live a clutter free existance

time nor energy to go through my stuff right now (still working on other urgent home improvement jobs) – moving this to the someday list:)

I become so upset and silently scold myself when I have to spend so much time looking for things both in my personal and work life. So much that has gotten out control. It soo overwhelming that I keep putting it off but NO MORE.

I will start tonight with cleaning out my kitchen and organizing my pantry. This way I also take stock of the unhealthy foods that dont need to be there in the first place.

When my space is cluttered, I feel crappy and depressed :/

So the areas I am going to target today are:

My workspace – journal articles filed away, etc.
My draws – unnecessary items will be gone!
My pin up boards – only relevant items pinned up.

I will attempt to declutter these areas without any distractions (e.g. facebook!). My goal is to do it in under 1.5 hours.

I’ll let you know how I go!

I just came across this page with great tips on how to declutter. Such creative methods! I shall use them ASAP…

It felt GREAT to clean out my bathroom cabinets. Old shampoos and yucky perfumes – begone!

1. Donate clothes to charity – Done!
2. Donate purses to charity
3. Donate shoes to charity
4. Donate my old computer games to the local library
5. Get rid of useless stuff in boxes in garage

Sidenote: I moved in with my fiance 2 years ago with only one car full of stuff. It’s amazing how much crap I’ve accumulated since then.

I just realized this… And clutter comes in so many forms. Auditory clutter, visual clutter, ACTUAL clutter… clutter on my desk…

Whatever kind of clutter it is, it drives me insane!!! Maybe this is why I feel so crazy? I’ve just learned to deal with it. Not ideal though… Ideally, I’d have that haven called home, where I feel safe and relaxed, a place where I actually can grow.

I’ve made so much progress today, and I feel so happy! (Bumping up the dose on my Prozac helped a bit too…)

This goal is freaking impossible with Christmas around the corner!

My living room is cluttered – and by that I mean piled HIGH – with unwrapped presents, wrapped presents, tissue paper, wrapping paper, ribbons, holiday catalogs, holiday cards received, holiday cards to send, etc.

Maybe I should put this on hold until after the New Year.

I never realized how much clutter was stressing me out and making home a less happy place to live. Getting rid of all my unnecessary belongings was a great step towards finding peace and focus at home. It actually is easier to concentrate on my tasks now that I don’t have all that STUFF.

For me, getting rid of extra belongings was only half the issue, and the other half was finding storage space for all the things I do need. Since my living space isn’t huge, it was important to organize everything and find convenient little places to stash things.

For anyone procrastinating on this, just take a day and go through a room of your home and clean some things out. It’s easier (and more fun!) than you’d think, and you’ll feel great when it’s all done. Set aside a little time each week for decluttering and soon you’ll be living a simpler and less cluttered life.

Really embarrassed myself looking for something the other day. Went to show my boyfriend an old photo, the location of which I knew exactly, but he saw how haphazard my storage system (a.k.a. FIVE suitcases and two bins in the back of my closet) really is.
I live in an increasingly smothering studio apartment and it’s time to face the fact that I have much more stuff than one person needs. I’m going to prepare at least two bags for Goodwill today, and hopefully it will be the start of a cleansing trend.

1. Cleaned out giant mail pile, threw away the ridiculous amount of credit card offers and other junk mail, and sorted leftover mail into 3 folders (college-related, bills, and personal mail/misc.).

2. Emptied my room of the electronics I don’t use (stereo, extra lamp, playstation, TV) and connected all leftover electronics into one power strip, behind my desk where the cords don’t get in the way.

3. Cleaned off my desk so the only things left are my desk calendar, laptop, books, clock, and lamp.

4. Bought laundry bins to avoid the typical college-kid piles, and put the bins behind my desk so they don’t take up a lot of space.

Next steps: getting rid of clothes I don’t wear, streamlining books, throwing away all the bath/shower stuff I don’t use anymore, organizing my scrapbooking supplies. I’m getting there!