Not quite a horder - decluttering

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited July 2012

    Meece, Seeing your room gives me hope that someday I'll get mine to look that good. I sew in the guest room, but it's small and the closet is devoted to my clothes because the one in our room is only big enough for one.

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  • hotandcold
    hotandcold Member Posts: 205
    edited July 2012

    Meece: Thanks so much for sharing the pics ! and the info about the melamine wood. I loved the idea of the hanging shoe organizer for fabric. It can hang in the closet and disappear. Now I need to clean out the closet. Haha. Bookshelves are too shallow and I love how you made the shelves deeper. I didn't know about the melamine wood at Home Depot.  I'm excited to shop at Home Depot now.  Now you've got me thinking about using the melamine in the garage.  Wow, this is exciting ! ! !

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited July 2012

    I did a little decluttering in the sewing room closet today.  Found a lot of clothing that needs repairs or alterations.  Tossed out some stuff, and put other stuff in it's place.  Not finished with it yet, but it was fun to get in a clean room and straighten it out even more.

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

    ^..^

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited July 2012

    Teka:  Yes...very sad....when a private citizen can order over 6,000 rounds of ammunition over the internet, along with all the gear to outfit himself against attack, and use that against innocent victims, we have a serious problem!  I don't think this is what our forefathers had in mind when they wrote laws to protect our freedoms.  I certainly don't feel very free at this moment.  I could go on for pages but this isn't the forum....

    My heart and prayers go out to the victims and their families. 

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited July 2012

    I agree with you, Kaara.  So, in Colorado you can buy a handgun and it doesn't have to be reported unless you buy two within five days?  And who sells body armor on a "one item" sale basis? I mean I could see a police Dept. buying 5 or 6, but for individuals to buy it?  When they propose that we can't buy a 32 oz soda in a state, but we can buy an magazine for an automatic weapon in another, I think our leadership has a skewed priority.

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited July 2012

    Meece:  It's not a big secret that the NRA has a huge hand in keeping responsible gun laws off the books.  If you notice, they never make statements when these things happen...they go underground until the crisis passes then come out in full force again against any kind of regulations.   The only priority our leadership has is the upcoming election...nothing will get done because they are afraid of losing votes.  

    That's really putting it perspective...people are being killed in movie theaters by madmen, and our lawmakers are legislating against the sale of large sodas!  I want to scream! 

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited July 2012

    Enjoying my newly organized sewing room, but my poor guestroom suffered for it.

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  • ptdreamers
    ptdreamers Member Posts: 1,080
    edited July 2012
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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

    ^..^

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited July 2012

    Dad has been in the hospital since last Friday so with all the time spent with him, my house is suffering.  I walked into my kitchen for coffee this morning and cringed.  Perhaps I will do some decluttering in there as I clean it up.  Mother expects us to come over tonight as Dad will be home, so no time to do much then.

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited July 2012

    Meece:  Sorry aboutyour dad...hope he recovers quickly.

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited July 2012

    Thank you.  He's home and doing great.  Other than all of us doting on him, and jumping every time he looks at us slightly different, he's back to his old self.

    I was supposed to go to LA with FDIL to pick up her wedding gown this weekend.  That's been cancelled so maybe my house will recieve some attention instead.

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  • rachelvk
    rachelvk Member Posts: 1,411
    edited July 2012

    It's been ages since I posted. I'll try to catch up a little with everyone.

    I'm in the process of moving - a great opportunity for cleaning out. It's been tough, but I've made some progress. But to give you a sense of how nostalgia trips me up so often, here' a little poem I just cranked out as I inspected a mug that is, sadly, destined for the garbage pail. I'm working on a final few lines, but I have packing to do so I figured I'd post as it is. (Time to watch a dozen VHS tapes to see if any are worth saving...) I think a new apartment is always a good time to reprioritize and try to develop new good habits.

    Ode to a Chipped Coffee Mug

     

    When I first found a chip in your rim,

    I held on,

    Keeping you in front on the shelf, to remember,

    late nights,

    early mornings,

    and all the times you sat and steamed your way through moments of my life,

    and the lives of others in my life.

    But now my life is taking me on a new road,

    to a new home,with new memories to be made and coffee breaks to be shared. 

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited July 2012

    Very nice, Rachel.  Isn't it amazing how it's not just our eye which bring back memories, but or fingertips as we run them over those chipped rims...

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

    ^..^

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  • Denise-G
    Denise-G Member Posts: 1,777
    edited July 2012

    Okay, is this normal behavior? 

    I woke up the day after completing my last Rad - (chemo and surgery done), and thought...

    I have got to declutter this house!   I worked non-stop on my closet yesterday.  Soon it will be

    kitchen and then garage.

    When I wasn't certain if I would live or die, I thought someone else may have to clean this out.

    Now, that someone is me!   I guess it is my way to celebrate!

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

    ^..^

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited July 2012

    I think it is normal.  It gives us an opportunity to control something in our life.

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  • hotandcold
    hotandcold Member Posts: 205
    edited August 2012

    After I finished chemo (did it first), while I was doing rads, I cleaned out my drawers and closet.  Didn't want any of my family to have to throw out the old ugly yellowed bras and panties.  I really got busy.  After I finished rads I tried to finish up what I had actually started the year before.  I've still got junk in my dining room buffet, and junk in other drawers and closets but at least now if I drop dead tommor I won't be  embarrassed by my house.  I spent several hundred dollars on shelving and storage bins, but as time passes I find myself doing less and less decluttering. It just seems so hard sometimes to get rid of things.  After typing this I'm motivated to get rid of some fabric and a couple of stuffed dolls.   Off to goodwill this weekend, but early, this Arizona Heat is dragging me down.

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

    ^..^

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited August 2012

    I finally cleaned last week after slacking off for about a month, so I'm good to go for another month...lol!

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  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited August 2012

    Small closet cleaned out and reorganized.   Not a lot to do with a one bedroom apartment, but every little bit helps.    

    Hotand cold - I know what you mean about having family clear out things.    When my Dad died, then Mom moved into nursing home - it was challenging to say the least.    Then my DH died and I got the house ready to sell.   Yikes, it has been 5 years since I sold and moved.    There are basically 2 things, besides photos that are worth anything.   The rest can go into a dumpster when/if it is my time to go. 

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  • hotandcold
    hotandcold Member Posts: 205
    edited August 2012
    GrameE, what are the 2 things worth keeping besides photos?
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  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited August 2012

    My new 2012 Metallic Cherry Red car and a beautifully carved teak wood chest that my father got for his mother before WWII.   I was the eldest grandchild, so grandma gave me the chest.

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited August 2012

    I really need to get started up again.  I have too much stuff!

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited August 2012

    I lift my hand to you,

    oh intrepid,

    band of declutterers.

    Ginger 

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

    ^..^

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited August 2012

    A miracle has happened in my closet.  My Dd helped me go through my hanging racks. I am now down by about 2/3, yes that much.  My closet looks sort of lonely.   We eliminated things that I just didn't really care for, ever, or any longer. Things that felt scratchy or "funny." Things that didn't really fit. we also eliminated a pair of pants that my Dd made me swear never to wear again!  That was the first time she had ever told me that. I, on the other hand, had bought a pair of jeans off of her body when she was in college. Those were the most unflattering jeans on her ever, ever. I think I paid her $80.00 for them back in 2002. Worth every penny. 

    Next she is going to help me go through my canvas bins I have on the shelves. I folded and perfectly organized the items in those bins before we moved two years ago.Thing is, I have no clue what it in them. I hate to pull them down and make a mess because I know they are lovely, Stepford worthy, bins.   I think I need to move those bins into the real world. They contain good tee shirts, the kind you could wear with anything. Turtlenecks, again nice ones. Things that would be useful to me often. Dd really should become a professional organizer. She makes it nearly painfree and took my leavings to a womens, charitable "back to work" group.    That is much better use than stuffing my closet to where I can't see what I have.   

    Today I bought DD tickets to Wicked and Book of Mormon, she was ecstatic. 

    Laters Ginger 

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  • suzwes
    suzwes Member Posts: 1,740
    edited August 2012

    Congrats on you lovely looking closet Ginger.  DDs are so nice to have especially when they are good organizers.  I just finished decluttering my fridge and wiping it down.  Now for the rest of the kitchen.  Geeze -- it gets so cluttered during the week and then I spend a day decluttering it.  Why don't I just put things where they go when I walk in the door instead of on the counter or table?  I think I've heard it takes 7 days to do something that becomes habit - I should put things away immediately for seven days and see if it can become a habit.

    Happy Decluttering ladies! 

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