holiday decluttering

[fred_mouse]

Amazing amounts of decluttering happening in the House of Mouse at this point - I work for a university where the approach to public holidays is to give time in lieu between Christmas and New Year, so I've just had a week and a half to sit around and work out where to start. So far: 

• youngest (aged 10) and I have gone through zer wardrobe, clearing out a staggering number of leotards (8), pairs of tights (6), and other assorted dance paraphenalia, all of which have been passed on for a smaller child to pick through, with whatever is less to be passed on to people coordinating items for foster care. Also dragged out more old dance shoes from the garage to go (not all - not everything was sorted)
• youngest has gone through the year's school work, and thrown the majority in the recycling (the school year having just finished)
• the teetering mound of paper on the floor in the music room (blocking the route to the piano) has been sorted through, and at least half thrown (I may have mentioned this in my last post)
• assorted toys have been declared 'unloved' and passed on to appropriate younger children, including a box containing a range of 'kitchen' themed toys
• about a dozen books. 

I'm not tracking numbers in and out, because I'm too unreliable about writing the 'in' down, but I think we are in front (things in: 4 DVDs, food), but I'm counting this as ahead, as it is at least one thing each day!