Not quite a horder - decluttering

patoo:  You are so right about the gifts.  I have a friend who gives absolutely beautiful gifts, but it is something she would like or wear.  I have some lovely jewelery and shawls that she has given me that just don't suit me at all, but it's the thought that counts.

Meece, I 'm impressed. Started looking at all the rooms. Think we will have to have an "estate sale" instead of a garage sale to get rid of all this clutter.LOL

Ready, Set

My brother helped me by telling me what helped him.  He would say to himself, "OK, what do I want more, this particular object, or a less stressful,  more relaxing home"  Helps me everytime to decide if something is worth keeping.

Decluttering confessions.

I have four boxes of Colwater Creek returns packed up and ready to go out tomorrow. The items just sort of accumulated over time and then inertia set in and they cured for awhile. Maybe even years.

Someone in the returns department is going to hate me once they arrive there. My returns are not oganized by invoice. I spoke to customer service and they told me to just get them there and they will scan the items in and find them in my account and give me the full value of what I paid for them. Bless their hearts that is so nice of them. 

I am glad the boxes, rather large, are gone from the front hall, previously dining room, previously master bedroom, previously Illinois houses. It looks almost too empty, like it is lonely and needs to be filled. Kidding on that.  

Hugs Ginger

Wow with that sort of customer service it makes me want to shop there.

GO!

I have very little left to Unclutter after selling the house, downsizing a lot,  and moving to an apartment, then to this smaller apartment.   However, today I took 3 tote bags full of books to my son's.   They were his father's.   

Not sure you saw this post on another thread:

Word of the day:    EXHAUSTIPATED -- Just too tired to give a shit.

Four boxes in the mail. Two boxes of donation filled.

Yes, Cold Water Creek has a no time limit reurn policy. I have an account with the, a great idea with that company. Become a One Creek Customer. Great online sales too.  Also Talbots has great sales but short return policy. 

Still more to do. I have jeans a size down in the box. If I lose weight I will buy a couple new pairs. Tempting to keep them tough.

I need to go through more tops and knits.  

My husband will keep a sweater for thirty years if I don't intervene. He has put on some weight and will go to work with a swweater on that hugs his tummy or one that looks like a maternity top. Argh. I will get DD to intervene there he will listen to here. He works in a casual office and dresses better when he travels but all the company execs are in this office. 

Hugs Ginger

I'm starting to think about packing for our trip to NC where we go every summer through fall.  This year I am determined not to take a bunch of stuff that I'm not going to wear.  We left on a cruise from there last year so I had to drag all the cruise clothes along.  BF complains bitterly when I do this, so I'm going to pare down this year.  It's a very casual area...jeans and golf shorts and a couple of going out outfits and I'm good.  I'll have to declutter up there because lots of those clothes will now be too big for us to wear.  BF will be happy to part with his 36's.  Goodwill will be happy to see us again.

I finished getting read for work 15 minutes early yesterday so I used that time to put some things in their place in the sewing room.  Not a huge bite out of the task, but better than ignoring it.

GramE :

Go Patoo!