biggest slob-problems is my love of Inspiration Based Cleaning. I want to wait until I feel inspired, but since that rarely happens, the house gets more and more cluttered, and inspiration becomes more and more difficult to find. Yesterday, I shared Monday's shoe-pile project. It was Non-Inspiration Based Cleaning, just a total … [Read more...]
July Decluttering Update – What There Is of One
I'm getting the decluttering itch . . . the desire to see some progress. I'm learning that I may need to be constantly in decluttering mode if I'm ever to cure my selective vision problem. If I'm taking a break from getting rid of clutter, it seems that I'm also taking a break from even seeing it pile up. Grrr. But, thankfully, I did have a … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist and a Boys’ Room Decluttering Report
The majority of my hair is still attached. It has not been completely pulled out. My head, while it came dangerously close, did not explode. For these two reasons, I'm calling today a success. Today I: Cleaned kitchen. Swept kitchen and outer edges of wood floors in dining room and living room. Picked up random items from floor … [Read more...]
My Sure-Fire Cure For a Messy House
Here it is. My most profound and life-changing revelation (in the area of housekeeping) to date. I know the cure for a home that is always messy. A home with clutter everywhere you gaze. A home that causes its owner to despair. Ready? Clean it. Now if you happen to be landing on this post as your very first experience with my blog, … [Read more...]
June Decluttering Update
When I saw on Twitter that Amy over at The Finer Things in Life had posted the June decluttering update linky, I thought that she must be doing it early since she's going to the Savvy Blogging Summit. Except that June IS over. Wow. So here goes, my decluttering progress for June: (I fully expected to open another browser, click on the … [Read more...]
So NOW What Do I Do With This Stuff?
I had my garage sale. Just this week, I unloaded on, oops . . . I mean, blessed a friend with the last box of leftover clothes that had been sitting in the back of my Suburban for almost a week. And then, while folding clothes, I came across a cute little skirt of my daughter's that should fit . . . but doesn't. "Time to get rid of it!" … [Read more...]
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