Getting Your Act Together in 2010 (and a Giveaway!)
Published January 8, 2010Well, I’ll bet many of you within the sound of my voice…uh…er…I mean within the reach of my typing fingers 
have vowed to get organized in 2010. I have chatted here in the past randomly about both managing your time and organizing your stuff. Well, this year, I want to talk more purposefully about both of those topics; topics which often trip a sister up, causing her frustration and resulting in lost items, missed appointments and late fees.
I hate to see tripped-up sisters. And I hate when I trip up in these areas too, which I still do more often than I’d like.
So, to kick us off here in 2010, lets pinky promise that we will be intentional about getting our acts together. And let’s make it fun too. I will be giving away a signed copy of my book The Complete Guide to Getting and Staying Organized to one gal who leaves a comment on this post. ( It is worth a quarter more at your garage sale someday if it is signed 
) Along with it, I’ll include a Fresh Linen Soy Candle by For Every Body’s. (It is too cute. It has a little clothes pin floating in the top of the wax and smells like freshly laundered clothes. It just screams ‘clean’!) And I’ll tuck in an individual packet of Chocolate Supreme Hot Cocoa Mix from Private Selection.
So, the winner can burn her candle, causing her house to smell all fresh and tidy while she sips on the cocoa and reads the book. Oh, and at some point you’ll actually want to get up and implement the organizational ideas, so don’t get too comfy!
I covered today’s topic once before a long time ago, but it is so foundational that it is worth repeating. So, here we go….
I have the immense pleasure of chatting with hundreds of women every year at my events. So many of you are at such a loss as to what to do with your ”stuff”. And by “stuff” I mean the many piles I see. Piles of paper, piles of kids’ items, piles of assorted kitchen clutter, why, even piles of fabric!!! Do you know what all of those piles are? They are the result of two little words that you have ingrained into your homemaking vocabulary. Two words that you must rid yourselves of if you want to bust up those piles. Those awful two words ladies are….
“For now”
You know, “I’ll set this junk mail here for now.”
“I’ll place these toys and trinkets over there for now.”
“I don’t know what to do with all of this ______(you fill in the blank) so I’ll lay it here for now.”
Girlfriends, our “for nows” are ruining us! And do you realize that every pile is just a stack of unmade decisions? The first time I read that statement years ago in an organizational book it was a revelation for me!!
Part of the problem is that you have not made a decision about where it will go. Thus the piles of “for now”. The bigger part of the problem, however, is not where to put the stuff. It is that you have too much stuff. So, first let’s learn to do a little de-junking, ridding ourselves of the unnecessary clutter.
With what is left, we’ll find a place other than the dreaded culprit piles of “for now” where they currently lodge. And take note: the following system can be used in one room—for you gals with that cluttered home office, messy toy room or catch-all kitchen—or for the really brave at heart, in the entire house!
De-junking Basics
So here is how this works. First, you’ll need five boxes, (Or, if you are tackling a really big room or area, bins or laundry baskets.) They will hold items that you come across that belong somewhere other than where they are at the moment.
Label the first box Put Back. Inside of it place another small lidded container such as a shoe box or plastic tote. This box will be used to collect the items that are out of place in your home. The smaller container will hold items such as pens, pencils, barrettes, and coins so they don’t get lost in the bigger box.
The second box will be labeled Take Back. This will corral all of those items in you home that don’t belong to you and need to be returned somewhere. You know, library books, rented DVD’s, a shoe from your son’s friend who spent the night last week, a pan from the sweet lady from church who made your family brownies two months ago, etc..
The third box will be used for garbage. Label it Toss or Trash. Line it with a garbage bag so that when it becomes full, you can tie it up and transport it to the trash can. If you are a family that recycles, you can also have a box or bin for that purpose too.
Next, you’ll want to have a box for those items that are still in good shape, but no longer needed or wanted at your home. Label this one Charity or Garage Sale. You can even place price stickers on your things at this point if you will be holding a sale. If you will donate your belongings to a charity or homeless shelter, as a box fills up, seal it and put it in your vehicle to be ready to drop off next time you are near a donation center.
The last box in the bunch will be labeled Nostalgia. More on this in a minute.
Before starting, please determine that you will be ruthless. Promise yourself that if you have not used it, needed it (but couldn’t find it), worn it, or enjoyed looking at it in the past year—then you’re going to LET IT FLY!
Haul your boxes into your problem room. Position the boxes in the middle of the floor. Beginning in one corner of the room, pick up an article, and ponder the following:
• Is this item out of place? Place it in the Put Back box.
• Does this item need to be returned to someone or somewhere? Into the Take Back box it goes.
• Is this item in such dire shape that it is no longer usable? Then place it in the Toss box. If it is made of metal, glass, paper, or plastic, it goes in the recycle bin if you are going to add this step too.
• Is this item in fine shape but no longer needed by anyone in our family? Into the Charity or Garage Sale box it goes.
• Now here is the final question: Is this item no longer needed by anyone in our family, but one of my children (or my husband) is so attached to it that if I pitch it now, they’ll be emotionally damaged for life and, yes, someday they will be on national TV spilling their guts to Dr. Somebody about my cruel actions?
Then into the Nostalgia box it goes. All of your kiddos can have a few nostalgia boxes with favorite “keeper” items. I like to attach a note to the item such as “You wouldn’t fall asleep without this stuffed turtle by your side” or “You carried this little lunch pail on the first day of school.”
Once your question and answer exercise is finished, look down in your hand? Is the item still there? It must be:
A. Something you actually want or need and ….
B. It must be located in the proper room of the house.
Continue making a sweep around the entire room, following the same procedure with each item you encounter. Check every drawer, shelf and closet. Make certain you are taking inventory of everything you own. Be ruthless!
Every so often empty out the boxes—put back the out of place items, throw out the trash bags, transfer the storage and nostalgia items to a box that can be placed in permanent storage, and keep on truckin’! What seems like an overwhelming task will soon gain momentum.
Crank up some music you enjoy or pop in a book on cd to help the time pass more quickly. And if you are like me, you’ll discover that this concept works best when following the buddy system. Junk busting is easier with a friend who is, unlike you, not emotionally attached to your stuff. They will help you decide objectively what you will keep and what you will pitch, give away, or sell. When you come to the Tupperware deviled egg holder your Aunt Tillie gave you ten years ago that you never use, your friend will grant you the courage to get rid of it, offering their full assurance that Aunt Tillie will not suffer irreparable harm because of your decision.
It feels so good to de-junk. Every time I do it, (which for me was two and a half days last week–you know, putting away those new items received at Christmas, sorting through clothes that my kids have outgrown and ones I no longer need or wear; turning old wash clothes into rags and washing and putting away the new ones my mom got us for Christmas, etc..)
Yes, every time I do it, I understand why John Wesley said “Cleanliness is next to godliness”
It feels like a brand new start.
Try it. You’ll be glad you carved out time to do it.
And, next week, I’ll post more about what to do once you have dejunked; how to re-set up your rooms in a logical and user-friendly manner, so tune in!
Now, I will leave this post up until the end of Monday giving lots of you a chance to leave a comment for the giveaway.
It can be a comment about your worst cluttered ‘hot spot’ in your home; your biggest organizational challenge- time? paper? kid’s items? your kitchen pantry?
Or, if your are pressed for time, just leave a comment saying “I’m in!” The drawing will be random so you’ll still be entered. You can leave comments up until Monday at midnight EST. The winner will be announced Tuesday morning.
Happy organizing!!!!
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Just last week I went through all my kids stuff (they are still pretty young) and helped them organize it. We switched the kids’ rooms, and then I organized all their toys into separate boxes (barbies in one, pollys in another, action figures in their own box, legos in a box, etc) instead of having them in one big toy box. Now they are only allowed to get out one box at a time per room. i.e. Before the girls can get out the pollys their barbies have to be put up. It’s amazing just how much cleaner and more organized their rooms have been this past week. Now I need to tackle my room and get it ship shape.
I’m actually pretty organized, we (the whole family) did a MASSIVE clean up between Christmas and New Year’s so we are coming into 2010 in pretty good shape. My Achille’s heel if you wish is pictures. I am SOO behind (to the tune of 15 years behind) on getting them in order and into photo albums or photo boxes or whatever I decide. I’m going to get that done this year! That is my goal!
I am so unorganized it hurts. Great info here. I’d love a chance to read your book!
My sore spot is the basement…it’s where everything goes when we are trying to clean up the rest of the house. It’s bad — it’s really bad. It’s my new year’s goal — organize the basement. That’s why I was so glad to read your post today. Project basement is overwhelming and your book might just provide the inspiration I need. Thanks for your post today!!
My walk in closet is my worst problem. At this point there is no walking in! It is the catch all for everything we don’t know what to do with. I need to tackle it quickly! Hopefully this next week…that is the goal.
My not so good place is the bedroom in my basement. I definitely need to clean it out. It has clothes, clothes and more clothes on the bed. My grandson who is 20 is now living with us and he needs a bed to sleep in. I just can’t seem to get to the room at all. We had told him it would be cleaned out by the time he graduates from deisel mechanic school at the end of January. Guess what? That’s almost here. HELP! I think I need it. Could you come visit me in NJ Karen? Oh to be a real organizer like you. I’ll try and work in there this weekend. Pinky promise!
My biggest problem is the counter where I put my mail….I have a small pile of statements that I should file and I have who knows what else hiding behind my pen/paper holder. It seems like I’m constantly cleaning it; only to have that pile ‘re-appear’!
My daughter’s room comes in a close 2nd. She’s 9 yrs old and LOVES to collect things….rocks, coins, ‘jewels’, stickers, WebKinz, you name it-she’s probably got it! It’s soooo frustrating sometimes. (I have to remember what it was like to be a 9 yr old and then I can form some sort of empathy-like feelings). We’ve cleaned her room together….I mean REALLY went through and sorted/boxed, etc and that felt great. BUT it seems to get so cluttered again!
So for the reasons listed above and many others, I would LOVE to win your book!
-Amy
My kitchen counter is the worse. Seems to be the catch all for every one’s “stuff”. I can get it cleaned, and it will stay that way for a few days, then back to being the catch all again. There has got to be a better way of keeping it cleaned than what I do now. Then if there are things that people in the house (won’t call any names) don’t know what to do with it, somehow it all ends up in our bedroom. I get frustrated that I can’t seem to get it all organized and keep it that way. Would love to have an organized home.
My hardest thing to keep organized is my scrapbook area. I would love to find a reasonably priced way to get it organized. Next area would be our basement. As someone said in an earlier comment it has become the place to send the “junk” when we clean out the rest of the house.
It seems there was a time in my life when I was more organized. Yes – it was when I lived in the college dorm – no kids, no job, not much stuff, and other than studying, no responsibilities. It was so much easier then! But, take a house with no basement or attic and small closets, three children, working part-time, and a husband and two of the children who could care less what things look like and a mom who will help them find what they’ve lost, and it’s become a mini-disaster. I want to be more organized, and am constantly trying new things, but those in the family who don’t care seem to sabatoge the effort. HELP!!
My kitchen counters seem to be catch-all’s for everyone’s stuff. My 8yr old brings home a stack of paper every day from school and it often sits on the counter too long. Then there are the other three of us with stuff on them too. When we eat, the stuff that was on the table gets moved to another spot and stays ther until I can’t stand it! Mostly for me it’s keeping up with the every day clutter. My son is also a Lego, playmobil, race track, train track etc. lover and manages to take over about half of our basement when he’s playing. I understand liking to leave something out that you made but it makes the basement a maze to get through. So I guess I have a lot of organizing needs! Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one that cares! How do I get my family to be involved in the organization and keeping stuff neat? In fact when I suggested that we get something to keep the Wii stuff organized my son quipped “but who would put it away anyway!” GRR! Anyway, I think I’ll tackle the kitchen counters today and hope they stay clear for a few days!
Rebecca Ann
My problems are a couple of hot spots. I know my hot spots exist because of procrastination. I need to work on taking care of the items immediately instead of putting it off.
I was just thinking this morning that I wished I was “one of those people” who lives clean—meaning without a bunch of knick knacks around and stuff hanging on the wall. But, I don’t know how to be that person or what to get rid of?
I have so many hotspots…where to begin… the kitchen counter, the kitchen table, my computer desk are where everyone seems to dump their stuff and those random hair accessories, lip glosses, toy parts, etc. that don’t get put away. I’ll do a massive cleanup and it lasts about 2-3 days….I think I need to do what another poster suggested and have a bin for every toy category (pollys, petshops, ag dolls, etc) and it would be easier to put that stuff “away”. Would love a copy of your book, Karen!
I’m in
I am in….I am sooooo in! New year, new attitude about getting to this ‘stuff’ that is dragging me down. Now, where to start?!!!
I have so many areas that need organized. I keep too much stuff. Especially my kids things. I keep school papers, special outfits and all kinds of stuff. HELP!!
I need help with our office!!! It’s the paper…I don’t know my husband’s system of filing, so I just let it stack up…We also homeschool, and the kids’ tables are in the office…they are perpetually covered in stuff (papers, crayons, markers, scissors, whatever!)…it makes me crazy!
I’ve attended your workshop on Keeping Your Ducks in a Relative Row, and I’ve implemented the brain-in-a-binder (it’s great!), but I need more help!
If I don’t win your book this time, I’m pretty sure I’ll be buying it at the next Hearts at Home conference!
Our school room! I can’t keep it organized for anything! Would LOVE this book!
My hotspots are our living room and computer room. Our kitchen needs work, too…Ugh! We have a small house, so clutter tends to pile up before I know it. And you hit the nail on the head for me, Karen – I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH STUFF! I realize that. Even things I want to keep and perhaps decorate with. A lot of times, they just sit there because I don’t know what to do with them!
This summer, though, I was ruthless. We had a yard sale, and that momentum got me goin’. It was awesome. I felt incredible. I’m amazed at how quickly stuff piles up! I’d love to win your book.
I’m in!
Karen,
First of all I love your books. I own “A Heart That Says Welcome” and it is truly a treasure. I like to think I’m organized and others will say that I am but I always find something new that I can learn. My daily battle–the pile of paper!!!! “For Now” is dragging me down when it comes to all that paper.
Blessings
Jessica
I want to tell you my worst clutter spot, but there’s a competition among a few top contenders … :/ I loved reading “Life that Says Welcome” and was so motivated and encouraged, so I just know I’d love this book with more ideas. Thanks for making these practical thoughts available here!
Every year I say I’m going to get rid of all my junk. Each year I get rid of some, keep some and collect more!
Maybe this book will help!!
I would LOVE to read your book. Just recently discovered Proverbs 31 Ministries and it’s awesome–thank you all for your endeavors!!
My “hot spot” is the kitchen table. I’m a procrastonator so much of it just needs to be taken care of. Maybe this weekend……?
Can I get my husband to read your book?? We are both retired. I do believe that I could keep up. However, I would prefer to have him than be de-cluttered. When I worked I cleaned closets to have a sense of accomplishment – my job did not have that. Now that I am retired, my closets are not as clean. I could start there, he doesn’t “pile” stuff in there.
Oh this is wonderful Karen! I just bought 5 storage containers from Target today, but when I got home, I just didn’t know where to start! This gives me a direction and hope!! Thank you!
Overall I’m fairly organized! Some areas I want to concentrate on this year include my recipes, memorabilia items in the basement. Any help would be appreciated!
My, oh my, oh my! Do you know how badly I’ve wanted this book? It’s on my Amazon wishlist waiting for a dear family member to purchase it at some gift-giving occasion. If not, I hope to take a glimpse at it via the library.
What do I struggle with in the way of organization? I suppose it would be finding good storage solutions that don’t cost too much and being consistent in keeping up with stuff around the house so it doesn’t become overwhelming. So count me in for the giveaway!
I’m in! My hotspot is our basement. I grew up in Texas where there weren’t basements. I married my husband (who was raised in PA) and now we live in PA with a basement. It’s a catch-all nightmare! YIKES!
I’d love to read your book and get my act together! Thanks for the opportunity!
I’m in. Closets are the pits.
I live alone and have always been an organized person. I have what I would call organized clutter. For example I have everything in a file cabinet or in my desk that I really need to go through. I have stacks of papers that I don’t need anymore and manuals for things I probably don’t even own anymore. Not to mention all the stuff in closets and drawers that I haven’t used in years. Hopefully soon I can get someone to help me go through all these things and get rid of stuff.
Unfortunately, my organization is of the type that I know where it is but no one else would ever be able to find it. Piles seem to gravitate to any elevated flat surface, toys never have a proper home, shoes are everywhere and as much as I would love to become organized, I am drowning in my entire familiy’s mess, not just my own. When I am inspired to straighten up, the house is tidy for less than 24 hours. It’s so discouraging! A system would be nice, and a way to have everyone in the house adopt the same system!
Geralyn
Help! The kitchen island is a MESS. My latest solution was a beautiful wooden box to “hide” the clutter…now the clutter is on top and all around the box…including a quart of glaze for craft projects, the baby’s outgrown car toy, an empty file box…can you feel my pain? It is such a central “eyesore”…SOS
Your tip about including a friend in the process is a wise one. Last month I finally tackled the basement, a job that has been calling my name since we moved in ten years ago!! I had a friend who was ruthless help me. Things I normally would have kept she convinced me to pitch. The job took us one afternoon (as opposed to the WEEK it would have taken me alone) and everything we saved has a place on a labeled shelf. I feel such freedom when I go down there! I injured my knee just before Christmas, and my kids ended up doing much of the Christmas morning brunch and other get togethers. It was easy for me to tell them where to look for things like the ice bucket, serving platters, etc, since I knew exactly where they were.
Now for the rest of the house…
I am in the process of decluttering my house. thanks for the tips.
I’m in the process of decluttering our home, so that we can put it on the market. We must move closer to my husband’s job. I love what you wrote about piles being for now. I have plenty of piles. I never looked at it from that perspective, but it’s true.
Oh Karen, what room is not a “hot spot” for me. I have many items in drawers that don’t belong which my husband has labeled museum drawers. Help me!
Wow, I have never heard that about “for now!” Thank you so much for sharing that!!! It’s definitely going to change my life. I’m so happy you addressed this, last night I was talking with a friend about my clutter issue and how much I would love to organize my Craft Section, it is out of control!! I don’t even want to papercraft bc it’s much harder for me to put those items away as opposed to my knitting or sewing projects. sigh
I’m so excited in the future you’re also going to address resetting the rooms, because that is what I need to do with my craft section.
Greg and I cleaned out our closet a couple of days before Christmas and I tackled the pantry alone. It felt so great!
I’m in. Your comments on the “for now” is so me. I spend so much time searching for something that I set down “for now” and laater have no idea whice pile I’ll find it. I would very much like to be clutter free in 2010. I know your book would be a big help in getting and staying organized.
I did some sorting and organizing on New years eve, and it felt soooo goood. My scrapbooking/ office is my hot spot. I long to be more organized not just in my home, but in all aspects of my life. Your ideas were very encouraging and motivating.
I am an organized person and am constantly going through my house, BUT I have one child who is extremely sentimental and will not throw ANY thing away. I’m looking for ideas for the room he and all his stuff inhabits.
I have been up and down with illness for over a year…. my entire home is unorganized, which adds stress and chaos to my life. I’m printing off your tips to get started. Thank you!
I’m in! Thanks to my sister for telling me about you- I am going straight to the store tomorrow for 5 boxes. I’m actually not very sentimental, to the point that if one of my kids is missing a toy, she/he tells people that “Mama gave it to Goodwill.” Too bad I can’t do that with the mail…. Our dining room table is a major hot spot. Mail, game pieces, coffee mugs, pencils, books, stickers, part of the toy barn that I need to glue back together, pet shops, coats, chapstick – Oh! I found the chapstick!- embroidery stuff, and a candle set.. which stinks, by the way.
“Charity.”
I’M IN!
Just wondering if your book deals with adult ADD. I have never been diagnosed but the more I learn about it, the more I am convinces I “have it”. It is so hard to stay on task, to organize and so on. Thank you!
Great plan to rid yourself of junk and clutter. My husband is a pastor and we moved 3 times in 12 years so I have had to learn not to keep so much stuff. (I got tired of moving it.) Several years ago I helped my mother clean out her attic. She needed someone with no emotional attachment to her stuff to encourage her to get rid of a lot of it. So I was able to help her out.
I just have to work on my office at home. (Okay and also the basement–again.) It is a small area so I must be ruthless and get more organized.
Sign me up for the prize. I would love to win!!
I’m in! Thanks for the motivation! Great advice.
I’m in.
I’d love a chance to win your book. Thank you.
Hi Karen,
I just finished reading A Life That Says Welcome and loved it! Now I can’t wait to read this book.
I struggle with finding inexpensive storage solutions that can also be used as decorative pieces (hidden storage) and don’t make putting things away a challenge.
I have a kitchen drawer that is just HORRIBLE!! I hate to even have to open it and forget opening it if I have company over…=)
Hi Karen,
I would love this book! We are moving and I want to be so much better at keeping things organized at our new house and what a perfect book to help me with that goal =)
I’m in!!
I’m in……and after reading your post, I feel inspired to start cleaning and getting rid of clutter!
Without a doubt, my laundry room is my problem room. It’s so small and doesn’t have any storage area.
Feeling inspired to clean!
Joy
Oh I so needed this post. My plan is to “attack” a room a month this year. I will declutter and deep clean that room. Thank you for a great place to start!
Mary
Can I just say how much I need this book?!? This is what struck me.
….And do you realize that every pile is just a stack of unmade decisions? …
Bingo. That hit the spot.
Hi Karen,
Thank you for your words of encouragement. I am encouraged because they remind me to put God first, to not allow my daily plans to get in the way of my fellowship with the Lord and that humor really is the best medicine. That’s one of the things I love about P31 – the humor. The often hard to take medicine, does go down better with the sweetness of humor!
Leah
I enjoy P31 and I read the bible I go to bible classes I enjoyed what you had on the P31 and I would like read more may God Bless You Lorena
Hi Karen,
Your message is so timely that I don’t think it’s a coincidence! I feel like I’m being swallowed up by my home and all the stuff in it. There’s nothing worse than feeling so smothered. I have three girls ages 7, 5 and 3 and I am at my wits end trying to figure out what to do with their belongings. If the funds were not a primary consideration, I’d hire a professional organizer in a heart beat. So, I’m looking forward to more of your posts and the chance to win your book. I’m turning to God for encouragement as well. Thank you for your wisdom!
Blessings,
Pam
after years of being sick , and now starting to feel better the clutter mayhem is getting the best of me. Not knowing hardly where to start and seeing no end. I would so be grateful to be a winner
Just feeling overwhelmed about this very thing this morning! Need your help, Karen!
wow- where to start with the organization/ dejunking… the whole house could use it and now we would like to move.
Papers! I’m so afraid of throwing away papers. What if . . . I need it again? What if . . . my husband asks for it? What if . . . my kids decide they do need it after all? What if . . . that out of date ad for something I don’t even use . . .
This year is going to be a little different for us…my hubby is going to deploy for about 7 months which means that’s 7 months to really get everything organized! The worst hot spot for me is papers…I have piles EVERYWHERE! I think this is where I’m going to start first.
I own about every organizational book there is. I get started & then stop for one reason or another. I have depression & ADD. I like to see what I need then have so many stacks or boxes, I can’t find anything! Excuses, excuses! It’s gone from bad to worse!. 2012 is the year I’m getting my act together. I need help!
Great ideas! Thank you for the inspiration. I especially love the “nostalgia” box idea.
I read your organizing book this summer and followed along on the facebook sessions, but of course I haven’t implemented everything yet. I still have baskets and boxes and trunks of pictures and then all the digital pics that are still in the computer.
It’s hard to organize my husband’s desk bc I don’t know what all those little scraps of papers with numbers on them are for (important? does he even know?). I am gonna get my office in shape in January for sure! So many computer discs, electronic stuff, old magazines, pamphlets from the rest stops of interesting things to do, church notes, owners manuals. AND I’M ACTUALLY THE MOST ORGANIZED PERSON I KNOW! I’m just too sentimental about some things.
I did throw out most of the kids’ school papers from this school year already. Only kept a few cool stories/artwork for each of them, and I may actually scan those and save them on the computer like I did for last years school papers. I figured that I don’t have any of the papers from when I was in school and I turned out ok. Why do I think I need all this stuff?????
I was truly blessed by this. I used to be a very tidy person but illness, Lyme’s disease, has zapped all my energy and some of my mental capacities. I have lots of “not now” piles and they overwhelm me. Thank you for a simple but effective way to declutter. I think I need to do this in the third person…detach myself from the object and just give it a new home. Praying you have a blessed New Year!!
Oh my. Maybe I can get my act together in 2012 since I missed it in 2010 and 2011. What a great, timely (lol) post for me. Thank you…I’m going to find some boxes. I may need to be rescued, though.
I’m in…..my closets and drawers are so messy…..help…..please.
I’m in!! MY whole house needs a clutter makeover.
Oh my.. this topic is so close to my heart. I have three sweet boys that bring home piles of paper daily, along with all the other “things” that seem to pile up on my counters! I will definitely be implementing this and hoping to start the New Year out organized! Thank you!!
I’M IN! We just moved to a different state and got rid of a lot of stuff before we moved to make it easier (and cheaper!), but it still seems like there’s more to go through and more stuff to get rid of! It IS easier to keep the house cleaner with less stuff (even with 3 little boys in the house and homeschooling!)
I’m in. I need to organize. I get depressed when my house is a wreck.
My kitchen counter is my biggest challenge. It is always piled high with paper clutter and things that need to go “somewhere else”.