Nancy, you are inspiring with all of your progress!
I'm always amazed at how quickly messes can develop here in a matter of days when I'm busy,
Lynlee. I like your something extra idea.
Of course your 1000+ books are not clutter,
AFlyer ;)
! They are my weakness, too. I filled a box & a 1/4 with books for donation & made my husband go
because he knows how much I love them! It is a running joke between us -- whenever I ask him if he will consider getting rid of some of his (overflowing) hobby stuff, he replies that he will, if I get rid of some books
.
Good job on the wallet cleanout,
Bittersweet! I need to do the same to my phone book. There are more misc scraps of paper than pages in there.
Harriet, years ago on an HGTV program I saw a clever closet storage concept that has stayed with me. A mil was moving in with one of her adult kids & was given a very large rectangular room. She needed storage space in addition to clothes closet space, so a designer covered on entire short wall with shelving & rods, then placed curtains in front of that. They splurged a bit on the curtain fabric to make it look luxurious
. I believe the bed was placed in front of the curtains. But what I really loved was that they placed the curtains far enough back that the mil could walk into the space without feeling cramped --lots of floor space, elbow room & lighting. She didn't even have to move the curtains to get back there, just slip between the panels. It was as if the wall of curtains was a real wall, but the storage space behind it was amazing.
I've tossed two big trash bags & an old cabinet from my attic purge, & added substantially to our donation & sell tables. Best of all, I cornered dh into agreeing on a date to go to the flea market, & wrote it on the calendar. This works much better than a vague "someday" for actually getting the stuff out of the house! The Salvation Army was here recently to pick up a couch, desk & chair, so I am loving both the empty space & the fact that someone else will be blessed with the furniture.