declutter my house

I have been trying to be more organised and so far keeping the place tidy (well, the main rooms – kitchen, living room and bathroom and beds themselves) makes it easier to clean, which makes it quicker and I can get on with other things sooner than I might. I really want to tackle my bedroom, it’s still such a mess with loads of boxes most of which belong to my husband or are full of ebay stuff to sell (and bags full of stuff I told my parents I would sell).
Today I only managed to achieve some cleaning in the kitchen and went to the launderette to clean a duvet.
I need a better plan/regime for tackling the other stuff, my parents are feeding the cats next week and I suspect they are nosy…

How annoying! Considering this is top of my list I don’t seem to be doing a lot of it. :-(

Well, I have two or more insurmountable rooms and wonder if I should flip a coin as to what to start first!?

I’m imagining I’m moving house (well, I am!) or having very important guests :-D

Better make a start somehow…

J.

Oh my god!

I won’t say it’s worse than ever – but it certainly looks that way! Lots of clutter has spread out – to cover ever inch of floor in almost every room. The worst part is I feel stiff and tired – not nearly agile enough or persistent enough to tackle something like this!!!
Give me strength! :-D
I’m going out for coffee and panini in the vague hope of feeling more positive when I get back. :-(

Hmmmmmm. Well, I have other HUGE pressures building up that compete with the eons it takes to do this. Have to get my nightclass students through their coureswork and exams, start my new day job, finish fitting the kitchen, finish this year’s final university assignmnet and press on with my counselling training (with assignments!). That’s before I do any creative stuff! :-(

But if I stop decluttering now, I’m back where I started, and obviously ignoring it is what allows it to avalanche. I spent most of yesterday getting through a huge pile of documents on top of a beanbag. Guess what, under the beanbag there are as many documents again!!! Arrrgghhhh!!!

I suppose this means the time I am spending is essential, because it is very time consuming and the house won’t declutter itself. Sadly!

J.

yesterday. I found some things that were not meant to be in there, and I did a deep clean. Very therapeutic! I have set myself the task of getting the children roped in to sort out the games cupboard as it is stuffed full of games and puzzles that nobody ever plays with. Including a dance mat for the PS2 and we already sold the dance game that it was for ages ago!

I have some plans in my head for storage etc, and must keep chipping away at this goal over the next month or so. Got to get sorted out once and for all!

Have done well getting through a huge pile of recycling and shredding. This should make room to store a pile of things I’m aiming to sell! Phew! Back to my university assignment now.

J.

Given myself the day to progress on this – but have put it off for an hour or two already!

It’s now almost 11am and I want to motor through to 5pm almost non-stop decluttering. Any tips?!

Need some get-up-and-go music and my black sacks for a start :-D

J.

Yet another attempt!
First day I’ve been able to make free for this, so here goes!

J.

I know I can do this today but I feel like going out for lunch instead (albeit taking paperwork with me). I just don’t have the drive for a declutter today. Why can’t I get my decluttering mojo workin’?!

wish me luck with getting more decluttered today, my parents are going to be feeding my pets this week while I am on holiday! I reckon if my mum comes round she is quite nosey… Got to be tidy and hide any evidence of my secret life LOL ;)