unclutter my life

this isn’t going so badly after a big cleanup in December. I got 4 rooms almost completely clutter-free. The trick is to KEEP them clutter free. So I try to constantly

1. put things away after I use them
2. look around at least once per day (usually before bed) and clean up the little clutter piles all over

I still have a couple rooms to unclutter, of course. But I feel better, overall.

all my mags have been gone through, crap removed and in recycling and others (which I keep – eg. gardening, craft and some collectibles) organized into magazine boxes.

if I notice something out of place (which is really easy around here), I grab it while I’m going about my ordinary everyday life and take care of it. I either: return it to it’s regular spot, put it in a specific area/box where I’m putting things which require more thought or GET RID OF IT (which is actually another area where I put items which are on their way to being donated). This is good.

The other thing that is probably even better is that I’m always forcing myself to put things back where they go, which has resulted in helping me with the goal learn self-discipline as well as uncluttering my life.

Bonus!

The next step is actually to schedule a certain time to do bigger jobs. That’s coming up very soon.

everytime I walk by one of these piles of papers or whatever I’m grabbing a bunch and sorting through them.

But I do this everyday. Everyday is a goal to unclutter my life and it’s still cluttered. I think this is impossible.