weekend uncluttering / check-in

[rmc28]

It's the weekend, it's when I'm trying to get some uncluttering done, so this is both a prompt to myself and a check-in post for everyone. We're a couple of weeks into the new year, when many people start setting new goals and trying new routines. How are we all getting on?

Comment to celebrate our successes, commiserate over our difficulties, and to cheer each other on.

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[necrophilia]

I moved across the country a few months ago and the post-moving process has been one long declutter. I still have boxes sitting in my kitchen (mostly books and sentimental items I have no place to store currently); my goal for today is to move those into the bedroom so my front entry way isn’t quite so dire looking. I also need to do something about the mess of toiletries etc. on my bathroom counter: it’s a mess and I can’t properly clean the counter because there’s so much everything on top. If anyone has a recommendation for a countertop bathroom organiser, that would be great.

Yesterday, I was finally able to shove a few armfuls of cardboard into the recycling bin before it filled up. It is a small victory but a victory nonetheless! Hopefully my apartment will be cardboard free before I, uh, move again.

[rmc28]

Moving is so hard, much sympathy.

I have a couple of wire storage caddies on my bathroom counters to herd all the toiletries etc. I can't find the actual ones I have (I think I got them from the ever-rotating random aisle in Aldi), but they're a bit like these: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3121450

Anyway, they have the advantage that I can see everything (if I can't see what I have, I frequently forget that I have it), the wire means water can't puddle around things if I put them back wet, and they're fairly lightweight.

[necrophilia]

Those are so cool! I imagine the wire means assembly is easy to minimal, as well. Thank you for the rec.

[rmc28]

I think they came pre-assembled. Bulky for transport, but even easier to set up and use.

[ai]

Moving is difficult, for sure.

Good job on getting rid of some of the cardboard though. It definitely helps!

[necrophilia]

It's like a race between me and my landlords to see who can immediately fill up the one (1) recycling bin the fastest. The secret to winning this race? Fill it up at 5:30 AM.

[ai]

Victory to the early risers! (Or the late nighters.)