before I leave this morning
 

Hi

Just wanted to say out loud I will put the clean dishes away and clean the dirty ones before I leave this morning.

UPDATE: all dishes done except those in progress-having breakfast now. 1st batch put away, new ones drying.*bonus surprise* DH decided to store his dehydrator above the cupboards so I now have a cupboard space that is easily accessed (the key here) to store :stir:cooking pots in! yay!

I also took a jpg of my new bathroom corner.

Rock:dancer: on decluttering buddies.

OnebyOne, Your bathroom sounds wonderful. Good job on starting to organize all your art files on your computer. What talent to have a website and blog.

Lexxiss: Way to do the 1-2-3 even in a hurry. I loved hearing your DH is doing the dance with you!

Had a fantastic day of cleaning yesterday. I scrubbed showers, bathtubs, floors, toliets and vacuumed the entire house. It feels good just to sit here this morning and have a cup of coffee. I am starting to work on a personal art journal today, so I made space for that. I already started laundry as the coffee was brewing and just a have few pick me ups.

Talk with you all later.

Snow day...stay home...move forward
 

Hi declutterers!

It's a snow day. As I look at the calendar it's less than a month until Spring and the wind down of this decluttering challenge. It is a good day to stay home and make some more progress forward.

onebyone, I love the pic of your new cabinet! It is really beautiful and I can see why the store clerk commented on your purchases! It is very clean and stylish!

Tami (helping rachel), wow! That's alot of cleaning for a day! I'd be interested in hearing more about your personal art journal.

ME:
"Linens" and linen closets...etc. Since onebyone mentioned purchasing the new and matching towels....I've been thinking it's time to go through my kitchen/bath towels AND my bed linens. It's time to look and reevaluate.
Goal:
1. to keep 2 sets of sheets/pillowcases AND put all the rest in thrift!
2. to sort out any bath towels that are stained/torn/worn and either turn them into rags or donate to the local animal shelter.

In addition this morning I;
~ looked around
~ made a list
Today I will focus on that list and probably add some more to it. With the FL procrastination list in mind, I have already disassembled my final defunct laptop. IT's now ready for recycle. :carrot: I'm going to try for a few more of those procrastinated projects today. (BTW- that one took less than 10 minutes)


Interesting work experience I thought I'd share. Monday when I got to work our "main" waitress cooler had broken and all it's contents emptied out. It houses lots of stuff to be super accessible; all juices(apple, orange, cranb., grapefruit, tomato), milk, bloodymarymix, creamers, choc.milk, cut lemons, whipped cream for hot choc, and indiv.sour creams. Well, Monday was very busy and all these items got spread between 3 other coolers. Milk and OJ in salad cooler, lemons and sour cream in beer cooler, everything else way back in the big walk in cooler.
It was such a difficult day....when you made a hot choc. you had to run to the back cooler to put whipped cream on top...then again for a refill....it was just crazy. Same for a cocktail...glass here, vodka there, garnishes in a 3rd location....so much wasted effort (of course, out of necessity for the day)
It got fixed Monday night and I put everything back in place yesterday morning. It was such a powerful reminder of the power of routine and the importance of having "stuff" organized and accessible.
With everything back in place, work yesterday was a breeze. I transfer that information to my home environment. When I declutter and in the process find permanent locations for items I choose to keep my daily routine is so much more manageable.

OnebyOne: I love your new cabinet and towel colors. The candles add an extra touch.

Lexxiss: I needed to hear your story about work. It reminds me of how much anxiety I get when I don't know where something is. It does take so much longer to go on a wild goose chase to find the basics vs. knowing where the designated home is.

I am constructing a project for work via my life.....What does it look like to take care of the Soul. As I call it-- "soul tending". I am working on the cover right now and will let you know of the insights and parts that come forth. My journal entry started out with a request to my Master Carpenter that knows the condition of my soul and what needs restoring, cleaning out and simply the parts that are blocked from the flow of agape love. Flow is my word for the year so that ties into letting flow into the parts of my self that need resources.
I take daily time to tend and hold compassionate presence with a friend each week to process issues.

I was thinking how this ties into the decluttering process we have been in. Things that I have absorbed from others that aren't needed. I painted a box yesterday that hold my beliefs. I am preparing truth cards to go in there as I have a foundational amount. What is important for me is to take it from truth to belief. Candace Pert, a Ph.D.who was in the PBS series, ]What the bleep do we know? and Healing and the mind, talks about how we can be stuck in old behaviors from unexpressed negative emotions. She goes on to say that by learning to bring your awareness to past experiences and conditioning--memories stored in the very receptors of your cells-you can release yourself from these blocks, this 'stuckness'.

To put in simple terms, recognize the "storied conceptualized self' from the past and challenge it with how you want to show up today. We re-author what it looks like to live as a healthy person vs. someone who eats when and whatever they want. We re-author what is looks like to live as a cluttered procrastinating person to one that has a daily routine with actions that support what it looks like to have a functional home. Congruency.....my thoughts are now my beliefs with actions to back them up. I am living a new "story" with new neural pathways (habits/thoughts/actions) to support my values.

I bet you wish you never asked!!!!!

Hope you have a blessed day.

Old Clutter: Labeling plastic bins in Craft Room.

New Clutter: Put my new stamps, paints, and craft items in the proper storage space.

Clean: Frig-- pulled a bag of spinach out today that was nasty. Time to clorex that bad boy.

hi everybody!!
I've just finished reading the Beck Diet Solution and I really enjoyed it and I'm excited to dive into it.
I began reading it a few weeks ago, before I went away on vacation, so it really wasn't a good time to start (I went on a Caribbean cruise!!).
now I'm back and I've made my Advantage Response Card.
I've got my Weight Watchers meeting at noon today, here at work.
I need a Diet Coach and wonder if that is what this thread is about?
are you all coaching each other?
or is the moderator the coach?
I would like to be a part of an current active thread on the Beck Solution and hope this is it.
thanks for listening and I appreciate your guidance on getting started.
LuLu

Hello,

I am back.
I missed you and look forward to chatting again soon.
I am off to read all the posts.
This is what I posted on the other site. I can explain more if anyone is interested.

Hello everyone, I am back. Oh how I have missed you all.
My counselor thought it would be best if I trusted real people as I went through my counseling. I tried to convince her you are all real people. She felt I was practicing avoidance because I didn't feel like dealing with phoney people. She thought that because I have never met any of you maybe I was hiding behind a computer. I agreed to try it her way. Did I mention I did not enjoy this one little bit. I missed you, and all the support you give each other and me too. It felt like forever. I am done with her for now and I am doing well. It felt awful because she asked me to give up one of the major supports I have, my beck coaches. Did I mention I am so glad to be back. I tried to explain that this exercise caused stress in my life, it did not help me, other than to understand I enjoy this site and I feel I need to be here.
I will try to catch up on all the posts.
Have a great night and I look forward to being back.
Ann

Hi LuLu (LuLu01801) -

Yep, the monthly check in thread is where we serve as Diet Coach and Diet Buddy to each other. It's a group thing. The moderator (me) is just one of us for coaching - except that he has the power to remove all the Spam that shows up from Nigeria and the world.

This particular thread we're posting on now is about decluttering - one of the Beck Strategies that affects a bunch of us. Feel free to join it.

And also do come over to post on our Monthly Thread where we do our Diet Coach/Buddy thing.

Hello all.

I shoveled for an hour this morning
emptied the dishwasher
folded laundry
Found some toys and books to put in for donation.
Now I am off to help out at school.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

Take Care
Ann

Hi declutterers!

A rough start to my day. I asked DH for some help this morning and he stormed around...no gratitude there. I'm not sorry I asked because some of this IS his responsibility but he broke my very old and favorite coffee cup in the process...one his sister made for me years ago. My reality is that NOT doing stuff is not going to move me forward OR replace my mug.
cleaning-done
old clutter-must put disassembled computer in recycle box...it's sitting on a counter in the laundry room
current clutter-will do my best today.

Ann, welcome back!

Something for today then
 

Hello Declutterers

Plan for today:

Old Clutter: do the 1st three boxes from my mountain obscuring light from the window ______

Current Clutter: break down empty boxes in middle of kitchen floor _____

Clean: clean surface of stove. It's really icky. ____

End of Feb. So great.

:hug::hug:Lexxiss: Sorry to hear that you had a rough start to your day. I dedicated my art page to you today. My truth was this.....

All things change when we do.

Act as what you do matters because it does.

We have to get off our duffs and move.

Do one thing for yourself and one for the good of the whole.

How do you want to show up?- You only have today.

Thinking of how you are such a support to so many. It matters, your actions toward your mom and DH matters. Deborah was such a leader in the bible, you wear that name well in your own sphere of influence with the one's you influence. Hope you wake up tomorrow with a blessing and better start to the day.

OnebyOne: Love seeing your 1-2-3:carrot::carrot:sending good vibes your way.


Busy day with work. Made dinner, hosted a ministry meeting for 10 tonight. Cleaned kitchen and area when meeting was done. Will work on projects tomorrow. Maintaining the basics which makes my life so much easier! Ran on the treadmill today even though I was squeezed for time.

Ann: So glad you are back with us. We are here to support, listen and encourage you. We are not an illusion. Most of all this is a "Safe Container" to pour our process into.

Hello Ladies,

Debbie, sorry to hear you had a tough day yesterday. I hope today is much better. I thought of you this morning before coming here. I woke up at 3 am, not sure why. I have been up really early. Oh yes back to thinking of you. I was thinking I don't feel like doing any thing right now but I thought of you mentioning that even 5 minutes of doing something could make a difference
Old Clutter- 15mins in basement getting more toys books for donation
Clutter - kitchen cabinet full of mugs that are never used - some put in donation bag.
Current clutter- sons shorts on the floor -he was trying them all on to see which ones fit, (we are going on vacation)- ones that fit folded and picked up off the floor, ones that are too small, in donation bag.

Clean- bathroom for 5 minutes, not done but a start.

Tami, I love it - "Soul Tending" - a truly amazing concept. Thank you.

Onebyone- I love your bathroom cabinet, seeing the towels makes me realize I don't have matching towels. I could put a bit more effort into making my house more pleasing to one's eye.

Lulu - welcome.

Bill- waving to you?

Where are you Julia?

Waving hello to everyone. Come and visit,

Have a great day everyone.
I need to go finish cleaning the bathroom now.

Take Care
Ann

Hello friends!

Thank you for such encouraging words. I took those words to heart. :hug:

Ann(Newlifestyle), I recognized this morning the power of OUR online group. I was still in bed and DH was hollering at me from downstairs that coffee was ready. I'm still upset with him. I read the posts here from my Iphone and said to myself get up and get going. I doubt if my counselor would have taken that early morning call. lol As many years as I've posted here at 3fc I feel I have so many "true" friends and have met one in person. I'd gladly meet up with any of you any day.

Well, my morning has turned into a rush...it's snowing here so my mom needs a ride to Denver...an all day process....she has a meeting 10-3.

Even so I've decided to move forward.
I didn't want to do anything this morning but I made the bed, tidied up the tv room, put some current clutter away in my office and did the dishes. credit. It will make me feel better when I get home.

Take care everyone!

Hello declutterers,
I am back. After my short trip to Phoenix I just fell out of step with myself. I avoided this thread and you guys out of shame. Not that you would judge me, but I would judge myself. I've fallen back into my usual rut with life. Neglecting my home, neglecting my e-mails to my loved ones and on and on.
It seems I'm back to my old self-flaggelating (sp) mode. FAILURE! FAILURE! (imagine this flashing on and off.
Coming back and reading reminds me that this is a long process and baby steps are the way to making my home a comfortable, calming place to be. Thank you for being here to remind me that it is doable and a little bit each day will get me where I want to be.
Lexxiss You are my north star. I take it that this has been a year long process for you. I will take heart that I can get there too. I get discouraged because I don't have much buy-in from my DH and I am resentful when I spend time cleaning up after him, me and DD. I take it that you haven't had much help from him in the past but you are gently working on it. How did you get to the point where you forged ahead despite his lack of contribution? [forgive me if I've misinterpeted]
Tami thank you for the inspiring re-authoring post. I can rewrite my habits.
Ann Thanks for looking for me! I've thought about you alot while you've been gone. I identified with you because of our recent family losses. I'm so glad you are back. I'm a little perplexed about your counselor's advice. I know how comforting it is for me to come here and communicate with people who understand my struggles with clutter, disorganization and excess weight. It helps keep me focused. How can that be detrimental? Oh, well, glad you are back and I must say that your posts sound optomistic and upbeat.
OneByOne Love the bathroom picture. I so admire your insights on both threads.

I'm going to go get caught up on the weight loss thread and then dive into the day. I have today off so I am going to get some cleaning and maybe even decluttering done!
Julia

re-commitment
 

Decluttering Coaches:

It's March. I was reding on Flylady that they are working on 40 days and 40 nights of decluttering and dreaming big. I read there (http://www.flylady.net/d/40-days-of-...-dreaming-big/) about the whole doing one box a day and 40 boxes would get done and I heard my :devil: voice saying :?:

Sheesh. I always always always want myself to *suffer*. I think it has to be hard, difficult, a chore. One box doesn't sound very tough, therefore my :devil: says, this suggestion can't possibly work.

I'm not always so skeptical. I don't always believe this. I used to. So there is progress. It's one of those many things that you can't think your way out of, you just have to do it, try it, and then decide. Put your skepticism aside and give it a shot.

So I'm going to try this until I leave for my residency on March 15th. 15 days=15 boxes. That's over 1/2 of my pile done before I leave. I'd feel pretty good.

Good morning all,
I am posting now because somehow the days go by so fast and then I don't have time to post later. Yikes.

We are going on holidays starting on Monday so I am not sure if I will be able to post much. I will try. I need to come here to keep on track. You all keep me accountable. I thank you for that.

Today my plan is to clean the kitchen.
Find more things for the donation bag. I have a basement to find stuff in. It is overwhelming when I look at it but when I spend 5-15 minutes there it doesn't seem like a big task.
Thanks to you Onebyone for reminding me one box a day will accomplish many things.

Welcome back Julia, I find when DH doesn't buy into helping around the house I sometimes think why should I bother. I know this is a sabotaging thought. I just need to keep focused and worry about this place being organized so that I enjoy living here.

Debbie, wow, look at you go, even though you didn't feel like doing anything you sure got a lot done. You are so proactive.

Mountain Mama, I feel more connected to the people here and on other threads than I do to some of my many acquaintances.

Waving to everyone else and have a great day.
Ann

Hi declutterers

An early morning at work...should already be out the door. Didn't feel like doing anything but picked up the kitchen, picked up some clutter and cleaned a coffee mess DH made.

BBL

Hello and good morning.

Heading out to Seedy Saturday this morning. Going to look at ... seeds! LOL.

*credit for doing laundry already (now in the dryer).

Off to attend Seedy Saturday then a drive to Hamilton to meet a guy (DH stuff) at the original Tim Horton's, inventors, they claim, of the apple fritter and the dutchie.

Once home, I will tend to one box of old clutter.

See you later.

update: just got back. walked a lot. sick kitty asleep on my lap -- decluttering/boxes in the morning. gonna enjoy the sleepy girl cat for now...dh making dinner.

Hi all,
Today is going to be doing as much cleaning as possible and putting away new clutter as much as possible. The house is baaaaaaaad.
Julia

Hi all!

Out of town, so just a quick drive by. No decluttering going on but thinking of all of you.

Good morning everyone,

Just a quick note to say hello, and let you all know I am thinking of you.
As I was packing my clothes for Florida, I realized I have so many clothes I never wear. I will put them in a donation bag in the garage for when they call once again.
I cleaned the main floor bathroom today, it didn't take much time at all. Yesterday was the basement one.
Last night got rid of that King bed and mattress we never use. Hopefully the new owners enjoy it.
I feel like I am getting rid of so much but I keep finding more....yikes.
Hello to all of you and have a great day.
Take Care
Ann

Hi all!

Just got home from being out of town. Going to craft room with egg timer to see what I can get done in one hour.

Glad to connect with You all, especially Ann and Julia. We start where we are day in and day out. Every little bit counts:)

Hello!
I tried to check in this morning...Internet continues to be poor. On my iPhone now... Perhaps it will get better later. I had dealt with my current clutter and old clutter this morning, In very small ways.... But I needed a small cleaning project. Upon returning home I cleaned out the toaster. Very baby steps today but I move forward.
I made a mess in my office this morning as I found a birthday card etc. For DH. Looking at it now I'd love to leave it for tomorrow but will try to start before I sit down for the evening. I hear DH bringing up laundry now.
More tomorrow....

Hi declutterers!

I slept in and am on the run. I made the bed and folded my laundry anyway. I wouldn't clean anything, except for the "accountability" today. I'm going to swipe the upstairs toilet before work which was bugging me. credit.

Good Morning.

Cleaned kitchen and washed all dishes before bed. Credit for waking up to a nice area. On conference call in 30 minutes, so first load of laundry in and will be making the overall list for the week. Every little movement toward cleaning and decluttering helps. They really do add up over the long haul.

Blessings on your day, especially since it is Monday.

Hi all,

After I posted yesterday, I dumped my coffee on my favorite chair and ottoman. Yikkes, I had my clean chore ready for me.

Today-Dining room, clean craft project off table and put craft stuff put away.

Wash kitchen floor.

Label and organize containers in office- 1/2 hour.

Hi declutterers!
I had to go in to work an hour early this morning. I didn't feel like it but I did my chores anyway. Credit
I found both old and current clutter and cleaned the cat box...talked DH into taking out trash and I gathered recycle.
I'm at work gotta run .

no progress to report on my progress report
 

Well Decluttering Friends I am getting nowhere. No desire to open a box. Nothing. I am focused on my sick kitty and geez, not decluttering will not help her breathe easier or make her eat her food. *crazy* OK will commit right here, right now, to opening a box and dealing with it. Will report back.

I DO want to move forward I do! I do! I do!

UPDATE: emptied one large box, one flat-always-in-the-way box and one small box that isn't being emptied as it's storing ceramic work all wrapped up. *credit credit credit* Opened up 1/3 - 1/2 of my table by the window. I feel energized to do 2 more and then I am caught up with doing one box a day. March 5 = 5 boxes. Also started a donation box with a few things in it already. Garbage day is tomorrow night as well so I can get rid of some of the trash I discovered too.

Heard that my mini printing press has arrived! Off to pick it up when DH is done work. Yay! Found bits of stuff that will go into my work which will be derived from that press--also found two books directly related to the type of printmaking I will do with that press so all is good. Not sure if the press is coming here and then to my studio tomorrow or directly to the studio tonight. I think it depends on how heavy it is to carry. If it takes two of us, it'll go directly to it's new home in my studio.

So, all this good stuff and the sun is shining. The only dark spot is Looloo who is really creaky, moving slowly and hiding today. She has eaten twice today, each time three or four big chomps of cat food and a few licks b efore the chomps. It's not unusual for her to eat like this and we have to always tap the bowl to get her attention and to re-focus her attention on her food bowl (I know. I have never met a feline like this.) The vet called and said we can bring her in for a free follow-up appt but I am reluctant to subject to her to too much added stress. I think I'll ask about appetite stimulants (another cat of ours had that for a while) but I'll bet he wants to do a blood test/urinalysis before he prescribes anything. He seems like a very cautious, thorough, vet.

Must go. Off to get DH soon. I have time to do another box so I think I'll go get it. Bye. Last Update: Did one more box then had #5 out and it was.... the box witht he dolls that stumped me last time. It doesn't stump me today but that box is all over the map so I closed it back up. I have several easier ones to deal with and will take the liberty of postponing the doll box one more time. 4 boxes emptied so far. *credit.* Also: cleaned: washed pedestal sink/taps in bathroom down. Used shampoo I loathe. *credit* So grundgy. Very shiny clean now. Threw out two bars of soap I bought from a fellow farmers' market vendor in October that are really not good bars of soap. *credit for letting them go* Also Looloo has totally disappeared after Caesar (other cat) sniffed her butt while she was standing in the sunshine, and then I picked her up (hates that) and put her back in the sun. She jumped down, I turned around, and she is gone. I hope she's just hiding. Sad that she's missed out on the sun though.*sigh*

Kudos, onebyone! By the time I got home from work you had made LOTS of progress on your progress report. What great strategies you used today...saying no choice to your desire to not do anything and instead making a choice to move forward! Reclosing the doll box is really effective when you have many other boxes to choose from. The time will be right to deal with it. Great, too, to find something to clean and something to just get rid of. I'm pretty picky with soaps and have just gotten rid of some handmade ones I didn't like, either.

Recognizing that your decluttering process will ultimately help LooLoo is very realistic...and perhaps a very effective thought for your continued progress forward. I hope she finds some more progress forward.

Ok. nap time/

Hi declutterers!

Work today....

So 1-2-3:dance:
old clutter-paperwork! I have several unfinished projects sitting next to the computer. They all require phonecalls for more information. I organized them and wrote the #'s on paper to take to work...perhaps I can deal with a few this morning during slow time. If not, I pledge to complete them all tomorrow on my day off.

current clutter-off to do right now....I'm going to start upstairs making the bed, picking up in the office, tv room...downstairs to dining room table and kitchen....it's not too bad today.

clean-I am going to pull out the vacuum and do the entryway carpet. I noticed this morning that it's got a collection (good) because it doesn't get tracked to the rest of the house if I keep it clean regularly.

Taking my DD to the cardiologist the morning, will check back later.

:O

today
 

Declutterers:

Off to my studio for most of the day today. Will be taking a fresh look at my space to see what can go where. It felt jam-packed last night when we dropped off the press (!). It's sitting in a crate on the floor right now. Some presses need access on both sides of the machine as your roll your print under the rollers in one direction and then take the print out. And then the next print can be made but you are rolling the machine back again and so turning the wheel to roll it from the other side of the machine = needing access on both sides. My space is quite narrow so this may mean a total re-configuration. Whatever my press needs, it will get. It is priority #1.

At home I plan to do two boxes, to catch me up to 6 for March 6th.(old clutter)
Would like to do dishes as well (new clutter)
and I plan to clean the outside and inside of the toilet today done as well as the mirror in the bathroom. (clean)

Helping Rachel: yikes on taking your daughter to the cardiologist. Hope all goes well! Thinking of you :hug: and her :hug:

OnebyOne: So happy for your new press and the artistic endeavors ahead. What fun to have a new piece of equipment to express....

Crazy day. EKG, ECHO......waiting for reports from a cardiologist that looks like my own daughter! On to the endocrinologist to find out what is going on with insulin, metabolic issues and talking PCOS. A journey to find answers that is for sure. Not much else going on. Met with a friend who is healing from deep sad abuse since the age of 3. Realizing we all need a little more compassion in this life and let it begin with me.

Hugs and Sweet dreams toward your life's values.

credit
 

Hi Everyone

Forgot to take *credit for dropping off a box at the Salvation Army yesterday. They gave me a coupon for $5 off my next $25 purchase. I didn't expect that.

Today I am looking at emptying the four boxes that obscure the rest of the window inthe dining room Caesar was fascinated by a squirrel on a tree right outside that window and I can use the light to start some seeds in soon. = old clutter

new clutter = dishes and maybe a general floor pickup. Lots of stuff, mostly papers, boxes etc lying on the floor. They need to go in the recycle bin.

clean=bathroom mirror and window/window sill. Maybe one tiled wall of the tub/shower. Will probably set a timer for 15min and see how far I get and stop.

See ya!

Hi declutterers!

Tami(helping rachel), I hope you are finding helpful/hopeful answers with your DD and cardiologist. I send out supportive thoughts today. :hug:

onebyone, Credit for moving forward and posting today's 1-2-3 :dance: even amidst stressful times on the home front. Extra credit for dropping stuff off at Goodwill. I think it's such a helpful strategy to take the stuff out of our space as soon as we are able...once we have decided it is leaving. It just frees that space so much sooner.

Me, at home today. It's beautiful out but I have some serious paperwork I'd like to make progress forward with. I found out yesterday that I was not taking a deduction on state taxes that I could have been. I can go back 4 years. IF I do that I will get approx. $200/year which will mean I can use that money for DH's DD's wedding expenses instead of having to budget for it.
I really feel that the only reason I finally found this out is because I could take time because everything else is in very good order. Credit for daily progress which has made this possible.

Even so, I will 1-2-3 today

old clutter= tackling old taxes

current clutter=pick up, make bed, do dishes and put away

clean=I "noticed" the bedroom needs a vacuum so I'll do that and dust while I'm there.

Hi declutterers!

I persisted until 830pm last night, with a short break to Denver. I'm headed down this morning with 3 years amended taxes which will put over $1000. in the slush fund. credit. I really credit my finding the glitch to being more organized.

Today's 1-2-3 dance

old clutter-"special" recycle is in the car, which includes the final old laptop I took apart last week.

current clutter-will deal with when I return

clean-cat box and dust dining room.

Whoo hooo! for you Lexxiss! Wow, what a reward to your organization. I am going to sit with that for a moment............................................ ..............

OnebyONe--way to go to get the box off to SA. Sounds like your cats are enjoying the view and space as well.

Hi Julia and Ann- Sending hugs your way.

Hi all others who read this thread, may you find an unexpected blessings in your day.

It doesn't mean that what we are doing to declutter isn't hard, but boy is it worth it!

Off to Children's Hospital this morning. Did my cleaning last night while I was making dinner. Used my no choice card. I have a list to work on when I get back.....off to fill my car up and wash it, before we take off.

Tootles.

phew.
 

Decluttering Friends

Made no decluttering progress yesterday. So more modest list for today
1) clean off stove top
2) gather all cat food dishes and clean them so the are ready to go
3) toss out opened cat food Looloo snubbed in our quest to get her to eat this week
4) old clutter-next two boxes by the dining room window
5) B]enjoy[/B] a peaceful bath this evening