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| Dining on a Dime and Organazation for your Household |
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Dear Friends,
It is Surprise Challenge time, we are revving up the de-cluttering!
Before you read further make sure you understand that we are doing
this in BabySteps. We are not tearing the house apart and then
collapsing in exhaustion.
Below are the instructions on how to Declutter - these are step by
step instructions that will allow you to begin de-cluttering without
becoming overwhelmed.
This is how to Declutter your home, an area of your home. If you are
new to de-cluttering then start with a room that you most see the
need. This could be your living room, your dining room or your
kitchen. Work on the main living areas of your home first. The rooms
that you use the most often that are keeping you in CHAOS. (Can't Have
Anyone Over Syndrome)
You will need garbage bags, 3 boxes, a timer, magic markers, a feather
duster or dust rag, and some extra boxes
Label the boxes Give Away, Throw Away, and Put Away
Where to start:
1. Set the timer for 1 hour,30, 15, or 10 minutes , I don't care just
as long as you do the job as fast as you can and do not pull out more
than you can put a way in that length of time. This means one drawer,
one closet or even one shelf in the closet, one magazine rack at a
time, under the furniture. Not all of them.
2. Start at the entrance to the room. Work your way around the room
clockwise. Do not skip an area. What ever happens to be next, just do
it.
3. With boxes at your feet and dust rag in your waist band. Start of
clean out and get rid of the thing that do not belong in this room.
Don't worry that you do not have a place for everything right now. By
the time we finish you will. I promise.
4. When your garbage box, lined with a garbage bag gets full, close
it and put it in the trash can or the pickup truck or where ever you
keep your trash. Put in a new garbage bag and keep going until the
timer goes off.
5. When the give-away box gets full, take it to the car and so that
the next time you are out you can donate to the area thrift shop. Do
not save for a yard sale. You will be blessed by giving it away. The
value can be deducted on you income taxes. Remember you are trying to
get rid of clutter. Not relocate it somewhere else in your home. Grab
another box. And get to work.
6. When the put away box gets full, take the box in your arms and run
around the house and put the items in the room where they belong. If
they have a place, put them there, if not put them in the room where
they logically belong. By the time you have finished you will have a
place for everything and everything will be in it's place.
7. If the timer goes off, You are required to put away all the boxes,
but first you have to empty all of them. As fast as you can.
8. Decide how often you are going to declutter a section of this room.
I want you to do a little every day. Let me warn you. This can
become compulsive. Once you get started you will want to clean like a
banshee. Don't burn yourself out. I mean it. Only do small amount at a
time. When you set the timer you can only do 2 sessions at a time. I
know this is a goal that seems unattainable. But we will do it in
little pieces.
9. Things to Ask yourself as you get rid of your clutter. Do you love
the item? Is it garbage? Have I used it in a year? Do I have another
one that is better? Does it have sentimental value that causes me to
love it. Or does it give you guilt and make you sad when you see the
item. Cleanse this room of everything that does not make you SMILE.
10. Sing this song. "Please release me let me go" as sung from the
stuff point of view. It needs to be loved by someone and if you don't
love it. GET RID OF IT!
11. Be proud of your accomplishment! Do not look at the room and see
all that you have left to do. Look at the room and see how much you
did do. The house did not get messy overnight and it will not get
clean overnight. It will happen with BabySteps |
| Posted by Chrissy on 08/09/2007 03:51 PM
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