I am just going to start writing. I have been spending time looking at other blogs and their perspective on clutter. There are reasons we get into all of this clutter and ways to get out of this clutter. Everyone tries to put a fancy spin on this fact of life.
Earlier today I was looking at before and after photos hoping to give me the incentive to declutter. Was this helpful? I haven’t made a decision on it yet. Procrastination loves to change form and can be very sneaky.
When I looked through those pictures, what was it that kept going through my mind? Too much stuff! How did we get there?
For some reason 27 Fling Boogies work for me and to prove to you they do, I am going to do one right now! Oops! It didn’t work this time. It has been a while since I did one. What did I forget? The List!!! What list?? The “What To Declutter List!!”
Flylady made a 7 question list of what to declutter. There it was. On my fridge was that orange piece of paper that I hand wrote out the questions back in 2005. I have carried this piece of paper to where ever the next spot was to declutter and when I was done, I put that orange sheet of paper back on my fridge! I have always thought to print it up nice on a pretty sheet of paper and maybe I will some day. It just isn’t today. Why? Because I am going to share this list with you like Flylady did to me and so many other flybabies. This may just be what you need for Antiprocrastination Day. In any event, please take the time to read through these questions. You don’t have to start decluttering right away. What I want from you is to read it through and get those questions in your psyche. That way as you go along doing your daily routines, you may see something in your home you can ask one of these questions and be able to answer one by declutter. Be open to the questions and ideas. Maybe it will be a Bingo game, or The Triple Dog Dare, or Flylady may say to us, “Let’s All Do a 27 Fling Boogie! Ready, Set , Go!!”
- Do I Love This Item?
- Have I Used It In The Past Year?
- Is It Really Garbage?
- Do I Have Another One That Is Better?
- Should I Really Keep Two?
- Does It Have Sentimental Value?
- Or Does It Give Me Guilt And Make Me Sad When I See This Item?
Isn’t this also amazing that the What To Declutter List has 7 questions! It certainly goes with this year’s Flylady Motto. “Go For Seven In 2011!” I hope this gives you the inspiration that you need to start this journey. It has been a wonderful refresher course for me!
Keep Flying!
Marilyn
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| This Piece of Paper Has Been Everywhere in My House Since 2005! It Always Goes Back On My Fridge Until The Next Declutter Session! |
One thought on “What To Declutter????”
we recently had an item that qualified for number seven, a clock, an ugly broken clock, it was broken when my mother in law gave it to us, I took one look at it and told my DH that I was not gonna put that thing on the wall, turned out he hated the thing and always had. it took us 2 YEARS to toss it, cause we were convinced she would ask us about it, silly huh?