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

[wychwood]

I had a busy few days, so I spent part of Saturday sorting out the residue - putting away things I had abandoned for later, etc. Also catching up on the tragic washing up, which isn't exactly clutter except that it was covering most of the kitchen surfaces...

Today I went through the next bookcase; didn't remove very many books, but at least I've confirmed that I do want to keep everything on there. Also, again, left some space for future acquisitions.

[rmc28]

Maintaining tidiness is just as important as the decluttering efforts, I think. And deciding positively to keep books is great, rather than just passively keeping them, and I like that you're leaving the space for future books to come live there.

[tanaqui]

A pick up and reset session can really help, can't it? Especially when you've had a busy few days. Good work on getting things back under control (including the washing up!) and making more progress with the books.