I moved & didn't even realize how much STUFF I had. Had a yard sale & sold over $1000. the next weekend sold $800. Took it to my parents in NC sold another $300. Le some one else dust & clean the clutter from my life. I kept those things that really meant something to me and cleared out the rest...
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As I get older I do think about the inevitable & do I really want my child to have to deal with all my junk? I have her keepsakes boxed, when she gets married it will go to her and she gets to decide what to keep. That will be even less stuff in my house. Hope this helps some one!
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I started cleaning a shelf, drawer, closet, box a day starting Oct. 1 and I have a long ways to go still but I feel great about it!
DASEEMAN7/25/2010 12:45:00 PM
I so need to do this!!!!
PEACED137/11/2010 9:52:00 AM
I am working that right now. I tried to have a yard sale at my house and didn't too good. I need to take it all to my parents house and have one there. My daughters close seem to go quicker at their house.
UP2ME_CC7/1/2010 1:44:00 PM
Thanks for the info....I need to do this and will begin today.
RLWORRELL7/1/2010 8:48:00 AM
We recently moved to our new house after living in the same house for 27 years. I too had a mega garage sale. Most of what I didn't sell I loaded into a customer's truck so she could have a garage sale of her own. It sure felt good to get rid of a lot of "stuff". Now I think twice about whether I want to buy something and bring it into the house.
SWAN477/1/2010 12:15:00 AM
I need to do this too! Great for you!
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The Less I have
The less I have, the less I have to clean.
As we declutter different areas of our lives we will find we have less "stuff", this results in needing to clean less :)
From book, 'Out of the Crayon Box' (living vibrant, organized lives). They have a website. Their philosophy is "Do more living, not more work!". They simplify everything into 6 steps (Declutter first; then Organize, Maintain, Observe, Refrain and Enjoy!). Biggest steps Declutter & Organize, are easy the way they do it. Then it's putting things back where they go, with a simple (not complex or tedious) system which they teach. 'Observe' teaches to evaluate what works for you personally.
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They encourage you to become generous...making a habit to donate (if an item still in good condition) or to toss it away whenever you bring an item into your home...so it never becomes cluttered again. Cleaning is so easy now and my family & I love the space we regained!
