Saturday, 28 November 2009

• How to Get Ready for the Holidays: Part 1

  Warning: details of a monumental task ahead! Today... Are you ready for this?  We... we....we combined cleaning out our shed with Christmas decorating. There! I said it! Whew! I hope you don't think I am crazy?

  The holiday season is the perfect time to de-clutter; especially if you are going to entertain family at your house (which we are this year). Some of the stuff we went through today had been packed for 3 or 4 years or more. When I say monumental task, this is no understatement. We had enough daylight to get about halfway through the task today.

  We divided stuff up as follows:

  1. Donation – Given to individuals or taken to Goodwill ASAP

  2. Trash – Already taken to a dumpster

  3. Keep – Brought in the house and put away immediately

  4. Store – Try to keep this to a minimum and put back in shed in a labeled and organized manner

  So far, we trashed and donated more than we kept or stored, which is the goal! It is going to feel so great to get all of the decluttering done. Decluttering your physical space does something for your emotional and spiritual health as well. It is freeing and makes life seem less burdensome. It is not always “there” just hanging over your head as some project you are procrastinating about continuously and it also makes it a lot easier to function on a day to day basis.

  I got some tips from a book called “The Queen of Clean Conquers Clutter.”

  
  

  This book is awesome. The Queen of Clean teaches you how to be a clean QUEEN

  Q- Question

  U- Unpack

  E- Evaluate

  E- Eliminate

  N-Neaten UP

  This book is for even the most devoted pack rat. She shows you how to start small and then eventually you will want to tackle every nook and cranny in your home.

  There was a time that I would have waited to start that shed knowing I could not finish it in one day. However, thanks to the Queen of Clean, I know it is better to get started and get some of it done and then do the rest later. :D
  

  I will keep you up to date on my progress.  More to Come....

  
  

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