Results 1 to 8 of 8
  1. 01-26-2004, 07:34 AM #1
    AmyBoz
    AmyBoz is offline
    Moderator aka AmyBob AmyBoz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2001
    Location
    Northern NJ
    Age
    40
    Posts
    11,576
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Blog Entries
    43
    Rep Power
    39

    Default Not accumulating more clutter while you're decluttering

    I can totally see where this could easily happen, and I'm sure it's happened to me on occasion! You get so involved with decluttering the past that you forget to make sure that the present doesn't start piling up on you!

    "While you're tackling the months and years of accumulated stuff, try to stay current with today's stuff. Open, sort, and file mail daily. Hang up your clothes when you take them off. Clean up the kitchen every night after dinner. And for every new thing you bring in the front door, send five items packing out the back door until you get your belongings down to a more manageable level."

    Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps & 700 Tips and Ideas
    Donna Smallin
    My Blog: http://amysreallife.wordpress.com

    Amy
    Wife to
    Mommy to 4
    Public School Teacher

    Our Only Debt: Mortgage - $454,243.56
    2012 Grocery Challenge: $474.57/$500 January
    Fling 2012 Things in 2012 Challenge: 253/2012
    Reading Challenge: 6 book read in 2012

    Always remember others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 01-26-2004, 10:36 AM #2
    aylasmommy
    aylasmommy is offline
    Registered User aylasmommy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Northern California
    Posts
    3,045
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Rep Power
    14

    Default

    This is what I do I'm working hard now on cleaning up clothes on my floor asap, the kitchen is a bit harder to tackle since it just isn't as fun as putting clothes away ...

    we just got a TON of toys from the inlaws, so now I'm going to go through her toys and she what she can part with. I always get stressed out when I declutter because it's so hard to decide what stays and what goes
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 01-26-2004, 10:46 AM #3
    dolphin
    dolphin is offline
    Registered User dolphin's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Location
    Nevada
    Age
    56
    Posts
    4,600
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Blog Entries
    1
    Rep Power
    16

    Default

    We're doing pretty good keeping the house clean, well, atleast liveable.

    I'm trying to sell stuff on ebay to get rid of clutter and now I have a person giving me lots of stuff to try and sell. It is free or very low price so I can't seem to resist the urge to accept. Now I see more stuff than I started with!
    "Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibity."



    The Resident Queen Of Clutter!!!
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 01-26-2004, 08:41 PM #4
    Heather
    Heather is offline
    Heather Bob
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Posts
    7,315
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Rep Power
    17

    Default

    So true Amy, thanks for sharing~! It only takes an extra few minutes to put your coat away, put laundry away where it belongs, dishes away....and it looks SO much better too!
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 01-26-2004, 09:46 PM #5
    Guest1
    Guest1 is offline
    Master Dollar Stretcher
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Posts
    5,440
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Rep Power
    14

    Default

    My problem is the opposite - I tend to declutter *too* much! I'll toss everything! We'd be down to beanbag chairs and a skillet if I were left to my own devices!!
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 01-26-2004, 10:14 PM #6
    frugalmel
    frugalmel is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Wherever the Army Sends US!
    Age
    37
    Posts
    5,502
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Rep Power
    15

    Default

    Well pass it on to me Debbie!!!!

    I can't quite seem to keep up with life. I toss and toss and it just keeps on coming! I get one part of my house decluttered and turn around and "bam" got another pile. Grrrrr
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 01-26-2004, 10:17 PM #7
    Missy
    Missy is offline
    Registered User Missy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Posts
    15,665
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Rep Power
    31

    Default

    I am trying to declutter, i need to get back into it again. I have been avoiding going through the kids clothes. (LOL, maybe I don't want to admit that the kids are growing up...and out of their clothes)
    ~~ Missy ~~

    Planting and raising an urban homestead in the middle of Downtown big city right at the foot of the Rocky Mountains!

    Zone 5 Colorado Springs, CO USA
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 01-27-2004, 05:02 PM #8
    canadian gardener
    canadian gardener is offline
    Margery Bob canadian gardener's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Kamloops in the central desert area of BC
    Posts
    5,365
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Rep Power
    15

    Default

    I'm building up to a big session but it usually happens when I look up and see build up starting to happen in spite of small daily dejunkings.
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. Are you clutter-free? Low-clutter?
    By tbs727 in forum Home Environment
    Replies: 35
    Last Post: 06-26-2008, 10:01 PM
  2. Decluttering
    By ama in forum Simple Living
    Replies: 29
    Last Post: 12-20-2006, 08:13 PM
  3. I am decluttering
    By Early Bird in forum Home Environment
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 07-03-2005, 10:01 PM
  4. Mind over clutter - a clutter free life
    By homesteadmamma in forum Simple Living
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 06-26-2003, 08:38 PM
  5. Re-decluttering?
    By justjenn in forum Home Environment
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 04-08-2003, 06:20 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules