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    Dec 2007
    Hork-Bajir Valley
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    Re: How to declutter? Help

    Ok. More work done here =) I'm on a roll! So have to keep it up! My linen cupboard is now sorted. Everything I use and that survived is now in plastic tubs. (For those who don't know we have a serious mouse problem that we are constantly fighting with and ...well let's say I think they won the linen cupboard..) but I've reclaimed it. And yes everything is now stored in tubs. I'm not letting them win this year!
    I've stared on our other hall cupboard, mainly full of board games (pretty sure I'm keeping them, even tho we don't play many now I'm sure we will when Spock is older), dh tools, (the inside the house stash), which I do use but will need organising. And my bags... This was hard, I'm really proud of myself for culling them. I like bags...and even tho there were ones I hadn't used in years, it was hard to let go. But I now have one nappy bag, one hand bag (which atm I use the nappy bag but when I start work I need a bag just for me)and one nice going out bag. The rest are being donnated.
    I also did a ruthless cull of my wardrobe and shoes. That was surprisingly easy. I now almost have another full car load to donate.
    God to all feels so good. I'm really feeling more peace around our house. Dh thinks I'm getting a bit OCD about it all, mainly the mice part of it, he threatened to get me a label maker "just like Sheldon" (from Big Bang, his way of telling me I have a problem). Maybe I do, because I loved the idea!!
    My next challenge is gettin dh to do his clothes... He uses over 2/3 of our space, I only take up 1/3 with my clothes (probably less ). I either need to get him to do it, or get him to trust me to do it. Plus I have no idea which draw is his 'good jocks' and which one is his 'not so good jocks'... A selling point might be that if it is all culled and I know where all his crap is, I might be able to put it away for him...cause I put my and spocks away and am left with all his in a basket cause I honestly have no idea how his system works...

    I do have to say. It is easy atm because I haven't got a job yet, so we have no money. Meaning I've been really good and up cycling and not buying new things... But when I get a job (hopefully next week or two), and we have more money, I have to be really really careful not to go and buy more crap.

    I think that is enough from me. How is everyone else going?
    Last edited by ~TT40~; February 6th, 2014 at 07:44 AM.