Three quarters of the way through the month, some of us may be flagging in our "purge and organize!" resolve. Enter apartmenttherapy.com.
I love this website so much I signed up for the daily email; I do not that kind of thing lightly. And in spite of its name - it's not just for apartment dwellers, so don't be put off if you live in a house.
For the month of January, they are focusing on what they call The January Cure - a daily dose of
decluttering tips and diaries of people who are fighting the good fight.
My charge for the year of 2013? Bring in less! Each time a big bag of stuff goes to Goodwill, I am struck by how I NEEDED each of the items in the bag. Ugh. So, # 2 (the Time Rule) and # 5 (Think Before You Buy) are my new rules of thumb.
There are house tours, a "Looky Lou's" treasure trove of voyeurism (or as my friend E. calls it - house porn); before and afters; and food. There's also Budget Living, Green Living, and DIY projects (loved this Ikea counter top turned into a desk project.)
Check it out. Maybe it will be just the shot in the arm you need to keep up the fight against clutter and save money!
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January 26, 2013
January 6, 2013
Let The Purging Begin!
I just returned home from making the first Goodwill donation of the year.
From the closet, five or six pair of shoes that had not been worn once (or maybe just once) last year, and a bit of clothing.
In the kitchen, glass and plastic containers were pared down. The containers with BPA's were replaced by these BPA free, inexpensive, and adorable containers from Italy found at T.J. Maxx (Frigoverre Fun, they're called).
The boring ones are outta here!
From the cabinet over the refrigerator, (c'mon on, admit it - if it's up there and it's not a small appliance - you don't use it). I also gleaned some pottery and drinking glasses - because why does one person need over twenty drinking glasses?!
All four of these La Rochere glasses went away; the bee pattern is not my favorite. So why did I get them in the first place?!
I did keep six of these, even though they're the bee pattern, because the shape is more versatile (you could serve anything from wine to ice cream in these) and there's enough for company:
Some of my pottery mugs and small bowls are being "redistributed".
Another thing that needs doing: I had started making piles of old family photos to mail to each of my siblings, but haven't finished the job.
I always feel lighter after doing a purge.
A little happier somehow.
From the closet, five or six pair of shoes that had not been worn once (or maybe just once) last year, and a bit of clothing.
In the kitchen, glass and plastic containers were pared down. The containers with BPA's were replaced by these BPA free, inexpensive, and adorable containers from Italy found at T.J. Maxx (Frigoverre Fun, they're called).
The boring ones are outta here!
All four of these La Rochere glasses went away; the bee pattern is not my favorite. So why did I get them in the first place?!
I did keep six of these, even though they're the bee pattern, because the shape is more versatile (you could serve anything from wine to ice cream in these) and there's enough for company:
Another thing that needs doing: I had started making piles of old family photos to mail to each of my siblings, but haven't finished the job.
I always feel lighter after doing a purge.
A little happier somehow.
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