Harriet, I found myself nodding in agreement when I read your post about labeling boxes. I have several tucked under the eaves in the attic, & as I packed them I wrote each item on the side of the box as I packed it. Never did that with craft supplies, though. Bought colored plastic containers that I can't see through years ago on sale. Hoping to go through & purge a lot of it & will then label what is left so things are easy to find.
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Harriet, WAY TO GO!! on all the decluttering in your parents dining room! 15 square feet of living space -- a huge achievement! Congrats on all your hard work
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Harmony, big congratulations to you, too, on both your closet decluttering & your weight loss!
I really need to go through my clothes, too. You are inspiring me. That would make a good summer project for me -- or maybe end of summer, before switching out spring/summer & fall/winter clothing.
Nancy, I need some of your mag & book decluttering vibes
. I have a really big stack of recent mags that I have read but am saving to pull out some articles & recipes. If I would just do one or two a day (or as I read them) I could make that stack disappear. I should just tie the whole bunch up for recycling or hospital donation, but I haven't ...
I've been working in the attic the last couple of days, taking advantage of cooler temps. Cleared off the table, & the floor all around it
. It was mostly my stuff this time & not dh's. Got four boxes of sale/donation misc filled & brought them down to a holding area in the basement. Then I got to the fun part -- books. I have more books than shelf space now, so some have to go. Was overwhelmed at first, so decided to start by only pulling out books I knew I wouldn't read or refer to again. Got almost one full box from one tall bookshelf. Have 3 more to go through.
Looking forward to finally organizing them once I have more space. I have several books in different categories & want to put all like books together. 90 percent of my cookbooks & craft/sewing books are grouped together in separate book cases. I don't even look through cookbooks at the stores any more because I have more than enough. I blame Borders and B&N for having such wonderful bargain book sections
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I realized yesterday that I need to start a "Not Yet Read" shelf (or two) as I have many of those. I started a small pile on the table of "want to read soon" books.
Tea time is over -- I'm headed back up to the attic. Happy decluttering, everyone!