The Week Ahead

[trystinn]

We're in the slow process of Summer cleaning, which includes: minor repairs, re-organizing paint touch ups, etc. We're taking this one room per day, so today Josh and I are splitting up to tackle our individual spaces - me to my study nook and him to tidy the den. Meanwhile, I'm still trying to organize the book collections in the living room.

It's a slow start to freshening up the house, but sometimes starting slow helps build better momentum, I've found.

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[synapsepi.livejournal.com]

I would like to do something similar. But I get so overwhelmed with all the crap we have. i have no idea what to get rid of, what to keep, or how to organize it all.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

It's actually easier than you'd think. For every room, start with three boxes.

In one box, put everything you need to throw away.

In the second box, put everything you want to donate to a thrift shop.

In the third box, put everything that needs a new home in another room.

When the room is done, put the 1st box in the garbage, the 2nd box in the car and the third box in the hallway. Then choose another room and begin again with three boxes.