You have to start somewhere!
I am not a big project kind of girl…. I don’t do big Spring cleaning or get the urge to paint a room. I don’t put new covers on furniture or replant flower beds. Just not my thing.
But some things just have to be done. I realized yesterday that we are getting buried in clutter. It’s mostly baskets, boxes and piles of stuff that has no real home. If it has a home, one of us was too lazy to put away properly at some point. (See, I admit that I am FAR from perfect!)
Not really my junk drawer- mine are worse!
I was trying to think about how to get started without being overwhelmed….
I decided to do 5 things a day. I will pick 5 things (basket, drawer, bag, pile, cupboard) a day to go through. I will be brutal about throwing things away and enforcing that the things that are in the wrong place go to the right place. I hope that by keeping it small and do-able I will not quit.
I did my 5 today and it felt good…
Rule #132- Don’t get overwhelmed with a project…. start somewhere!
Hubby and I were talking about the same thing today. He HATES clutter, and this home attracts it like a magnet. I think I will follow The Five, as well. And make him do it, too 😀
Great job sweetie! I love a woman who can take charge and get things done.
Indeed! She deserves Le Creuset™ 😉
I like to ‘leave a back door (escape route) open’ when I do stuff like this. That is, operate so that I can bug out quickly, in case of a change of priorities. Or in case I just get fed up.
Case in point is a garage clean-out. The clumsy way is to entirely empty the garage onto the driveway and then organize and stow everything. You can’t walk away from that, no matter what the need, until it’s all done. Sudden rain, yer hosed. Get fed up, and you can really feel oppressed by the need to plod on.
So, do it incrementally, a shelf or cabinet or pile at a time. Pick stuff up, toss it or place it (or play with it a while). Complete a unit and stop for a break. And, you can more easily meet other sudden needs.
Each pile is a win, one at a time, and the whole project seems smaller. It feels better to begin with that back door open.
Oh, and I have done my five for today. And did ten for yesterday!! WHOO HOOO!!!!
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