It's really annoying me due to my health I can't get really stuck into all I want to.
I'm sick of my house looking as it does although until the twins are born not much can be done about that so I am taking one room at a time per day for example:
Saturday - kitchen clean and clear out cupboards, fridge pantry etc
Sunday - kids room - sort through toys and clothes (throw, donate, sell or keep)
And so on
My problem is I have a tendency to hang on to things thankfully the twins being boys will help when it comes to the girls things but things like my clothes - obviously none of them fit now but I look at a top and go oh I like that and I'll keep it regardless of the fact I'll wear it twice a year.
I want to cut back on everything we have we don't need half the crap we have and it makes the house look messy and adds so much time to cleaning up
So what rules/boundaries do you set yourself?
Do you know where to get free/cheap packing boxes?
Also how do I determine junk from useful? I run my own business and have lots of scrapbooking things and materials here that I'm not using for a project "yet" I tell myself oh that's nice I canmake something out of that and 18 months later it's still sat there untouched whilst I still have every intention of doing something with it although I'm unsure what that something is.
Also does 1 day at a time sound realistic I keep thinking nothing will get done then if I'm doing a bedroom one day the kids/hubby will destroy the lounge and kitchen area and although I may have cleared that bit out I'm back to square one with the mess due to being occupied in another room
Sorry it's long this house is really doing my head in!!
Ohe of my rules is that if I haven't touched/used/worn it in a year it goes. Unless it's something 'good' like a few clothes I have for special occaisions, or a few of the kids keepsakes I have, but it has to be something special to stay in the cupboard!
In a rush but one hint i have heard it to sort all the "keep in case" clothes up one end of your closest with the hanger facing a different direction to the stuff you wear all the time, then as you wear it, it goes to the side where your other things go - if the stuff is still up that end turned the other way in 6mths - 1 yr etc. then it goes to the oppy.
Maybe get some tubs to sort things into - one day per room sounds alot to me if you are decluttering with kids underfoot to be honest! I would give yourself enough time that it takes! Evenif it is a few days to get it sorted. Organisation is the key and I love baskets and tubs to make sure everything has a home.
Letting go - slowly!!
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