Last April I cleaned out my closets as I do every year. Bags of ‘treasure to someone else’ went to our local thrift store, and I hauled three truckloads of items to my neighbors for her multiple family garage sale. At the end of my cleaning frenzy I had $250.00 and four more bags of trash.
Yesterday I went into my laundry room to find some super glue and noticed new piles of stuff everywhere. Books, paints, crochet work. Brochures from the San Juan Islands. Samples of landry detergent sent in the mail. Junk that appeared from nowhere. I think the stuff copulates at night.
My task this week: To clean out my closets.
Again.
I need some visual peace.
FlyLady has some great tips for clearing out clutter. Shine your sink, make your bed, pick out your clothes. Easy, reliable, helpful. Things your mother taught you.
Recommended books from Amazon:
Sink Reflections: Overwhelmed? Disorganized? Living in Chaos? The FlyLady’s Simple FLYing Lessons Will Show You How to Get Your Home and Your Life in Order–and It All Starts with Shining Your Sink!
The clutter thing completely freaks me out. I think my son’s Bioicles need birth control. Isn’t it crazy how much stuff we throw out? If I do the math and think about how much money (meaning work time) was spent on the stuff, I feel ill.