Mommyfaithe Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Anyone else? I am the tossing Queen! I will not feel guilty....I will not feel bad....I will just toss....tosss...toooosssssss.... Just tossed out 4,000,000 CLE used light units and 10 years worth of workbooks,outlines, coloring pages, all sorts of stuff. Phew.....next closet to be attacked in 15 minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Right now I want to tip my entire house in to a very large dumpster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Right now I want to tip my entire house in to a very large dumpster My dd just said the same thing about the basement! We filled 6 lawn and leaf bags in the past hour and are on a break for the next 7 minutes, then back to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Not Queen!!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Woods Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 woot! I did this last week. I will hopfully finish this week. My house might start looking like a home instead of a storage unit soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 My dd just said the same thing about the basement! We filled 6 lawn and leaf bags in the past hour and are on a break for the next 7 minutes, then back to work. I have been at it for 2 weeks. It's like a spend hours a day and it doesn't even look like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara in AZ Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Right now I want to tip my entire house in to a very large dumpster I dream about this! That or burning entire rooms off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I threw out one of my very favorite ever tshirts yesterday. I think I'm down to about 2 dark tees now, the rest I raid out of darling's closet. I kept thinking, "Oh, I should keep this for when I color my hair...when I know I'm going to clean with chemicals and soap...blah blah." It was really a favorite though, had 30K miles on it minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewaka Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 The husband and I are working on that right now! Okay, I might not be, but I was thinking about it :lol: I think I got the suggestion from here to read "Organizing From the Inside Out" and I'm finding it very useful so far to help me put things in good places for us instead of just tossing and boxing stuff so we can't see it. I also started Habit Hacker emails last week to help me build routines for keeping up with my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Right now I want to tip my entire house in to a very large dumpster :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alef Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I'll join you. Headed off to declutter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I also started Habit Hacker emails last week to help me build routines for keeping up with my house. Wow, that is fabulous! LOVE. http://www.habithacker.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Right now I want to tip my entire house in to a very large dumpster THAT is what I am doing. I will call tomorrow for an extra pick up this week....lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Wow, that is fabulous! LOVE. http://www.habithacker.com/ Thanks for this post.....I can't wait to see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hey! I just figured something out.....it is all my cr@p....I can throw it out if I feel like it!!! And I do....so....OUT!!!!!lalalalalala...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I made a great deal of progress in August, but did nothing last week. :glare: I need to get back on it. I'm trying to muster the courage to toss old workbooks that I'm unlikely to use with the littles. It's a big hurdle to clear! It would help if I could get someone to convince me to :::gulp::: throw away a big box of books I keep staring at. They're worthless online, and my library isn't taking donations right now. We don't have a goodwill. And they're not in the greatest condition. But the thought of chucking them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 GoGoGOGOOOOO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 I just found my older kids lesson plan books.....oh my, I was really a good teacher before I fizzed out. Hopefully dejunking will help me regain a bit of my brain...... I tossed tons today...and am being totally merciless. It is hard to live sparse when you have8 pack rats living with you...they don't know what hittem'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I just found my older kids lesson plan books.....oh my, I was really a good teacher before I fizzed out. Hopefully dejunking will help me regain a bit of my brain...... I tossed tons today...and am being totally merciless. It is hard to live sparse when you have8 pack rats living with you...they don't know what hittem'. :lol: I'm loving this thread. You go, girl! I hope you have something to left to wear, and coats for the kids when the weather turns cold.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hubby and I have been working through the house for the past few weeks. Today, I am just not very motivated. I SHOULD be working right now. Instead, I am on The Hive taking a break, because I was just "phoning it in" and not accomplishing much, except making more of a mess. I'm supposed to be rearranging the kids' bedrooms. They were sleeping in one and had the other as their play room, but I'm separating them again. The play room had little futon type couch thingy that somehow got broken, so I took it apart, kept the base and foam and am going to build a bench out of it. Hubby, on the other hand, is on a roll. He's cleaning right now. He got out the magic eraser and is cleaning scuffs on walls, cupboards, etc. This morning he dropped off the accumulation of stuff to the donation center that I've managed to do over the past couple weeks. He figured out what was wrong with his car and fixed that, took the kids to the store so DD could spend her birthday money, put the new registration stickers on both the vehicles. I asked him to share some energy, but so far it hasn't worked. Oh, and we sold our couch and love seat this morning. We probably could have got a better price, but it's GONE. Happy dancing about that. We moved it out to the garage a couple days ago, then this morning DH pushed it out to the driveway and put a for sale sign on it. It sold in probably 1/2 an hour or so - to the neighbours across the street. Now we just have four Corda-Roys for furniture in the LR, and it's so nice that I can stack them wherever and move them easily for vacuuming, etc. At this point in time, we don't plan to replace the furniture. I am on a modified "tiny house" plan. I don't want to go that small, but I do want to go smaller, and multi-purpose and keep stuff for 3 purposes only Need it, Use it, or Love it. I am tired of our stuff owning us, instead of the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hubby and I have been working through the house for the past few weeks. Today, I am just not very motivated. I SHOULD be working right now. Instead, I am on The Hive taking a break, because I was just "phoning it in" and not accomplishing much, except making more of a mess. I'm supposed to be rearranging the kids' bedrooms. They were sleeping in one and had the other as their play room, but I'm separating them again. The play room had little futon type couch thingy that somehow got broken, so I took it apart, kept the base and foam and am going to build a bench out of it. Hubby, on the other hand, is on a roll. He's cleaning right now. He got out the magic eraser and is cleaning scuffs on walls, cupboards, etc. This morning he dropped off the accumulation of stuff to the donation center that I've managed to do over the past couple weeks. He figured out what was wrong with his car and fixed that, took the kids to the store so DD could spend her birthday money, put the new registration stickers on both the vehicles. I asked him to share some energy, but so far it hasn't worked. Oh, and we sold our couch and love seat this morning. We probably could have got a better price, but it's GONE. Happy dancing about that. We moved it out to the garage a couple days ago, then this morning DH pushed it out to the driveway and put a for sale sign on it. It sold in probably 1/2 an hour or so - to the neighbours across the street. Now we just have four Corda-Roys for furniture in the LR, and it's so nice that I can stack them wherever and move them easily for vacuuming, etc. At this point in time, we don't plan to replace the furniture. I am on a modified "tiny house" plan. I don't want to go that small, but I do want to go smaller, and multi-purpose and keep stuff for 3 purposes only Need it, Use it, or Love it. I am tired of our stuff owning us, instead of the other way around. Cool beans!!! Go hubby, go! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 When I do this, I feel like a buffalo in the spring, rubbing my shedding back on a rough tree truck for the sheer pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Awesome! I just "finished" up a 1 month project working on my craft room to turn it from horrible chaos to functional space and school space. I will probably post photos when I get the last finishing touches done but it is just so awesome to make so much progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyeska Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I have been at it for 2 weeks. It's like a spend hours a day and it doesn't even look like it. :grouphug: Keep going! It will start to look different soon. We did a HUGE declutter challenge in August and got rid of a bunch of stuff. We had a yard sale at my moms and got rid of 5 items. :lol: It was SO sad. So it is all going to second hand tomorrow. Yay! Now after reading this thread...I am looking at my sunroom at the piles of books that have been waiting patiently to be donated to the library. I have such a hard time with books. But I have no more room for another bookshelf. So out they go tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Ok, I have 15 bags outside, about 20 boxes for goodwill and maybe 10 boxes of stuff to keep. We are purging SUPAH-STAHS! We still have about 1/3 of the basement left to clean up, but the bulk of it is D.O.N.E! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I'm on a roll too! We just sold a bunch of baby stuff on craigslist, and I bribed my DS to let me clean out his room, I removed 5 bags of stuff! The kitchen, garage, and basement is also done, we only have our master bedroom, and the office left. The office may very well do me in. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 When I do this, I feel like a buffalo in the spring, rubbing my shedding back on a rough tree truck for the sheer pleasure. :lol::lol: Go Faithe!! I did this a few months ago, and it feels great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I threw out one of my very favorite ever tshirts yesterday. I think I'm down to about 2 dark tees now, the rest I raid out of darling's closet. I kept thinking, "Oh, I should keep this for when I color my hair...when I know I'm going to clean with chemicals and soap...blah blah." It was really a favorite though, had 30K miles on it minimum. I can totally relate. I just tossed a favorite comfy pair of Levi's as the hole in the crotch finally got a little too big for pretty much even the grungiest of activities. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennifersLost Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I've been decluttering, too. We moved to a smaller house finally this spring, then went away for a month, so now I'm working to get rid of all the stuff that just doesn't fit. I'm working through a book and following orders. I whipped through the entire house and got rid of everything that obviously has to go. Now I'll go through room by room and really plan each room's use and how to best accomodate that. I'm so ready for an emptier, roomier space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 :hurray: :party: :thumbup: :party: :hurray::party: Everyone is doing GREAT!!!! I have been working around here but no where near where I want to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 :):) Keep up the wonderful work ladies!! :):) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) You and me both. Today I got rid of four trash bags of things, 6 games for the closet at church for a future family game night, some items for a friend, and a huge box of books to donate to the library! I wanted to declutter in prep for the work that is going into repainting my cabinets the next couple of weeks! I need to get it done before the weather turns too cool. Edited September 4, 2012 by CountryGirl2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I just threw away 2 garbage bags of junk out of 3yo DD's playroom. Stuff like McD's toys, broken stuff, paper she cut up, toys she doesn't play with, etc! It is the only room in the house that has toys and it was a disaster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I was on a roll, but I hit a wall and stopped. Thanks for this thread. I will use it as an incentive to hit it hard tomorrow. Thanks, ladies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I have been working on the school room. Should have that done this week (need to finish going through about 100 books to either put away nicely or give away). I should go through their K and 1st grade work and pull out a few pieces from each subject to keep and toss the rest. For now though, it is put away neatly on a shelf and I will get to it hopefully next summer. Then I will work on the arts and craft area in the unfinished basement. Arts and crafts are something I don't much like doing, but the boys love them. So...this will be a nice area when I get it done. Hopefully next week. After that, I have 2 boxes of toiletry type supplies to either toss or put away from our move last year. Next, the BIG project. My DH put together a lovely craft room full of Ikea furniture for me. I moved everything out of that room and into our bedroom so we could set up the furniture and put shelves in the closet. It has been this way for about 4 months. It is making me nuts. Tackling this project will require me to sort through all the boys artwork that has been accumlating for years (they are 7) and either scan and toss, save, or just toss. This is emotionally hard for me. Then I need to get rid of all the stuff I know I won't get to and just keep my scrapbooking supplies and cross-stitch stuff. I also need to sort through wrapping paper and holiday decorations (except for Christmas stuff -- that is already organized). I'm hoping to have this done by the end of October, but the end of December is more realistic :tongue_smilie:. I walk into this room, look at the mess, start hyper-ventilating, and walk back out. Once all that is done, DH and I have to finish cleaning out the house we moved from a year ago. That is mostly stuff we don't want anymore so that shouldn't be too hard. Just have to make the time to do it. We also have a basement full of boxes at my in-laws house. We will bring over a van load of boxes at a time. Once we have gone through them and either donated, tossed, or put away, we will bring over another load. We have lived without this stuff for about 10 years so I'm thinking a lot of it will be donated. My goal is to get all of this mess organized by the end of next summer. Then, I plan on being less stressed and spend time doing the things I enjoy. Just tired of having this monkey on my back. You guys are inspiring me to get moving... P.S. Sorry for the long post. It felt good to put it out there to be accountable a little bit :D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Charity truck is coming today - out goes (among other things) a bag of clothes, a huge multi-volume Handyman Encyclopedia, some toys, a 40 year old blender (that still works!), scrapbooking supplies (I don't scrapbook!) a stack of empty binders, and even the storage bins that are now empty due to intense decluttering. Not sure why, but I'm having the hardest time giving away the empty binders and empty bins! I see so much potential... (admittedly I kept a few, although I should just get rid of them all):tongue_smilie: I'm usually pretty good about letting things go, but this time it huuuuurrrt. :001_unsure: I think I'm getting more and more angry/sad/frustrated that we are staying in this house, and the angst against decluttering is a symptom of that - hey, if we could just MOVE (which I want to do for oh so many reasons) then I could keep a few of these things. :banghead: I know, I just need to get over myself. :001_rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Charity truck is coming today - out goes (among other things) a bag of clothes, a huge multi-volume Handyman Encyclopedia, some toys, a 40 year old blender (that still works!), a stack of empty binders, and even the storage bins that are now empty due to intense decluttering. Not sure why, but I'm having the hardest time giving away the empty binders and empty bins! I see so much potential... (admittedly I kept a few, although I should just get rid of them all):tongue_smilie: I'm usually pretty good about letting things go, but this time it huuuuurrrt. :001_unsure: I think I'm getting more and more angry/sad/frustrated that we are staying in this house, and the angst against decluttering is a symptom of that - hey, if we could just MOVE (which I want to do for oh so many reasons) then I could keep a few of these things. :banghead: I know, I just need to get over myself. :001_rolleyes: I would keep the bins if they are the good ones. We have some empty ones stored in the corner so when we move, I use them to move the stuff in. Binders can also be donated to local homeless shelters for school supplies. They really seemed to love the donation of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I had a great incentive to declutter last night. I was opening a dresser drawer and the entire dresser feel apart. Surprise. The drawers all collapsed down on each other and the sides of the dresser slipped outward on an angle. You could see through that the back of it had split in two. I used it for storing things I couldn't think of a better place for and always piled stuff on top, so I got rid of a lot and had to find a home for the rest that was worth keeping. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 What an inspirational thread....I feel motivated to start tossing! Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I tackled the kitchen counter where everyone puts things that they don't know what to do with. I also cleaned out the junk drawer. I think I do this every month. It feels great to have it done!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 8 bags left today!!! 8 bags yesterday! Attic clean, closets done....working on the LEGO nightmare.....tomorrow for that. Next...another sweep through the entire house and I am doing it AGAIN. I am going for minimalism as much as I can. I am a major declutterer anyway, so I was really surprised at how much we accumulated over the summer...GAH! I don't even want to think about my office! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Not decluttering really, but I did completely clean out and scrub down the inside of my fridge. Looks rather nice. :) :D We decluttered ALL day! We are on a roll!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Faithe, I am officially in awe! I have got two large boxes of books to go out (not too shabby, considering that I got rid of about 1/3 of our books just a few years ago). And next week we are re-homing an extraneous piece of furniture to someone who needs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 8 bags left today!!!8 bags yesterday! Attic clean, closets done....working on the LEGO nightmare.....tomorrow for that. Next...another sweep through the entire house and I am doing it AGAIN. I am going for minimalism as much as I can. I am a major declutterer anyway, so I was really surprised at how much we accumulated over the summer...GAH! I don't even want to think about my office! You GO girl!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliums Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I tackled the kitchen counter where everyone puts things that they don't know what to do with. This is our raised kitchen counter. Everyone puts stuff here. Today there were dirty socks on it! No one claimed them. Also, Dh piles up all his stuff here. And he carries a ton of junk with him everyday. He really needs a giant purse. Good job all on the decluttering!! :party::party::party: I have been reorganizing some rooms and it has been sobering to see how much we have collected. I did buy a few shelves for the basement and they are already filled, mostly with robotics club stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 15 years ago we moved to NZ with 3 cubic meters to our name. It. was. liberating. We just sold everything and put 4 boxes in my parents attic. Keep up the hard work and you will never regret it. Ruth in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeschoolMamaOfTwo Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I am new here, but I LOVE this thread. I recently just too every single thing out of my office. We got some Expedit shelves from IKEA so I am currently going through everything as I load it on to the new shelves. It really has me tossing a lot of things! I want to do the rest of the house as soon as I am finished with the office. I was not feeling so motivated to get started today, but now I am! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 we just had our kitchen and bathrooms remodeled. I knew before they were going to do the kitchen so I was able to dejunk it as I was removing everything into bins for the remodeling. However one day right before they left they said to me "We are now removing your vanity and medicine cabinets from bathrooms so bring us some boxes to put everything in. I had no time to dejunk so EVERYTHING was put in boxes by the workers so today since my bathrooms are now finished I am going thru the boxes and toss hopefully most of it and only put back into the bathrooms what we actually NEED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Y'all are encouraging me :thumbup: I am trying to get the energy to get out of the chair and go do something. Just so tired right now. Ds has been sick and I haven't gotten much sleep and it has caught up with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 A few weeks ago, the girls and I did the main declutter of their room. Today, it "only" took two hours to clean it and get a little more purged. (They cleaned, I played drill sergeant.) 2 hours still sounds ridiculous to me, but I'll call it a huge improvement over the 13 hour job we did in there over the summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.