Got a huge load to Goodwill this weekend. DH had suggested I clear out a small side table and take there. I was okay with that, after thinking about it. So as I'm putting it in the car, he decides he can put on a new "top" to the table, and will round the edges and all. SO in the midst of his replacing the house trim project, he puts a new top on it to see what it'll look like. No rush to get it done, so it'll be a winter project, I suppose.
I found I especially wanted to save coupons that would be emailed from, say, a restaurant - $10 off two entrees, etc. You can even search for those, too.
I read that 80% of the clutter in most homes is a results of disorganization, not lack of space. For me, it's holding on to too much for what I need. Even small notebooks - I LOVE PAPER. I love a fresh journal, or a notebook, or a small memo pad to jot a list on. But I have too many and have started using my good ones for my to do lists. Why die with unused pads?
We're getting buried in magazines, as I love a good magazine. For some, like DH's Guitar Player magazine, I bought a pretty fiber basket to put them in and they're handy for him to grab while he is playing in the living room - to try out a riff, etc. I brought a stack of others into the office for lunchtime reading in the kitchen stack. Feels good to be making progress.
Goal tonight - clean off DR table from misc. oddities I've put there this weekend from unpacking holiday decor. Will put in a bag before dinner and then walk around after dishes are cleaned up and put the items where they'll reside. Would also like to repot my HUGE peace lily from mom's funeral two years ago. I don't pay it attention where it currently is and need to give it some loving. Wish someone near me wanted it. I have a gorgeous pot that I usually use for a norfolk pine through the holidays, but this will take precedent now. I can't just throw it away and it can't take the brutal sun or freezing winter.