Booksaver, You sound like you're on a roll and are highly productive!
I like that you have incentives, motivations, and have good ideas, too!
You deserve a big cyber pat on the back, but I don't know how to do a cyber pat on the hat without a hand and back smilies or emoticons. You are showing us all how a decluttering project can be possible and done to fruition.
I set my timer for 15 min. and decluttered a box in the office and decluttered some office shelves. This is in the main office. I filed some crochet pattern leaflets. I have a dfriend turning 61 in May and I usually crochet some things for her kitchen for her. I found several dishcloth/dishtowel pattern leaflets, so I tucked them into the project tote where I have her kitchen yarn. I wasn't too happy with the computer print-out patterns I'd found in my files and on-line, but now, since I found all these lovely leaflets, it's making my creative juices flowing to make her something unplanned, but pretty! Also, I found a lovely empty floral box, which will make a good gift box for her, to put the dishcloths and perhaps 1 pair of potholders into.
I could merely just add a bow and birthday card on top of the box and she can re-use the box for gifts to bless others, too.
Some of the items I'm taking from the box, I'm decluttering, are being put into the filing cabinet into files they need to be in. Also, I've put newly found envelopes into a basket in the closet on the shelf and tore off the side and tops of 2 envelope boxes so it's easier to pull out an envelope. Also, I found 2 smaller mailers, which I thought I did not have anymore of. We use these to send b-day cards in, if they have a $ gift or gift card in them, to sort of "disguise" the obvious that we're sending $ or a gift card through the mail. It works for us!
I'm working on our main office first, which is where DH has his computer and tower, where my printer is, my files, bookcase, etc. are, too. The junk is mostly mind from crochet, writing, artwork, pen pals, etc... Next, I'll do the bunny room because the grandsons keep their clothes and backpacks and shoes in their, where there is a sofa, desk, coffee table and recliner. I have bins, craft items, and yarns, craft things, etc. in there. I want it to so they can come through the bunny room doorway, go directly to the sofa, and not need to worry about tripping over anything or needing to walk around bins. They'll be staying with us in mid-June or end-June on and off through the summer months. So this is my incentive and motivation (the boys coming!) to get the bunny room and main office all sorted and taken care of.
Oh, my. I just got a headache. I'll check a few more threads, and run to get some Acetaminophen. I'm trying to cut OUT caffeine in the afternoons now. It's causing too much "wakefulness" at bedtime.