Not quite a horder - decluttering
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patoo- Pretty much. I think as long as things aren't broken or dirty, they'll take them. I suppose most of the items wind up being sold in the shops.
I suppose we like to feel that since we spent money on something, it still has value, so someone else would be willing to spend $2 or $5 for it. And that $2 or $5 adds up when you can sell a few things... I know I'm a sucker at tag sales.. (yard sale. I've been told saying 'tag sale' marks me as a New Englander... originally from CT)
Teka - the odd thing is, I am like the anti-Maybelline girl. If I wear anything, it's lipstick once or twice a week. But it's the accumulation of a bottle here, a lipstick there (and some of this stuff dates back to college) - plus the dancing phase I went through a few years back and bought a lot for swing and salsa dancing. The gold nail polish was for fencing competitions - thought it might bring me luck and a medal! Which of course starts adding a nostalgic element to all of this.... oh, that's what I was wearing the time....
Sigh. But I'm getting better at treasuring the memory and... dumping the relic in the trash.
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Thanks for all the suggestions... I think I'll try the bags 3jay's. FL has mildew if you don't use your AC when it's hot outside but usually not. I just don't have a lot of room for all my clothes in the walk in closet. Perhaps I'm just tired of what I own... got a stack of stuff in the garage for GW or another charity.
Books look great in movies when the whole wall is a bookshelf. My problem is I don't have a bookshelf or a wall for it... that's why they're in baskets in several places in the family room. I also give books I read away but I buy at garage sales, GW bookstore and take what people want to give me.
I'm getting so I also have a basket of washed clothes in my bedroom... waiting to be put away. They're folded just laziness on my part. ARG.
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we had "the discussion " agsin today. my DH is having a fit; saying im getting ocd, but i don't care! if it was up to him, we WOULD be on "hoarders" hahaha tommorrow is the day im changing the liv rm furniture around, and putting papers away.
my scanning to the computer idea crashed.. somehow, they got loaded onto sky drive, and not in albums.. so i gotta figure out the computer stuff sunday... or, i'll just delete all; and try again.. i have 4 boxes, yes boxes of pictures, and a box of cards we've sent to each other.. thy'll be nice memories in my compouter next week, and not on my drm. table!!!the therapist i was seeing for awhile, said that having the chaos in my house is causing the chaos in my head. i sooo think he's right on the$$$!!!
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My boyfriend has a man cave (his office) and I never organize in there or touch anything. He can pile stuff to the ceiling for all I care. It saves us from a lot of fights. It would actually make a better guest room because it is in a private area and has its own bath, but it was worth it to give it over to him.
When he leaves stuff like his mail, magazines or golf clubs lying around the house, I just take them and put them in his room without saying a word. Eventually, he gets tired of looking at the mess and cleans it up.
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Could one of you go read my rant on "Stitching the pieces together" I think the estrogen suppresion is getting to me. I sould like I have PMS or something. MAybe my rant is real and I just don't wantr to yell at anybody and of course yelling never ever helps and my sleep is majorly screwed up.
Ginger
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Teka: Yep..I did that with the kids too..it's where I first got the idea! Only with them, I went in once a month and cleaned because they never would...ever! I remember using a garden rake to get plates, cups, icing cans, etc. from under the bed! They actually turned out pretty normal, even after all that.
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Took three boxes of 'stuff' to GW today. Motivated to pack up more. I see a new day for my den.
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Nice going! I hope to find more items to put in my bag for Monday's pick-up.
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yeah!!!break out the brownies, like i have!!we DESERVE to celebrate.. we're all getting stuff sorted, and gone.. lets celebrate all the work we've gotten DONE!!!!.3jays0
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I always feel so good when I have decluttered any area. I don't understand why I delay doing it? Makes no sense at all?
GInger
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I opened my front door around 3 pm and.... the monitor, printer and bags of junk were gone! Thank you war vets council!!!
Now on to the next pile of stuff....
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Ginger: for me, its' because im so far behind, i get overwhelmed. the trick for me, is to see what i've done.. and not how much i need to do now......3jays0
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Big accomplishment - all washed laundry has been folded and put away! No baskets in the bedroom this week!
Does anyone else do this? I get the laundry done and then even partly folded but to put it away.... it takes until the basket is almost empty and the week over! It's like using the laundry basket for the dresser drawer. What's with that already. Didn't do this before BC, am I just getting lazy???? So, I washed clothes yesterday and have it all put away. Yeah. This is huge right!
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Mine usually stays in the dryer forgotten, until I need something like a towel or a pair of pants...then I go looking and remember I forgot to fold and put away.
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im like teka.. and laundry is something i never let get behind. i do loads and empty the basket right away.. am a bit ocd about it. I don't iron, and i hate that since i've gotten sick, my DH mur, goes to work with wrinkles!!!....3jays0
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Living in a small apartment (but one that HAS a washer/dryer), my usual routine is for things to go right from the dryer to the bed for sorting/folding - no extra basket for me. Of course, it could be days before it makes that journey. Mom was a bit baffled when she was here and took out the button-up shirts I've been wearing post-op and said, 'I assume you iron this' .... and got a blank but somewhat amused stare. Fortunately most of my shirts don't really wrinkle a lot, but I guess they would look even nicer if I did iron them. In any case, I got a brand new iron out of it (the one I had was one my Mom had picked up over 10 years ago at a tag sale). I guess once I can do heavy lifting again, I'll break it out once in a while!
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Hand sewing - I absolutely detest sewing by hand. I'd rather buy new - yes, I know it's a waste.
I also tend to leave the clothes in the dryer. Then I take them out, put the ones that have to be ironed into the den (where the ironing board is) and they sit there for weeks and weeks and weeks. Of course that all adds to the clutter. Ginger, I agree that it does feels good to get an area decluttered. Right here on the couch I have tons of stuff, again. It was clear last week. I think someone sneaks in and puts things there when I'm not looking! Going to clear it again right now.
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The end table next to where I usually sit piles up even as I am unpiling it! Right now I can see two gator ade bottles, a bowl from some rice pudding, spoon, house phone, cell phone, three new bibs for Granddaughter, brush for dog, 5 remotes, Saduko book (which I still haven't learned to do) TV channel guide (which has a font so small I can't read it) Dog comb, paper napkins ( that the puppy hasn't spotted yet. Two coasters, Toy catalogue, blunt nose scissors, 500 bottle of Ibuprophen, and Lamp.My glasses, foot lotion, Container store catalogue.
It was pretty clear yesterday.
Ginger
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Ginger, I wish you could hear me giggling as I read your list. So funny.
So instead of clearing the couch beside me of the laptop laptray (which the laptop is not on), handbag, remote, 2 books and my Kindle, today's junk mail, magnifying glass so I can read the books, new facial sauna machine, back scratcher, empty popcorn bag, I went out food shopping.
Just thought I'd give my list so you would not feel alone .
Oh, now I see a Netflix DVD I've had for a few weeks that got buried under the "stuff". Going to cancel Netflix - such a waste for me.Night friends.
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LOL loved the list!
I set my kitchen timer so I don't leave the stuff in the dryer to long. I try and dry for 30 min so I can take the slacks and blouses, T-shirts, etc out and hang them up so they don't get to wrinkled.... so they don't need ironing (hopefully) Does anyone have a technique for getting blouses so they look ironed after being ironed? Mine still look 1/2 ironed.
The sheets come off the bed - go into the washer/dryer and then back on the bed. One easy step!
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samsue, my boss does the same with the sheets. I couldn't believe she only had one set for her and one set for her DD. Who only has one set of sheets for a bed? I have my bed and my DS bed (both queen size) and have at least 12 sets of sheets. Yeah, that's clutter! Think I'll donate some and keep only 2 summer sets and 2 flannel (winter) sets for each of us (total 8).
Can't help you on the wrinkles because they all look wrinkled to me even after hanging wet so I end up ironing anyway.
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Patoo, I've narrowed it down to two sets... would love to try the flannel though. BTW, I've got a queen bed.
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one thing i just cleaned out, also.. i had like 8 comforters!!i love to change them up.. now, im keeping the reversible down alternative one (brown/ turq) and one brown print. Im also keeping 2 twins to sew to make a king.. i love the print to let it go....
the couch has finally left the buikding!!!!now, i can putz with the guest room.. mostly the shelves to go thru......onward, gals.. just a little day................3jays
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Which reminds me... I'm beyond tired and heading to that bed. Talk to you all tomorrow! P.S. One white set and the other light green. Sleeping on the green ones tonight.. 0
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Night, sue.. mine are beige, cause they match with anything!!!...3jays
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Hello Everybody and I do mean All of You ! So glad to hear about your successes.
Just catching up this a.m. I have two sheet sets for each bed. I have one set on and the other set is folded between the mattress and the box springs. Took me a while to figure out the best way to fold them, (the flat sheet is folded in quarters and then half, the pillowcases folded in half, go on each side at the top), but saves a ton of storage space in the closet. Also, this way had a spare for those nights when girls were little and needed a spare set in the night after being sick. I read about storing your sheets between your mattress and box springs somewhere and now a few of my friends do it too.Many times I do just take off the sheets, wash them, and then put them right back on. Still nice to have a spare.
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Sounds like all you ladies have been very busy fall cleaning! In the meantime I've done nothing! Waiting for the new cleaning lady to come on Monday. I have to leave something for her to do...right? I used to clean before they came...no more.
I'm headed out shortly to go have my biopsy. Glad to get it over with.
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hot and cold thats a gret idea!!!!im going to try that!!it'll save space, too!!..3jays0
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Getting blouses to look ironed after being ironed? I think sprinkling the blouses will help or using more steam. Sprinkling is what I have always done with linen and it was the only way. Now I usually don't iron linen at all.
Beginning to sort the sewing room. It still has tons of boxes from our move here. It does always malke me feel good to be up there though becuase I love the things in there.
Love GInger
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Thanks Ginger, I'll try more sprinkling for the shirts. It's frustrating to spend the time to iron and then when finished they don't look much better than when you've started.
Mowed grass and watched DGS's today.... I tried to trick then into taking a nap by having rest time. Neither of them rested much let alone nap. Didn't get any shorting or cleaning done!
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