There are 24 days left in my 30-day declutter challenge and I’ve taken care of most of the obvious clutter (stuff that gets in my way day to day – countertops, hallways, etc) so I’ve decided to divide up the remaining 24 days as follows: 1 week each on 3 “problem areas” then 3 days… Continue reading Day 7 declutter challenge

I have to admit: it was hard to motivate today. With all the stuff I donated out of the way this morning, I was tempted to move on to other projects. What worked to keep focused on this goal was remembering that I want simplicity and ease at a deeper level. Although lovely, the clear… Continue reading Day 6 declutter challenge

Today I focused on removing everything I’d chosen to get rid of and delivering items to their new homes. I know some experts say you should remove what you decide to purge immediately but since I want to make sure I’m finding the best place for my donations (rather than putting things that could be… Continue reading Day 5 declutter challenge

Today was not glamorous but I feel that much better having completed my declutter tasks for the day considering how much I was dreading them. Today I tackled the dark and foreboding area next to the fridge. It’s where I keep cleaning tools like mops and dust pans. For the last year or more, I’ve… Continue reading Day 4 declutter challenge

TBH, I’m feeling a bit spent today so I decided to focus on decluttering of the electronic kind… I ended up spending 30 minutes. Here’s what I got done in that time: Opted out of yellow pages using this link Deleted 300 emails – mostly from professional newsletters I hadn’t read yet. I kept the… Continue reading Day 3 declutter challenge

It’s been a couple of months since I last posted. That time has mostly been spent: Working Getting sick Getting better Getting sick again Watching A LOT of Law and Order Getting better again Trying to figure out how to not feel tired all the time Starting to bike to work The last one is… Continue reading Hello there…