Let it GO! Decluttering (simplifying) your life of (people, places or things) success stories?

Gisel2015

@LoveyChar
Don't feel bad about the booster seat. Laws for children car-seats have changed a lot in the last couple of years and many of these old seats are not longer allowed since they would not pass the new safety check.

NewLIFEstyle4ME

Decluttering "operations" for the next few/SEVERAL weeks:

1.) re-organizing slimming down my perfumes and bath products and "pretty-fying" those areas.

2.) now that my closet is much more empty, making it cuter and designing/"pretty-fying" some kind of area for my shoes

3.) cleaning the shutters in ALL the rooms

4.) getting rid of more books to make a dedicated/lovely looking but practical space for my candles and incense.

5.) start selling some stuff. I been telling myself for a LONG time, that I don't like/HATE to sell stuff, because it's a PITA (pain in the "attitude") I've talked myself into just giving stuff away or tossing it. This is/will be a BIG ONE for me. I'm going to humble myself and DO IT!

6.) I super decluttered the attic last year, but there is still more I can get rid of.

7.) de-clutter the kitchen pantry once more

8.) slim down my fur-baby's toy & stuff collection...stuff it doesn't play with and is just collecting dust and taking up space.[/quote]



#6 DONE, got rid of a LOT more stuff and looks soooooo GOOD! My sons found some extra wood up there (from when we had some wooden floors laid down some years ago), they laid down a proper floor up there and it's looks absolutely tremendous YAY+BOOM=WOWWWWW!

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Over the next few weeks, I want to get my sewing room properly packed for transport when we move. Apart from possibly tacking up a hem, I don't see that I'll be doing any serious sewing until we either have a new house or I'm on maintenance. We don't have a house yet, but any packing up like this is useful against the day that we discover, OK, seven days to pack and get out of this house!

LoveyChar

@Gisel2015 Thank you for the comment, sweet of you to care...

@NewLIFEstyle4ME Good for you for humbling yourself and selling what you can! I just listed breastmilk storage bags for sale. I will clear out some space in the pantry when those are gone!

@theleadmare Way to chip away at it! I hope your move is smooth.

I'm going to get rid of some more things today, but what...I do not know yet...

NewLIFEstyle4ME

LoveyChar wrote: »

@Gisel2015 Thank you for the comment, sweet of you to care...

@NewLIFEstyle4ME Good for you for humbling yourself and selling what you can! I just listed breastmilk storage bags for sale. I will clear out some space in the pantry when those are gone!

@theleadmare Way to chip away at it! I hope your move is smooth.

I'm going to get rid of some more things today, but what...I do not know yet...

THANK YOU Char for posting this! I think you listing your items for sale is wonderful, because you're getting rid of something you no longer need and someone is going to get something they want and need. I haven't yet sold anything, BUT...your post is encouraging me to "get to it" sooner.

Gisel2015

I continue to clean-up and organize (and throw away), papers every day. Today it was my desk's turn. What I don't need or want was shredded, and what I am still "thinking" about went to the corresponding folder in one of the drawers. At least they are out of sight. Once I have the time, I will start cleaning those folders too. The desk looks clean and tidy. Hope it last!!!

My next step is to check and organize one of my storage cabinets in the office. It holds a lot of the greeting cards that I get from the organizations that I support, plus old pictures, and other things that I will soon find out . My greeting card organizer is full so I ordered one from Amazon and as soon as I get it, I will dig into the cabinet with all my might and soul .

@NewLIFEstyle4ME: Congratulations on completing another goal (#6 this time). One day at the time will win the race.

@LoveyChar: Thank you for your kind comment. By the way, I didn't know that breast milk storage bags existed. Oh dear, I just gave away the fact that I am old!!

@theleadmare: Good luck finding a new house and with all the packaging that you are planning too. No easy to do both things at the same time.

@ReenieHJ: What a sweet story that was, and nice memories too.

@Madwife2009: Good job in keeping your bedroom organized. I like the idea of photographing the artwork. I may need to do that too.

@cory17: nice of you cleaning that high % of papers. And maybe seeing all the extra cluttering that your mom accumulated thru the years can help you and your husband not to do the same. That is what I am trying to tell my husband…

That's all for now ladies, and have a great Friday and weekend.

cory17

@loveychar This is a school and went into "recycling" bins but it being LA, kindof doubt whether really is happening. But noticed that the more I went through and saw useless, & more useless (& guess got tired of it), the easier it was to just throw it out. So much waste but pointless to have it all just sitting there. Guess that applies to everything else.

LoveyChar

@Gisel2015 I read your post about decluttering and organizing papers the other day. This, too, is one of my problems and I am working on this also.

Ladies, I had a productive day! I decluttered and I'm still working on it but soon, when I have more time, I will share my progress with you lovely ladies!

snoo61

Hi everyone! As you know we got a puppy last month. Well last week we went and got my dad's dog. Dad fell when walking her and can't handle her anymore. We couldn't let her go to the pound.
The moral of the story is: A puppy and new dog take the "de" out of decluttering!
Reading all your stories is inspiring, hoping to be able to get back to it today!

He1loKitty

One of my goals for 2020 is to stop wasting time and energy on people and things that don't reciprocate my efforts. I'm also not going to "force" anything that isn't working for me or doesn't feel right. I'm not going to do things just because I feel like I should or just because someone else wants me to.

mi_nina_lola

He1loKitty wrote: »

One of my goals for 2020 is to stop wasting time and energy on people and things that don't reciprocate my efforts. I'm also not going to "force" anything that isn't working for me or doesn't feel right. I'm not going to do things just because I feel like I should or just because someone else wants me to.

this! needed to read this at exactly this moment. thanks for the reminder

Gisel2015

mi_nina_lola wrote: »

He1loKitty wrote: »

One of my goals for 2020 is to stop wasting time and energy on people and things that don't reciprocate my efforts. I'm also not going to "force" anything that isn't working for me or doesn't feel right. I'm not going to do things just because I feel like I should or just because someone else wants me to.

this! needed to read this at exactly this moment. thanks for the reminder

I agree!!!!!

Gisel2015

LoveyChar wrote: »

@Gisel2015 I read your post about decluttering and organizing papers the other day. This, too, is one of my problems and I am working on this also.

Ladies, I had a productive day! I decluttered and I'm still working on it but soon, when I have more time, I will share my progress with you lovely ladies!

Good for you Char, but I warn you that it is a never ending chore. One day everything is neat and in order, and the next a bunch of papers show up out of nowhere that need to be checked or read before throwing them away. Just take one day at the time. The good thing is that once you get rid of the big pile of unneeded and unwanted things, the rest will be easier to handle. Good luck!

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

I have a card in my file that shows up on Sunday nights that warns the people with desks downstairs to tidy their personal areas. I will dust and put everything back if it's neat, but if it's a pile of piles, I won't. There's also one that tells me to weed the magazine and catalog piles.

Evamutt

Hello everyone, I was on here for a little while, a while back. I've been very busy helping our daughter get rid of almost everything with her move out of town. She literally only took what she could fit in her car with her 3 kids. We donated bags & bags of household stuff & clothes. I only took a few things I could use although I was very tempted to take more. After she left last week I've been de cluttering too. Got rid of several pots I never use & have been cleaning out my walk in closet. Not nearly finished. I have so many clothes I never wear but keep them just because they're near new because I hardly ever wear them. I also have "nicer" clothes hanging in closet that I hardly ever wore & don't really dress up so I need to get rid of those too. I also got rid of several blankets we never use. It's really hard because I think I'll use them in the future

snoo61

Got some dusting done yesterday. Today I got all the things dad sent with the dog sorted out and put away. Too many old towels, but I'll sort them when I'm taking dog rugs to the shelter.

bobsburgersfan

I've seen this thread before and I've always put off reading it because it has so much in it! Well, I read through the first 6 pages last night and was already inspired to go put some things away that I've left sitting around for too long.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

I cleaned out my closet yesterday. I've dropped a size and will drop more, and I don't have room to have stuff that's too big for me cluttering my closet. I left two unfitted dresses and drapey shawl-jackets that will do in a pinch if I have somewhere to go in a hurry formally (At least for a few more sizes) and the shirts and yoga pants that still fit. My girlfriend is doing this too, but she's starting at a 26/28 pant. So I packed up the size 20 pants that were in decent shape for her, and gave her my 2x tank tops to wear now with sweaters. My closet is quite bare now, but that's fine with me.

I have next size down prepurchased and hanging on red hangers, and I'm waiting for next size down underwear and yoga pants. I'll sort my closet out every size I go down, since I'm wanting to go several sizes down, and I don't ever want to come back up.

LoveyChar

I love reading these decluttering stories ^^^, all of them! I got rid of two big, full bags of recyclable paper last night and I'll get rid of more "stuff" today, although, I haven't figured out where to start yet. Just start, just do it, right?!?

parkerpowerlift

My partner and I just recently moved from a 2-bedroom townhouse to a 2-bedroom loft-style apartment. We definitely downsized our living spaces (no garage, small square feet, lower rent and taking over a sublease), but we were definitely able to get rid of a ton of old furniture, clothes, and nick-nacks that we simply weren't using anymore. The last few weeks have been stressful, dealing with the old landlord and moving to getting into our new place.

We got rid of two huge couches that our animals have destroyed and replaced those with a small used futon with a waterproof/allergy resistant cover. We got rid of whole wardrobes of clothes we weren't fitting into anymore, kids toys that weren't getting used, etc. And sold what we could on Facebook Marketplace for extra cash. And now that we are week two into our new (carpet-free) home, it finally feels like our living space is more open-concept.