Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Day 5: Necessary Items
Clear out your medicine cabinet and toiletries. Discard expired medications and anything that you haven’t used in the past 3 months. Wipe out the cabinet and the bottles, jars that you put back. Keep going: clear out the hair care items. I regularly put brushes and combs in the dishwasher…toothbrushes too. It keeps them clean! Replace your toothbrush every 2 months.
Day 4: Shower/Tub
Empty your shower/tub area of everything
but one bottle of shampoo, one
conditioner, one body soap, one razor…one of
everything you need…not two, one. Throw
away the rest (empty and recycle if possible).
but one bottle of shampoo, one
conditioner, one body soap, one razor…one of
everything you need…not two, one. Throw
away the rest (empty and recycle if possible).
Day 3: Your Car!
Day 3: Your car
Clean out your car…your glove compartment, under the seats, the door cubbies, cup holders. If you can have your car detailed and the oil changed: do it! You will feel so much better!
Clean out your car…your glove compartment, under the seats, the door cubbies, cup holders. If you can have your car detailed and the oil changed: do it! You will feel so much better!
Clearing your Clutter-Day 2!!!!
Day 2: Foundations, your personal drawers
Getting personal: Clear out your undergarment drawer. Discard everything that
isn’t beautiful; keep only what is fresh, not worn or damaged. You won’t believe
how good this makes you feel!
Socks: only put back matched and
comfortable socks. Discard the rest
as well as the growing bin of
unmatched socks…anyone know
how we can turn it into insulation?
Getting personal: Clear out your undergarment drawer. Discard everything that
isn’t beautiful; keep only what is fresh, not worn or damaged. You won’t believe
how good this makes you feel!
Socks: only put back matched and
comfortable socks. Discard the rest
as well as the growing bin of
unmatched socks…anyone know
how we can turn it into insulation?
Clearing your clutter-4 week challenge!!!
The first thing to do is to take pictures of the state that your house in right now! My husband almost died when I took our pictures. But, that's okay!
Day 1: Your handbag, briefcase, wallet.
This week, as you are moving through your day, notice your thoughts. Just notice
them. Be gentle with yourself.
As you are cleaning, remember that clutter is a sign of a life being lived and richly
(or you wouldn’t have been able to accumulate so much stuff!) Saying ‘Thank you’
as you touch, clean, sort and move on your items, will begin to clean the energy of
your spaces too, which is another vitally important Feng Shui issue!
1. Clean out your handbag, wallet and/or briefcase.
Wipe the bottom or any pockets or decide if you
need to just get a new one. If it is in disrepair in
any way, decide how quickly you can move it
on…
2. Staging Area: Begin to look around your home to
determine where you could use as a ‘staging’
area. This is an area that will hold the stuff that
you are moving on. This could be the garage or
a part of your basement. This will only stay in
organized disarray for a limited time but it is a necessary area.
3. Plan to gather items to help make this clutter clearing easy:
a. Boxes or baskets ~ at LEAST 4
b. You’ll need at least 4 and add one for each member of your family. As you are
clearing, you’ll save time when you place their items in here and later you’ll teach
them the system you developed for keeping your home organized
4. Mark Boxes or Baskets Clearly:
a. “Donate” These you will either give away or have someone take away
b. “Trash” This will go to the trash collection
c. “Decide Later” ~ this is to keep you ‘on task’ which is vital for your success
d. “Return” either to give back or take back
Monday, November 1, 2010
Our entry way from the front door
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| This is the freezer part that slides out. I can't rotate the picture. |
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| The kitchen with the dishwasher |
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| Sliding drawers with one cabinet! |
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| Cabinet drawer pulled out |
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| Cabinets above the drawers |
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| My double ovens |
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| Glass cook top stove |
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| One half of the kitchen |
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| The microwave fits in to the left of the stove |
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| Our spice cabinets |
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| The entryway area from the garage |
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| Shelves inside the closet in the office/study area |
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| The hallway from the kitchen |
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| This will be the Sponge Bob bathroom! |
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| More of the Sponge Bob bathroom |
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| The laundry room |
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| The entry way from the garage |
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| Laynie's bedroom |
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| Laynie's bedroom from behind her desk |
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| Laynie's bedroom from her bed |
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| Laynie's closet |
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| More of Laynie's closet |
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| Laynie's bed |
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| Laynie's room from her toybox |
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| Cabinets from the entryway of the garage |
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| My computer desk |
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| View from the fireplace |
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| The view from the living room |
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| Chad's desk |
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| His little set-up that he has going on! |
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| The living room from the entryway |
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| The living room view from the dining room |
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| The dining room table |
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| The entryway view from the dining room |
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| The hallway cabinets and drawers |
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| Hallway drawers pulled out |
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| The medicine cabinet which the glass opens up |
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| The master bathroom |
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| The master bathroom |
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| The bathtub |
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| The picture window in our bedroom |
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| More of our bedroom, taken by the picture window |
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| Taken from Chad's work clothes closet in our bedroom |
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| Chad's work clothes closet-which is in our bedroom |
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| The floor of Chad's work clothes closet |
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| The other side of Chad's work clothes closet |
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| Our walk in closet |
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| The back of our walk in closet |
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| More of our walk in closet |
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| More of our walk in closet |
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| The other side of our walk in closet |
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| The floor of our walk in closet-that cabinet is built into the closet |
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