Garga Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Declutter just ONE thing from your house every day for a year. Just ONE thing. For example: Don't pull out the entire attic and start decluttering. That's too much work and too overwhelming. Instead, find just one box in the attic, open it, and take just one thing out to get rid of. There. You're done for the day. The next day, find another thing in the box. Done. It'll take under 5 minutes a day. And at the end of the year, 365 things will be GONE. You can choose to throw the item away, donate it to charity, or put it somewhere to sell when the time is right (I'll have to wait until spring for a yardsale.) If you're going to donate to charity, you can keep it in a pile somewhere, but every week or month (at the most) you have to get that pile out of the house to your charity. I did this for about 2 months last year and it worked really well. The first thing I decluttered was one pair of earrings. Sounds small and silly, but it was a start. I got rid of 60 things by the end of my two months, some small (like the earrings) and some big. Who will join me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I am in, but I may have to cheat and go faster if we find out we are moving. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 That sounds so do-able! I think I will try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'll give it a go. We really need it around here. Someone will have to remind me every once in a while or I'll forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellyndria Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hmm, I should do this. I'm gonna go start penciling it in on my calendar now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I need to - I'm drowning in clutter. I partly think I've been spending so much time here to avoid looking at it. Help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiff in TX Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'm in... but I will most likely get rid of seven things once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Joining you - I'm in constant declutter mode, but I need a challenge. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'll try too! I am always desperate to declutter. I need anything that will help me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I just found out we will be moving to another location here in Germany this summer. I'll definitely be decluttering like a crazy women...less to move that way. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyfulMama Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 The little voice inside my head says "Small measureable goals is the way to go!" If I excede the goal one day, then great - but the goal is small enough to do EVERY SINGLE DAY. In other words - "YES! I'm in!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Cool! There are a bunch of us! And I guess if you want to, you can do more than 1 thing a day, but you only have to do 1 thing. It takes a little pressure off. If you don't feel like decluttering a whole basement, you don't have to. Just find one thing in the house to get rid of and you're done for the day! I'm pretty excited about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibrarianMom Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 This sounds very do-able. I might even be able to convince my husband and kids that one thing a day isn't too scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosehaven Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 way too much stuff in our home........ thanks for the challenge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 hmmmm...if I recruit everyone in my family...that's 365 times 5...carry the 2...mummble mumble mumble...equals happy mom and clean house! :001_smile: I am definitely in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Declutter just ONE thing from your house every day for a year. Just ONE thing. For example: Don't pull out the entire attic and start decluttering. That's too much work and too overwhelming. Instead, find just one box in the attic, open it, and take just one thing out to get rid of. There. You're done for the day. The next day, find another thing in the box. Done. It'll take under 5 minutes a day. And at the end of the year, 365 things will be GONE. You can choose to throw the item away, donate it to charity, or put it somewhere to sell when the time is right (I'll have to wait until spring for a yardsale.) If you're going to donate to charity, you can keep it in a pile somewhere, but every week or month (at the most) you have to get that pile out of the house to your charity. I did this for about 2 months last year and it worked really well. The first thing I decluttered was one pair of earrings. Sounds small and silly, but it was a start. I got rid of 60 things by the end of my two months, some small (like the earrings) and some big. Who will join me? This is easy for me...I am a getter ridderer....BUT, most of the others in this house are bring it on inners...and leave it all over the placers....Drives me NUTS! I am setting my goal for 10 things a day...and I don't care who they belong to...BWAHhahaahaha! ~~Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I will be spending the next 3 months decluttering like crazy in preparation of our upcoming move. I started last night going through our school shelves to see what I could get ready to sell in March and what could be packed up all ready to clear out space in my kitchen (we school in the kitchen). Of course all the decluttering I did before christmas was undone with all the new stuff brought in so I have to go even more hard core in my attack on clutter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunrose Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I'm in..I'm decluttering in 2010! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I will get in on this but I intend to move a bit faster. I came back from Christmas break and my house looks like someone turned some gremlins loose in here. I can't function in this chaos so something needs to be done quickly. I plan to start in my room as it is my santuary. Then I go downstairs and work my way up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senorita Tuna Fish Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Our house is too small to keep all this stuff!!! Stuff Stuff!!! Ahhhhh I can't think straight with all this excess stuff!! I'm really in!! I'm so in I'm starting right now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I've been working on this but it seems it never ends! I'm in for 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Beginnings OR Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Love the idea. Count me in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I'm in! I've been watching Hoarders for about a month now and it has made a huge difference in how I view things when trying to make decisions about what to keep or get rid of. I love the show and how it is motivating to me. My family doesn't feel the same way. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I'm in... but I will most likely get rid of seven things once a week. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I am definitely into this one! My house needs some serious decluttering, what a great challenge :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I'm gonna try to do this. But this week, I've got to declutter my classroom. I have WAY. TOO. MUCH STUFF.. Curriculum, papers, books, you name it, I've got too much of it. it's horrendous. I can't freakin' see my desk, and the bookshelves are just....indescribably PACKED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 OOPs Too late! I just did a major declutter of the kids rooms and upstairs play room. I'll make my way through the downstairs one tomorrow (which isn't bad because we just did it before Christmas) Maybe I'll use the challenge for our master bedroom closets, attic and garage. But I'll have to do it a few things a day so I'm done by August when DH comes home from deployment. He's a horrible pack rat, so I have to do my decluttering of our things (not kids) when he's gone LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kiddies Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mamasojourner24Him Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Count me in! What a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetobehome Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I am in, too! Constantly decluttering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Have you seen unclutterer.com ? A cyber-pal recently turned me on to this blog/site. She has a book out, too, which is really good. And here is a free downloadable decluttering calendar for 2010. There is a little something to do each day. It's easy, not overwhelming, and some days are just plain fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mamasojourner24Him Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Have you seen unclutterer.com ? A cyber-pal recently turned me on to this blog/site. She has a book out, too, which is really good. And here is a free downloadable decluttering calendar for 2010. There is a little something to do each day. It's easy, not overwhelming, and some days are just plain fun. Thanks for these links, Audrey! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmom79 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I am in! This sounds like a wonderful challenge, and a challenge it will be. I am drowning in clutter. I may have to go a bit faster in the begining. (I have hubby home for a WEEK, and am very pregnant so I plan on putting him to work.) I can only imagine what my house may look like at the end of the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm in!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I love this challenge! What a great way to approach all the clutter. Dh has talked about doing a big purge at some point this next year, but I think this would be an easier way to go for it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Oh, I like this! Doable even on days that I have a ton going on, and I can do more when I have the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Okay, I'm in. I tried the 100 things in a week last fall, and got sidetracked midway. One thing a day sounds totally doable. Thanks for the great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Hmm, I should do this. I'm gonna go start penciling it in on my calendar now. Hey, this is a great idea! Each day I will write the item pitched on the square of my day-timer, there's room. That will keep me on track for my decluttering, plus it will keep me referring to my day-timer.... I have a habit of setting it up and then forgetting to refer to it :glare:. One of my resolutions this year is to stay more on top of that. This plan should help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 What a fabulous idea! We are in! If each of us in the family gets rid of 1 item a day, then that would be 1,095 items gone from the house. Oh, gives me goosebumps just thinking about it!!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 What a great idea! I'll go chuck something now :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Who will join me? Me! This is way more doable than the 2009 in 2009 thing of last year. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm in Garga. I've found that if I'm not in a constant state of decluttering, things can really get away from me in a hurry. One item per day sounds just about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Just what I need! This fits in with my New Year resolutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I wanna do this!! I've challenged myself to do it to my house... and office!! I'm filing right now:-) Carrie:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyboys Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Hey, this is a great idea! Each day I will write the item pitched on the square of my day-timer, there's room. That will keep me on track for my decluttering, plus it will keep me referring to my day-timer.... I have a habit of setting it up and then forgetting to refer to it :glare:. One of my resolutions this year is to stay more on top of that. This plan should help! I'm in and this is a good idea too, Auntie M. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'll join in too! Although we will be moving, probably by February, so I will likely pitch/donate/sell 365 things by the end of January!:001_huh::lol: It feels really good! The back of my van is already full and waiting to go to Goodwill. We're majorly downsizing and I feel like it will be a wonderful fresh start!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Queen Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm in and I already have a date lined up for a charity to pick up things from my house. I just love that service.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm in!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm always up for a little decluttering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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