I was so excited to see all the people wanting to join us for the Declutter Challenge.
Decluttering is a way to take control of your home, instead of your home controlling you.
My Day 1 decluttering challenge came on me by accident. I was looking through my shorts and decided to straighten out my drawers. I found a pair of shorts that I had for years. Faded denim and green paint from when I painted the kitchen cabinets sage in 1999.
"But, I can’t get rid of them. They are so comfortable," I told myself.
Then I pictured how I looked in them. The stains. The stringy bottom hem. Why would I want to put these things on my body again? Out of the drawer I threw the shorts.
As I sorted the rest of the shorts I found a faded black denim skirt. It doesn’t even look black. I tried to talk myself into keeping it – after all this skirt was comfortable too. But, the color on it was so sad and the hem was coming loose. I suppose I could dye it and sew it, but truthfully it was probably a $5 skirt. And I have a cute, black skirt that is actually black.
Oh, I’m loving it!!! It’s been so great to go visiting around the blogosphere (!) checking out what people are decluttering.
BTW< I’m putting your post in the Mr Linky 🙂
Aren’t clothes the hardest things to part with?
Good job on the first day!
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On Day 1, I sorted my son’s socks. There were at least 12 holey ones, 2 pairs size 4t (my son is 8, and wears a size 4 shoe), and a bunch of mismatched ones that I had been saving while looking for the other ones. It was a small, but meaningful start. Thanks for this push!
Way to go KlJ! I don’t know where socks go?
Thanks Niki and Marcia!