Showing posts with label dejunking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dejunking. Show all posts

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Well, that went well...

I really did de-junk a lot in 2016!

I cleand out my pantry - plus re-organized it so that things aren't stacked, or hidden.  Peggy helped me to make a plan so it will stay organized with bins and turntables. It helps that my dad and Jared built a nice big pantry in the playroom for food storage.
 
 




While Paul was gone to Utah for a few weeks in the summer, I went through all the toys, got rid of a ton, including his train table.  Everything now fits in two rubbermaid sets of drawers, and two bins that fit under the air hockey table.

I pulled out all the bins from the attic, and gave away more of Paul's clothes, as well as toys etc.

We donated the bunk bed to a family that needed it in December, which created more space in the playroom too.

I spent one night going through our bathroom counter, and got ride of three grocery bags full of expired medication, and other garbage.  I organized what was left so I can actually find stuff.

I organized the files on my computer too, though I'm not sure that counts.

I gave our little kid games to Lucy to play with her grandkids.

Today, I pulled out my craft bin, and pulled out the material I'm never going to use.

Before I put the Christmas stuff away, I'm going to donate or throw away broken or stuff we haven't used in a couple of years.

I'm organizing a clothing/toy/household item exchange for our ward members at the end of January, and my goal is to go through the guest room, my clothes and shoes again, and pull out more things from the kitchen. (pans, silverware, plates, and mugs are the priority!)

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Simplicity Sister

My goal this year, inspired by my dear friend Shellie, is to leave something behind in 2016.  As much as I would like it to be 40 pounds of me I leave behind, my plan is to get rid of as much from my house as I can.  I'm going to keep track on this here blog (in theory).

So far this year I have:

  • Cleaned out 10 baking things from my cupboards (pans I don't use, baking tools I have never used)
  • Finished cleaning out Paul's 7 year old clothes
These things I did in 2015, but I'm still counting them
  • Cleaned out the guest room closet, gave away 2 boxes of books, threw away a garbage bag full of stuff, and donated another garbage bag of stuff
  • Cleaned out and donated all of the clothes that are too small for Paul.
  • Gave away 3 garbage bags of clothes/shoes from mine and Jared's closet
On deck:
  • Clean out expired food from my pantry
  • Move stained, ragged towels from bathrooms into rag cupboard.
  • Move the long shelf over to the corner, get rid of the two small bookshelves

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

It's coming...

Okay, I have done some more things on my "bucket list"!  (Which is good, because September is coming quick!)

#17- One of the things on my list was to take a piece of choreography to the Regional Dance America/Pacific Ballet Festival.  So far, my choreography has only ever been performed locally and I wanted to get out there!  So, away we went to Las Vegas where my students performed my piece "Foxhole".  It was received very well and was performed for 21 other ballet companies in the Pacific Region.  The students did an amazing job and I was very happy with the results.  One down...

#18-Dejunk the house in preparation for and to make room for another little one!  I have been working on this for about a month now.  It is not done, but it is much much better than what it was.  All the clothes I have for him so far are washed and put away (after having made room in Jocelyn's dresser for them).  I still need to get some bigger items for him, and make room for them, but we are making progress.  And, of course, dejunking is a constant battle.  It's never done.  But it is close enough that I am going to count it.  I still have the dining room table to clear off and get stuff put away.  Then the baby can come when he wants (but hopefully not for a little while still).

One of my bucket list items is to have another baby before I am 30...definitely can't check that one off yet, but I am working on it!  I also am reading the Book of Mormon through as a "Parenting Manual".  It is taking me longer to get through because there are so many new insights I've had since beginning it with this mindset.  So maybe I'll get done before September and maybe I won't.  But I'll definitely be better for doing it no matter when I finish.