Deb in NZ Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I am focusing on decluttering various parts of my life this month. Tonight it was my inbox. In hindsight I have come to the conclusion that I need to sort my inbox more than once every 3 years :tongue_smilie: And having 2 email addresses to sort takes forever! I've gone thru over 20,000 emails already & I still have a few thousand left. I now realize that junk comes in many forms (junk food, junk mail, electronic junk...) Maybe rather than decluttering my life I should just de-junk it? How is your October challenge going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 October challenge? Where? Sign me up! I've been working on cleaning/organizing/de-junking our school room. It's become a total disaster over the last year. I ignored it, ostrich-style, all summer, but now it's past time to deal with it. We don't actually do school in there any longer, but we still need space for storing school supplies and curriculum materials, preferably in an organized manner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I'm in...I've actually been doing this for several weeks. It's sad when you pull up to make a donation at Goodwill and they know your name. ;) I'm working on my classroom....if I don't need it, can't use it or doesn't apply anymore..it's out of here. I hope to get rid of 2/3 of whats in that room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I've been decluttering closets. Youngest dd grew so much since last season! Now we are going through closets and pulling out everything that doesn't fit. Also, I'm going through storage boxes and pulling out everything saved from oldest dd to pass down to youngest dd. Most don't fit unfortunately. Oldest has a totally different body shape, so most of her hand-me-downs will not work for youngest. Basically, if it is too small, it is going to Goodwill. I still have a box or 2 but it is still in the upper 80s here, so no one really wants to sort through jeans, sweaters, and long sleaved shirts. I've gone through my kitchen and sorted, pitched and/or reorganized all the drawers and pantry. Same with the bathroom cabinets. Still so much work to be done though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatHomeschoolDad Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 My house has a terminal case of Plateausis - that common condition in which every horiztntal surface is covered with stuff. Sure, you can clear a space now and then, but it only prolongs the inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I'm doing as much as I can from now until the 18th. On the 18th, 19th and 20th, my kids will be in NY with my father! On those days I'm planning to do some serious cleaning. Dd is very allergic to dust, so it'll be nice to clean and dust everything without worrying. I want everything ready for this crazy clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I don't know if there was an original challenge, but I am actually sitting here making my list of what I want to accomplish next week during spring break. I know I want to declutter some of my kitchen cabinets. My son tried to "organize" them for me and may have done more harm than good. :glare: I will probably go through some closets. We've only been in the house for about 10 months, so it hasn't gotten too out of hand, yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I started this last weekend. While all my kids were gone I was trying to catch up on cleaning and laundry and had to face the fact I am drowning in clothes, toys and such that I never even finished in the few days they were gone (though I was working those days so I didn't have all day to do it). So I have started purging again. I am not going to push myself to be all done in October but at least by Dec 1 so that I can relax in that month and know there is room to put away xmas gifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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