Unclutter challenge

[fred_mouse]

I interrupt our regular programming to suggest a small challenge. Inspired by reading the section of the 'A Slob Comes Clean' blog that talks about focusing on the visible, I challenge you to go to where visitors enter your house and identify three items of clutter that you would like to do something about. If you see more than three, make a note of the extras, and pick three. You can come back to those others later. If you see fewer than three, come back tomorrow, and the next day, and look again. If, after three looks, you can't see anything new, then I commend you! Deal with the one or two items as below, and be pleased.

For each of your three identified items (or piles of items, in my case), tell us what you need to do with them, and a deadline that you want to have done that by.

Comments

[peaceful_sands]

My entrance and hall way is empty bar either 2 pairs of slippers and 1 pair of shoes or 2 pairs of shoes and 1 of slippers (depending on what's being worn at the time). The only other thing is a piece of newspaper with the shoes which is what I put down when I'm polishing the shoes (but I guess I could in fact store that with the shoe polish and brushes, rather than with the shoes which would look better!).

So given that I should probably tackle the living room or kitchen in my time home tomorrow between events (there is no more time between events today beyond the time to pack the things I need to take with me to the next set of events). I have any number of cleaning tasks that need to be done but trying to think declutter rather than clean... I should declutter the fridge of items now expired without being eaten due to illness followed by high volume of commitments (and exhaustion). Actually that one is pretty important. If I also tackle tax forms on Monday, then I could pack away the associated box of paperwork next week so it is no longer in the living room. I know that's only two things but I figure they're fairly substantial. If there is time enough I may tackle further on Monday.

I have a skirt to return to a shop next week because as much as I like the design the colour isn't going to work. I also have a box of items for donating which I need to get someone else to check through before I start slowing taking the stuff to work as someone there is collecting for a special fundraiser and has asked for any unwanted books or DVDs particularly but also other items that might suit. As I'll be taking them in on the bus it's going to take a few trips (combined with the continued addition of further items to the box!).

I've mislaid some DVDs and would really like to organise enough to actually locate them! (I'm really hoping they didn't accidentally end up in a donation pile at some point!)

[fred_mouse]

I am very envious of your nearly empty entrance and front hall! Every now and then we get ours down to merely a few things that need to be dealt with, but as we use it for storage of things that should leave the house, it is usually a tad full of things that can't be dealt with Right Now.