July Clutter Control, 2015

[Harmony]

So, Saturday's challenge is receipts, mail, and old paperwork.

I filed all the accumulating receipts in the filing letter tray in my desk hutch.
I took a couple folders, one over a year old and tossed that stuff, and filed the other and put the folders where they can be reused for other things.

So, that is more progress at my desk and also takes care of today's challenge.

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Saturday's challenge is timely for me. I'm almost caught up with receipts, etc, except dh just handed me a pile. But if I combine this with a desk deep clean I'll be able to cross off two items.

I also did the car this morning. Details in PWYC, but I learned we can both sleep in the car in a pinch which is an important thing to learn. I also learned I bought the wrong size wipers for the car and have been carrying them around as a back-up set in case something happened to ones we have now. So the process of deep cleaning the car was very valuable.

[Harriet]

It's paper clutter day, isn't it?

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Just for those who aren't still catching up!

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

I worked on my desk and on paper clutter. And the car. So three done.

Still need to do books & magazines to catch up. This might be a chance to put the books in order. When we moved, I just put them on the shelf as I unpacked them. No order at all. I figured I'd get to that in the winter. As in, last winter!

[Nancy]

I cleared off the table 2day. Yea for Progress.

[Harmony]

Sunday's challenge was #19 data in computer and DVR. I don't have a DVR and the computer problems we had recently helped as we went over what we wanted put back in...and maybe 10 years of stuff got left out.

Today's declutter is #20 gadgets and accessories. I went through one box of miscellaneous electronics gadgets...and found a couple things to toss. Accessories could mean anything I guess, so I looked at my belts and tossed a couple into the donate box.

Not much time given to these 2 and not much progress in these categories. We all have excesses in different areas, I guess. I may go back and do some on #13 which is junk drawer. I did also give a look through clothes which I didn't do much on and didn't find anything really to do there. Last evening I climbed the ladder and brought down 2 bags of shorts and jeans for DH that he's now back into wearing, since he's lost weight. He sorted those and put in his drawers, and I took out too big jeans and have a bag of them to put back up. Not really decluttering, just reorganizing.

[Nancy]

Took out some trash out and loaded a pr. Of shoes that are not working for me to donate seems to be shoe week.

[Harriet]

Data day - I deleted 700 emails and unsubscribed from 2 company's email feeds.

So I am only behind on gadgets.

Focus decluttering for these three past weeks has been closets, laundry, storage. I'm very pleased with progress in each of these while working this 30-day challenge, even though the work hasn't been done in the exact weeks. Goodness, "closets" happened to fall at a great time for me and I seemed to really be ready to do something in there.

This week's Focus is Outdoor, so I'll be adding in some Focus clutter attention.

[Nancy]

Found another pr. of shoes to go. trash is at the curb.