No new decluttering since my last update, but I was able to rearrange the storage for bedding (spare duvet & pillows) after finally finding suitable storage bags. The old storage bags (which were too big and had started to split) have been binned, and the new storage bags have moved down one shelf to go under the bottom shelf in DD’s room (this space was previously taken up by the two boxes of baby clothes that took me over a year to donate!).
The newly empty shelf has now been used for a couple of large art projects that were dumped in the dining room without a home, so things are slightly more organised. I do need to sort through that whole set of shelves as it’s not really well-organised and is another case of us putting stuff there when DD was a baby and never sorting through it and freeing up space for how she wants her room to look, if that makes sense?
Having a bit of a decluttering slump otherwise. I feel frustrated at times that it is always me doing it or driving it - DH would probably say that’s because I’m the one who wants to hold onto things, but he’s just as bad! When he does declutter it’s just his stuff rather than household stuff or DD’s stuff, so I’m doing more (and thinking about more) than he is. And while he would do something practical when I ask (he does most of the actual donations, especially if it involves driving), I would love him to offer. Like I’ve got two bags of textile recycling in the corner of the bedroom and it would be great if he offered to drop those off at a donation point.
It feels like an uphill struggle at times, especially when I’ve cleared some space and stuff just gets dumped in it. It is exhausting always having to be the one saying ‘can you move that/ tidy that/ not leave that there’.
Sorry, that turned into more of a grumble while I’m sitting in bed drinking coffee that DH brought up for me - he’s a good guy really, just not the tidiest or most organised.