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unclutter2017-12-31 03:31 pm
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Weekend uncluttering
How is your uncluttering going on this, the last day of 2017?
My sorting out of the sewing/music/storage room was a qualified success -- the floor was cleared and cleaned, multiple glass jars are in the front hall awaiting a friend to collect them, and several of the easier sewing repair tasks were done (and the rest put in a to do list, so I can just look at the list and decide to do something, rather than dithering at the baskets). I think we found some clothes to rehome as well!
And then we got enthusiastic, and decided to deal with the books. A hefty tax return meant that we could invest somewhat in new, sturdy bookshelves, so members of the family took themselves off to IKEA (twice!) and we now have six fancy 2.2m bookshelves in what turns out to be a discontinued colour. Two solid days of building shelves and moving books around, and we now a) have no books on the floor and b) no longer have double stacked books. And I've started the process of digging assorted books out of nooks and crannies all over the house. Primary goal is to have all fiction in there, and catalogued. Secondary is more complicated and handwavy, and has to do with 'being able to find any book that is in the house in under 2 minutes, if I know who published it and what format it is in'. [yes, my shelving system is that complicated, because I patronise a set of small press publishers, and I often need to check what I have].
And the companion question for you all, as we come to the beginning of 2018, what are your decluttering goals for the year?
My sorting out of the sewing/music/storage room was a qualified success -- the floor was cleared and cleaned, multiple glass jars are in the front hall awaiting a friend to collect them, and several of the easier sewing repair tasks were done (and the rest put in a to do list, so I can just look at the list and decide to do something, rather than dithering at the baskets). I think we found some clothes to rehome as well!
And then we got enthusiastic, and decided to deal with the books. A hefty tax return meant that we could invest somewhat in new, sturdy bookshelves, so members of the family took themselves off to IKEA (twice!) and we now have six fancy 2.2m bookshelves in what turns out to be a discontinued colour. Two solid days of building shelves and moving books around, and we now a) have no books on the floor and b) no longer have double stacked books. And I've started the process of digging assorted books out of nooks and crannies all over the house. Primary goal is to have all fiction in there, and catalogued. Secondary is more complicated and handwavy, and has to do with 'being able to find any book that is in the house in under 2 minutes, if I know who published it and what format it is in'. [yes, my shelving system is that complicated, because I patronise a set of small press publishers, and I often need to check what I have].
And the companion question for you all, as we come to the beginning of 2018, what are your decluttering goals for the year?
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1. to maintain the level of clutter free in the rooms I've already tackled (even if this just means moving things to another room that is not clutter free until I have time to properly deal)
2. tackle the bedroom - for which there are various steps and stages - tackling the accumulation of clutter on the desk, tackling the boxes in the corners, re-evaluating and using craft supplies, re-organising things to make them easier to access and to keep tidy.
3. Continue progress on books with aim of reducing the TBR pile by at least another 50 books by end of 2018. This won't automatically mean 50 books left in the house, as each book is evaluated on whether I will keep it once it's read, but is aimed at shifting the amount of unread books stored to being books I've read that are worth keeping. Continue to evaluate the books I've 'kept' as to whether I'm really likely to read them again and like them enough to make them worth keeping.
4. Continue to evaluate which DVDs are worth keeping as I watch them. As with books, there is no 'there will only be x amount', but it's about thinking about how much I liked them and whether they are worth keeping to watch again.
5. Manage 'incoming' - avoid accumulating more clutter where possible - evaluate new purchases/acquisitions with more of a 'what is it going to replace' eye than just a 'this would be nice in my house' eye. Try to work on a 1 in 1 out basis (not always possible, but I'm hoping that with my overall push towards things going out that this will pan out).
Good luck to everyone for 2018.
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