My Summer Project - Decluttering my Whole House

At the beginning of the year, I always set personal and professional goals.  The goals are typed up, hanging on my bulletin board, as a constant reminder of what I have left to accomplish.  One of my goals is to have my house completely decluttered by the end of the year.  Frankly, I've grown quite tired of complaining about all the unnecessary stuff in my house.  Since the clutter doesn't seem to bother anyone in my family but me, I thought I better take responsibility for my own happiness.

So this past weekend, I got this great idea (or not) that I would just work like a dog, declutter my whole house in one month, and end the summer with a huge yard/garage sale.  I got off on a great start.  I was motivated, and got the playroom decluttered, along with a few easier rooms like my younger son's bedroom, the powder room, and the family room, which virtually has no clutter.

Then yesterday I hit a wall.  The rest of the rooms have way more clutter and much harder decisions that need to be made regarding what I keep and what I sell.  It's not that I'm not capable of making these decisions, but sometimes too many decisions at one time can be overwhelming.  I've also realized I have very little support in this endeavor, and frankly, I could use some moral support right now.  My seven year old loves to stick the price tags on items, but that usually lasts about 5 mintues.  And then he abandons me to find something more interesting to do.

So I will take a deep breath and dive in again, keeping my eye on the end goal and the amazing benefits I will receive when my house is decluttered.  Anyone want to join me in doing a little decluttering, I could use the cyber support.  Leave your comments and let me know how you're doing.

Look how much I have to sell so far!

Comments

[Lori Radun]

Thanks for joining me in decluttering Jacquie. Keep me posted on your progress!

[Jacquie Alford]

This is my goal for this summer. Today will be continuing painting my daughters room with little spurts of decluttering my sewing room.

I, like you, am not happy with all the stuff. I can't find what I need and hence can't be as productive as I would like to be.

[Lori Radun]

You got it girl! I am in the boys bathroom this morning, and then moving on to my guest room! I'm in the zone this morning. No coaching calls until this evening, newsletter done, and so I am free today!

[Francine Carter]

I will be your cyber-partner. I need to start with my home office. My nephew made an off the hand comment about how cluttered it has become. So I am starting with my office today!