Not quite a horder - decluttering

Count me in.  I spent the summer filling freezers with garden produce and thought of it as decluttering the garden.  Meantime my closets have been having flashmob parties and unnatural sex and I don't recognize what all is in them now.  I know they were celibate and orderly when I went outside a few months ago...

Spent all week starting Fall cleaning -- scrubbing, polishing, washing, picking up and putting away in the house - yikes it's almost time to put away the lawn furniture, rake leaves, and pack firewood.

DH-the-builder/maker/inventor/fixit guy has spent the summer rebuilding his supply shed - a huge job. He saves everything because it might be useful & it usually is.  but he's promised to do a certain amount of decluttering sifting and winnowing of his "stuff" before he puts it back in - we'll see about that - for the summer his stuff has been laid out all over the back part of the property but at least I don't have to look at it. The part I'm taking care of has the gardens & yard.

I still don't know what happened to my closets and the garage shelves - how they got so out of control.

I am happy to report I went up to my sewing room and began to get some things organized. I am motivated because my DD is using my cutting table. I got a couple boxes unpacked and organized a little.  I am hopeful I will be able to get a good amount done because DD is coming over every morning to work while DGD is at Montessori. I am so happy to be able to work in the same space as DD.  

 I will report back and maybe someday even be able to take a photo. 

Hugs Ginger 

Meece I am glad you found us all again.   I look forward to seeing your completed wedding projects on the sewing thread.  I bet/hope your decluttering will go really quick because you will be so motivated.   

I will go upstairs again tomorrow to open a few more boxes.   Slow progress.

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3 jays I am really sorry you are having housing troubles.

Hugs Ginger

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During the work day I have such grand plans of coming home and doing some sort of decluttering, but then when I get home, I just want to sit and do nothing.

I had a wonderful neighbor who used to have all of her housework done by thursday dinnertime. That way we could go out shopping on Friday or to lunch. She was so well organized, I always admired her. SHe moved away long ago but I stillmiss her inspiration. 

 I got some of my fabric organized in new clear bins. I also got a bag of packing fillers out of the sewing room. A bit at a time will do well for me, it will keep me going. If I overwhelm myself I tend to shut down.   I am trying to visualize what I imagine but just an area or item at a time.   

Love  

Ginger 

3jaysmom: Good luck with everything that moving entails. We are here to support you and cheer you on.  I need to change my day-to-day thinking.  I had a house cleaner come last week and it took me a whole day of preparation to get the house ready for her to come.  I love this housecleaner, but she doesn't know where to put my favorite black travel sweater with the hole in the underarm and neither do I ! ! !  I seem to have various piles of projects.  I started a box out in the garage for donations to Good Will and it's full.  Now where do I put the stuff? the answer, I should make a trip to GW and unload the box, but that answer has literally eluded me until now. Geez, I've got such bad brain fog.  I'm off to get blood test and then to GW.  Thanks everyone.  

Lillylady 

18! I love it. I don't know how many I have and I gave away a lot before I moved from Illinois. Honestly I have not used even one in the last two years. They wait expectantly.

One time in Illinois I was looking at heart shaped cake pans on Amazon and to remember which ones I thought were nice I just popped them all on my wish list. Don't you now my DH went on my wish list and bought me every single one!  It was around 8.   I didn't have the heart tot tell him.   I now have a private wish list for such uses!  

Ginger 

I spent last winter going thru every corner and closet in the house, basement included. Threw away tons of junk, and gave away the better stuff I didn't need to charity, Did the same thing this summer to my garden shed, put a sign at the end of my driveway, "Free" and put stuff I didn't need out there. Most of it is gone.

I have been doing his so my husband doesn't have to, should I "kick the bucket", so to speak. So far I'm still around, and love my less cluttered life!

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I have lost weight and need new clothes. I'm using the opportunity to have a small but adequate wardrobe which coordinates well. I was a travel agent years ago and most of my clothes were purchased for trips. Since I only used a carryon bag, it meant stuff had to really go together and have multiple functions. The only time I had to surrender to a larger bag was a trip to Russia in December.