Life in the Tiny Moments

As I wrote in my last post, I was having trouble maintaining the 15 min/ day over the last couple weeks. So I set that aside (compassion and patience!) and took a little break from the declutter challenge. That approach worked out really well because when it came time for a 3 day weekend this… Continue reading Update: days 22-30

I’m catching up again. The closet has proved a challenge for me and I’ve been procrastinating. More on that below. Meanwhile, I switched focus to regain some momentum. Yesterday I took 2 bags to Goodwill including: 2 reference books I haven’t used in years 2 DVDs I haven’t watched in ages 2 throw pillows that… Continue reading Days 19-21 declutter challenge

Another day of 30 minutes to catch up. Today I: Pulled everything out of one corner of the closet Vacuumed and dusted the corner of the closet Tossed a few odds and ends (a random metal curtain rod, a couple wayward cough drops) Put all the sheets and pillow cases that were strewn about into… Continue reading Days 17 & 18 declutter challenge

I had a hard couple of days and got behind. Tonight, I was tempted to delay another day but I knew I’d get into the sorting once I started so I set the timer for 30 min (making up for the days I missed) and got to it: Dusted the shelf at the top of… Continue reading Days 15 & 16 declutter challenge

Today I tackled the closet. In my 15 min session, I: Pulled out 2 throw blankets to wash then donate (Goodwill) Found an old set of shoe insoles (trash) Picked 2 old DVDs to donate (Goodwill)- I still have a few more that are rare or include memories (old dance shows etc that I plan… Continue reading Day 14 declutter challenge

Today I finished working on the file cabinet area – for now. There’s still more to do but 1 week was perfect because I’m starting to loose steam for focusing on this area. Today I spent 15 minutes and: Went through the remaining files, pulling out those most likely to contain stuff I no longer… Continue reading Day 13 declutter challenge

Today I spent 15 minutes on my file cabinet and recycled 48 pieces of paper, mostly: Manuals from products I no longer have Handouts from classes I’ve taken Notes from my coaching courses I learned: 12 days in the habit is catching on and decision-making is getting easier. I looked forward to this time today.… Continue reading Day 12 declutter challenge

Day 10 didn’t happen. Yesterday I didn’t organize at all. I let a lack of sleep and a tight schedule get in the way. So today I spent some extra time on this project. I ended up spending 45 minutes today: Reading and discarding old articles I’d kept for years (3 in-depth articles, 19 pieces… Continue reading Day 11 declutter challenge

This morning I went back to the file cabinet for more paper purging! I’m generally fairly organized but apparently it has been a while since I went through my files in detail. I found: 27 papers I no longer needed- mostly notes about letters/ decisions/ tasks in progress that are long since completed (or not)… Continue reading Day 9 declutter challenge

Today it was back to the file I started yesterday. This will not be the most exciting update as I’m still (!) not finished with that one file but I got rid of 58 more pieces of paper (counting every step in the right direction). I expect be able to wrap up that file and… Continue reading Day 8 declutter challenge