weekend check-in

[rmc28]

Hi all and welcome to the weekend check-in. Last week I set myself an ambitious to-do list and er, managed three of them. But that's three more than none!

This week, in a flashback to January, I have tested positive from covid, am isolating from my family in my room, don't have any symptoms, and am considering applying the Dana K. White 5-step decluttering to the places I didn't get to in January. (For one room that I didn't think was that messy, I didn't get around all of it in January, and I pulled out a LOT of rubbish / recycling from the places I did tackle.)

One thing I have managed to keep up since January is keeping the places I decluttered free of new accumulating rubbish. I do a little pick up in here most days, usually when I get an hourly movement reminder from my fitbit. But there are plenty of shelves and stacks to go through still.

Share your challenges and successes in the comments!

Comments

[pasta]

My husband and I tossed the children to our in-laws for the long weekend, and we did a huge decluttering. I did did the pantry and organized the fridge and freezer. And he tackled our disasterous basement. There's still a lot more to go for the basement, but he made a dent!!

We've had so little time to do it, and it'd gotten so bad because that's where we cram everything to keep the rest of the house clutter free.

[wychwood]

Yay!

We did some big decluttering of pantries where I used to live, and it was amazing how many things had been in there for ten years or more...

Big jobs like your basement can be very disheartening, but you've made a start! That's good.

[rmc28]

That's so epic, well done!

[tanaqui]

Well done on the progress so far. I hope you get a chance to keep chipping away at the basement now you've made a start.