That said, I have children, a husband and we home school. All of which require a certain amount of “things”. Our children enjoy hands on learning and experimenting so we continually have multiple and sundry projects and activities in progress. We also try to create an environment where the children are inspired and are able to explore and learn on their own. That translates to a quantity of books, music, art, and science supplies available to the children all the time.
Want to declutter with me? Come on, please tell me I’m not the only one who has accumulated too much stuff.
If you want to join in on the de-cluttering fun, pick an area. It can be a drawer, a closet, or a whole room, just be sure to get some before pictures. Then work through your area next week and I will post some decluttering ideas, tips and pictures of what I’m working on. Write a post about how you decluttered and/or reorganized your area, link back to me and next Friday I will post Mr. Linky and you can share your success with the whole world. Well, OK just the readers of this blog.
Have you already posted a decluttering or reorganizing project? Those are welcome as well. Don’t have a blog? Feel free to leave comments telling us what you are working on!
Be sure to read the other posts on decluttering.
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Hi, I'm Kimberly. 
Kimberly, I am amazed at how similar our thoughts are! Yes! I too am tired of spending so much time organizing and picking up the clutter! I long to spend more time enjoying my life with my precious husband and children and less time cleaning and organizing all the stuff. The 80/20 principle is so true. I have been going through the hand me down boxes for 3 of my children. I have at least 20 church dresses for my 5yo! Even if she wore a different dress each Sunday, I don’t think she could wear them all. But they are all beautiful, good quality dresses. Some of them were handmade by my mother. But 20+! I must make a decision and keep only 5 of them. The other ones MUST BE GIVEN AWAY! Her closet cannot hold them. I do not have the time to iron them. This is just one example of how I have too much stuff to organize. I am with you! I will be cleaning out and downsizing in a major way over the next few weeks.
Thanks for the inspiration!
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Ok my house is turning into a cluttered mess. I am constantly trying to do this but my mind isn’t really good at organizing so I am going to read these posts of yours carefully and try to follow them and declutter! I think it will calm the chaos in my life.
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[...] are also times when things get out of hand and need some serious work. (Just take a look at my decluttering series.) However, this is what our home usually looks like after our daily chores. It’s an [...]
I’m a homeschool mom with twin boys, the last of mine to graduate and a 3yr old grand daughter just geting started! In June I fell down our stairs and have had to sit all summer to heal. My house is a big mess! Every June I purg junk from all over house and feeling depressed that I am soo behind. Will be checking out your bolg for tips each day! Glad I found it!
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