Let it GO! Decluttering (simplifying) your life of (people, places or things) success stories?
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RubyRed427 wrote: »When I clean and organize, I use zones in my house. I focus on one zone at a time so I don't just flit around here to there. I learned this on a website from "fly lady".
http://www.flylady.net/d/br/2017/06/11/please-explain-the-zones-6/
We cleaned out our closet and I donated a ton of sheets that I just don't like or use. I donated towels. I do know that the local animal shelter uses old towels.
I also try to get books from the library instead of buy them. (for my book club)
Flylady saved me years ago. I'm having a heck of a time getting back on the system, but setting a timer for fifteen minutes, decluttering, and "Do it now" still keep me from utter CHAOS.6 -
I've since made efforts to move things out of my life. While its slow going, it is going, and I feel better knowing its not been dumped in landfill
but has gone where someone can use it 6 -
Yes! There's this song by Dave Matthews Band called "Too Much." Part of it goes, "I eat too much, drink too much, want too much, too much!" I call this song the theme to my life before this weight loss journey. I wanted it all! All the food, all the things, all the money, all the glory and success. I could not stop attaining! It was Ariel in the Little Mermaid with my little hordes of whos its and whats it, snacks and teas. I started with material minimalism, which led me to see I was eating like it was going out of style too! So cool to hear someone else make that connection between material goods and eating habits. I hope you continue to let go and let us know how it's going along the way.7
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I recently went to a garage sale and they had hundreds of Precious Moments figurines for sale $3 each. I mean hundreds!!! I'm sure they brought someone joy but I also can't help but think how much clutter figurines are. Hard to dust around, etc. The lady passed away and they were selling all of her things. I also imagined the cost of each figurine back in the 80s. Anyway, I'm not judging her because I'm sure they brought her joy. But I also know as I grow older, I need to declutter for my family. I don't want them to have to deal with all of my things.
My friend who is a minimalist once told me "the more stuff you have, the more money you have to spend on containers to store them...."10 -
I'm doing double the decluttering. My husband and I inherited the house he grew up in. We've been emptying it out for 2 years.(complicated by his sister who thinks everything is worth a fortune and has a hard time letting go). We are going to renovate the house and move there. So I also have to clean out MY house to prepare for the move. We've lived in this house for 40 years. That's a lot of life to downsize.11
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RubyRed427 wrote: »
My friend who is a minimalist once told me "the more stuff you have, the more money you have to spend on containers to store them...."
This is so true. The boyfriend works for a moving company, and the more stuff you own the more you pay to move it from house to house as well 😬
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I like to call it purging and I do it regularly. I've had a very busy spring and summer so I did not clean out as much as I usually do. I needed this post to remind me how much lighter and happier I feel when I have less things and they are organized. Best of luck to all you who are purging as well.6
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I'm doing double the decluttering. My husband and I inherited the house he grew up in. We've been emptying it out for 2 years.(complicated by his sister who thinks everything is worth a fortune and has a hard time letting go). We are going to renovate the house and move there. So I also have to clean out MY house to prepare for the move. We've lived in this house for 40 years. That's a lot of life to downsize.
That does sound like quite the project! How long do you have to have it all done?3 -
Yes! There's this song by Dave Matthews Band called "Too Much." Part of it goes, "I eat too much, drink too much, want too much, too much!" I call this song the theme to my life before this weight loss journey. I wanted it all! All the food, all the things, all the money, all the glory and success. I could not stop attaining! It was Ariel in the Little Mermaid with my little hordes of whos its and whats it, snacks and teas. I started with material minimalism, which led me to see I was eating like it was going out of style too! So cool to hear someone else make that connection between material goods and eating habits. I hope you continue to let go and let us know how it's going along the way.
oh my gosh, thank you for this. I think I've been getting glimmers that this is why I eat like I do (I'm much better with material stuff, or I'm getting there.) Thanks for stating it "out loud."
Another thing that gets me is trying to plan ahead and expecting lack. "better eat now, might not get the chance later" then later I eat too. Or "I'm not going to do fast food again for a while, so I should go for the fries and the shake too." Bar a zombie apocalypse, Burger King will still be there when I'm ready to come back!5 -
I'm doing double the decluttering. My husband and I inherited the house he grew up in. We've been emptying it out for 2 years.(complicated by his sister who thinks everything is worth a fortune and has a hard time letting go). We are going to renovate the house and move there. So I also have to clean out MY house to prepare for the move. We've lived in this house for 40 years. That's a lot of life to downsize.
That does sound like quite the project! How long do you have to have it all done?
At this time, I think we have until spring to get Mom's house empty. That's when construction will start on that house. Our daughter and her husband are buying our house and their construction will probably start late winter, early spring. We have a lot of balls in the air, lol.6 -
JessiBelleW wrote: »I've since made efforts to move things out of my life. While its slow going, it is going, and I feel better knowing its not been dumped in landfill but has gone where someone can use it
I made a big push this weekend past to get rid of some more stuff. Some for free and I utilised fb marketplace to sell some more. My wallet is a little heavier but golly the space I’ve made! Feels so so good to have cleared out some
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We have a Purple Heart Society pickup scheduled for the 27th. We're cleaning out all closets this weekend. I've already got 5 boxes packed and at least 5 more to go. I can't wait to have all of that space back.7
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Just writing to say thank you for this thread, both to the OP and to those who have kept it going. I am especially grateful to those that posted about FlyLady.com . I thought I could keep my weight in check by myself. I wasn't doing it. So, I turned to an on-line resource, MyFitnessPal, which does seem to be working. I thought we could keep the house organized by ourselves. But, we weren't doing it. I hadn't seriously considered turning to an on-line resource for that, but this thread has inspired me to do so. I'm now on day 2 of using FlyLady's methods. It remains to be seen whether it will make a real difference. We shall see. Thanks!11
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I think I may have posted in this thread a long time ago, but it's so long I can't quite remember!
I got rid of a bunch of recyclables this week, but I'm especially happy that I safely got rid of a lot of old medicine (prescription and over the counter). I had stuff of mine, family members, and my sweet cat. One of the local police departments has a medication disposal "mailbox" in their lobby. My local Walgreens has one too, but every time I've gone it's been full. I never have that problem at the police station!
Here's another site that I like for de-cluttering motivation (Diane in Denmark's YouTube Channel):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbbm7p8Sk15fmeU0LWk7YwA
She references Flylady a lot, but other systems as well.
I know I'm a bit early, but I hope everyone has a great weekend!4 -
It is definitely a pain reducing clutter as an artist who is becoming active again. I'm taking care to have cases and such for everything now, consolidating when possible and it really helps. Self control is important too - I have to sometimes tell myself no on things, and I notice that has gotten a bit easier since I have learned self control in regards to food.4
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I found this article online today and I thought that it was well written, quite helpful and appropriate for this thread. Even if we don't need to reduce clutter, we always need to organize and re-organize. Check it out.
The 12 Golden Rules of Decluttering and Organizing Your Home
https://housewifehowtos.com/get-organized/the-golden-rules-of-decluttering-and-organizing-your-home/0 -
I found this article online today and I thought that it was well written, quite helpful and appropriate for this thread. Even if we don't need to reduce clutter, we always need to organize and re-organize. Check it out.
The 12 Golden Rules of Decluttering and Organizing Your Home
https://housewifehowtos.com/get-organized/the-golden-rules-of-decluttering-and-organizing-your-home/
I love this article! Thanks for sharing!!!
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Great article, @Gisel2015! Thank you for sharing it. 1
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I caught Covid after returning home from a 3 month absence
but the upside is that I have never been home for this long of a stretch without leaving my house. All of my clutter is staring me in the face, years of accumulating things that became invisible to me because I was used to them. Starting to get more energy, and am attacking the piles, as they now frustrate me. Only bad part is I can't donate anything until I think it is not contaminated and a threat to anyone else. But yay, feels so good! And working on the overabundance of clothing, as I shrink they can go out the door. Turning a loss into a win.
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We have a Purple Heart Society pickup scheduled for the 27th. We're cleaning out all closets this weekend. I've already got 5 boxes packed and at least 5 more to go. I can't wait to have all of that space back.
13 boxes gone forever! I'm going to have to do another donation from my closet once I hit my healthy weight, but at least that's only going to be a few boxes.8
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