This year, I am going to keep a running list as I get rid of one thing per day. For those of you who really struggle with decluttering your home, this is an easy way to get started. You don't have to worry about going through drawers or closets. Just find one thing and get rid of it.
January
1. Coupon Binder with lots of coupons that expired last August
2. Snoopy candle
3. Shirt that was too small for our son
4. Handkerchief (we have more than we need)
5. Book
6. Springbok Butterfly Puzzle
7. Book
8. Extra Ruler
9. Pen from a business, recycled an extra phone book
10. Bookmark
11. Book
12. Two Hymn books
13. Pride and Prejudice CD
14. Handkerchief
15. Name Plate
16. High School Memento
17. High School Memento
18. Lots of recipes
19. Book
20. Pair of jeans
21. CD
22. Doy Toy
23. Used canning lids
24. Christmas cards received last month - I updated addresses first!
25. Squirt Bottle
26. Bathroom Scale - I can tell when I am gaining weight by my clothes!
27. Men's shirt that had a hole
28. Shirt that was too small for my teenager
29. Coupon binder
30. Favorite pants with a hole that are too big now
31. Slip
February
1. Pair of socks with small holes
2. misc. items from our teenager
3. old pillow
4. book
5. Plastic container
6. Baseball cap
7. Pencil container
8. Bubble wand
9. Sunglasses
10. DVD given to me
11. Plastic Bucket with lid
12. Book - Clean Your House and Everything In It
13. Misc. memorabilia from Louisiana
14. Vacation souvenir
15. Golf tees
16. Marbles
17. Bullets
18. Indian Spice - we have decided that we aren't excited about eating Indian food
19. Spice - Mace - never use it
20. Bracelet
21. Book
22. Container
23. Shirt
24. Shirt
I agree Marianne, one thing per day is the easiest way to declutter for me. I too am keeping a list, but will use a calendar, plus put a summation on my blog on Fridays.
ReplyDeleteYou have found some great ways to keep you motivated. Good luck!
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