Spring cleaning / Kondoing / getting organized

[FrustratedFrugal]

I'd like to sort through my wardrobe, get rid of items that are worn out or too small, return, recycle, repurpose, declutter, aiming to decrease the amount of random clutter in our house.

Will do it room by room, aiming to declutter for at least 30 minutes twice a week for the rest of the month. First goal: - 10 items! (Ultimate goal: -100!)

Starting today!

Want to join? What are your goals?

[CiderwithBuda]

Larder. My ladder is quite tidy.

[dudsville]

Come on Cider! I had a little nap and am now having a cup of tea. I then think I will do this. I'm thinking the actual task will only take an hour although it seems monumental.

[FrustratedFrugal]

Duds and Buda well done - and I want to be more hardcore with my clothes. My sweater storage is overflowing!

I don't usually have extra time in the morning but today I did. I took some used children's toys up to the attic so that they don't clutter up DC's room. And I binned an used-up pair of wellies and put some of my cool season shoes into storage. About 20 minutes worth of work, tangible results! Somehow our apartment looks more beautiful when the clutter is gone.

[dudsville]

Frustrated that's good work for 20 min of effort! I know what you mean about your place looking nicer too as a result, I feel that way.

[CiderwithBuda]

I didn't do the larder. DS was doing an exam at the kitchen table (he missed it at school) and it would have been too distracting. ,I did some prep for our holiday instead.

[dudsville]

Well I still have a pile of duvets cider!

[FrustratedFrugal]

I had a burst of energy yesterday and got rid of 14 items in my wardrobe. Discarding things is super hard for me so I put them in interim storage and will hopefully make the next move soon.

[dudsville]

That's a lot frustrated! I've been thinking is been so long that I've had mow clothes than could fit in my wardrobe and drawer space so I've always had stored clothes. I don't just mean seasonally either as it became a dumping ground for items. When i was getting rid of shoes this week I thought about how I've kept this or that site for so many years because it's good quality in good condition. But the reality is that if I wanted to open up my shoe options I would want to buy new, and I'm choosing not to do that right now, and I realised my real goal is to have only clothes I actively wear, and for those to fit comfortably on my one rail and 2 drawers. I'm the closest I've ever been ane am hoping to achieve this by autumn/winter when I can finally sort my sweaters and give serious consideration to the remains of my stored (hoarded?) clothes!

[CiderwithBuda]

Hoping to achieve something today!

[SweatLikeAPigLookLikeAPig]

Does anybody else find it really hard to part with their belongings? I get really anxious about the amount of crap but really anxious about parting with it too!

[dudsville]

I do! I have 3 huge bags to charity this week and I'm uncomfortable. Have to keep reminding myself of my goal and of my own new view that is confusing, cluttering and wasteful to have so many clothes that never get worn. How do you manage it Sweat?