Friends! It's a new year! I know, what would you do without me? Does anyone else out there get a cleaning and organizing itch at the beginning of the year? Well, you know how sometimes you have a hard time getting rid of things. Or you're just really busy and don't take the time to organize/clean on a regular basis? And things just keep piling up and piling up until you can't take and you end of just donating it all.
What? Is this how your household works too? This is the pile we took to goodwill this week (well, except for the kitchen stool that crept into the photo - that didn't go to goodwill). I've been a on cleaning/organizing streak and now our house feels empty and spacious and awesome. For now :)
Anyone else cleaning out to prep for/celebrate the new year??
Oh heck yeah. Do you know what's scary? The fact that we did it after our honeymoon in June as well. A whole wagon-load went to GW then, and another one is on its way now. Really, I have to stop this accumulation of STUFF. And I don't even impulse shop that much anymore. Life feels so much better with an emptier space.
ReplyDeleteWe need to so bad! Our basement has multiple piles that look exactly like that but we have to live with them for a few more months. Then is yard sale time!
ReplyDeleteI want to go shopping in your pile of donations! Haha! We did this at the beginning of December and our neighbors took a bunch of stuff. Sometimes I'm not ready to let go of something, but 8 months later I might be. It's good to purge a couple times a year.
ReplyDeleteYep - we've been cleaning/organizing as much as we can. Getting rid of and condensing, etc etc. We finally took the tree down yesterday and boy did that feel good too. I love the holidays but I also love getting our living room back.
ReplyDeleteI've been cleaning stuff out for several months prepping for Nugget. Now we're starting to accumulate more. But it's all baby stuff.
ReplyDeleteIsn't purging the house such a great feeling?! My husband and I just put our house on the market today so we have been getting rid of things to De-clutter for showings. I'm excited to clean out even more when we move, amazing the things people hold on to! A clean, organized space is always great. Oh and sometimes you just need to make room for new things :)
ReplyDeleteI was looking at the stool saying "Nooooo!!!" LOL So glad you kept it :)
ReplyDeleteAt this point, if I can just finish taking all of this Christmas decor down I will be a happy camper!
I've been doing a lot of THINKING about organizing. Not so much actual organizing though. :) Will I get to see ya at Haven again this year?
ReplyDeleteSOOOOOooo into organizing right now. Since we live in a very small space I decided I'm getting a storage unit for a few months until we move. I have boxes that I don't need every day that important to me. It's shocking me how much I can move out until we need it later in a new space. Very exciting. There will definitely be a trip to the thrift store for donations too. Breathing space sounds so very exciting right now! Thanks for your inspiration. Here's to decluttering.
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