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Ever since the day we got internet service I have surfed all the “de-clutter your home” sites I could find. And yet, I couldn’t find one that inspired me. Even the ones that offered a challenge and a sign-up didn’t speak to my inner clutter-aholic.
I honestly don’t know where all this stuff comes from. I know what I purchase at the few stores where I shop. And I go through every hand-me-down bag that is given to us. But, I usually get a very “loaves and fishes” feeling when I look around my house. If I don’t off-load stuff on a regular basis, the seams of the house will burst.
Now, I don’t have a hoarding problem in the sense that I don’t attatch much sentimentality to things. And I don’t hoard things “just in case.” But, God is so good to my family. He provides every little thing we need and many things we don’t need.
So, the inner clutter-aholic is not due to a reluctance to let things go. It’s due to a reluctance to get off my duff and toss stuff into boxes. I don’t care about the stuff. I just need a plan to follow to get the job done.
I finally found a blog that promotes a very do-able “de-junkify my house” plan. I don’t know the gal that writes it, but I love her plan! The blog is called The Junk Pyramid. She has set a goal for herself of tossing 6 items a day. She posts before and after photos that make me drool. And she doesn’t preach the un-clutter-it doctrine. Mostly she just talks about her journey to un-clutter her own home.
That’s probably why I’m so enthralled with her blog. No pressure, just inspiration.
My progress, you ask?
I have de-cluttered my bathroom cabinet. Probably over 100 items, I didn’t feel compelled to count. Most of it went in the garbage. Some went in the re-cycle bin.
I also de-cluttered one drawer in my Very Dear Hubby’s dresser. Boy was that over due. Again I didn’t count, but maybe 20 items. All of that went in the trash.
No children or pets were harmed in the de-cluttering activities described in this post. More to the point, no adults were harmed in any way, either.
The only results have been positive! 
WE are enjoying being able to find what we are looking for in the bathroom cabinets. And nobody likes having dresser drawers that weigh 30 pounds.
It’s all good! I’m on a roll now.
I promise not to make you read lists of all the things I’m gonna get rid of, but I reserve the right to brag about my progress on an occasional basis.
Now, go read The Junk Pyramid and see if you get inspired! I’d love to hear about your de-cluttering efforts.
Right now, I think I’ll go tackle the shelf in the hall closet.
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OK Steph, since you asked I will defend my actions, I mean explain what I meant. He had gotten some new clothes, but the old ones that were to be replaced were already washed and put away. So I thought it would be cool for him to wear them one more time before throwing them away. Made sense to me. He saw it differently. So when I realized he wasn’t gonna wear rags one more time just to appease some lazy whim of mine, I realized what I had to do. What I should have done to begin with.
I can’t wait to go check it out! As a fellow-need-to-de-clutterer, I can use all the help I can get.
On a side note, it cracks me up that you mentioned de-cluttering HUBBY’s drawer before one of your own. Reminds me of a story of my own dear hubby’s childhood. When he was about 6 or 7, some neighbors came to ask his mom if they were hurting for money and needed help. “Why do you ask?”, she replied. “Well, it’s just that we saw your son going door to door trying to sell a wagon full of his toys, and we were concerned for you.”
Turns out, upon questioning, he was trying to make a little cash by peddling all his little BROTHER’s toys!
It’s always easier to get rid of other people’s stuff, no?