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post #21 of 296
3/1/07 at 8:02pm
I didn't meet my goal last month so I'm carrying it over to this month.

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post #22 of 296
3/1/07 at 8:26pm
Count me in! I have a few projects...

The spare room - my mom will be here in 6 days. The bed is piled with stuff and the floor has anything that I don't want out in the living room. Time to clean it up! Luckily mom can help with the kids while I de-clutter.

The master bedroom - we'll be having a homebirth in June, and I want our bedroom peaceful, not junky. My dh is a clutter-keeper, so the drafting table that he piles stuff on needs to go (and who needs a drafting table in their bedroom anyways?). I have a start on the closet, but need to continue.

The master bathroom - need to finish redecorating. If I use up the paint, I can get rid of the cans <g>.

I'm also sorting through saved up baby gear from the first two. Stuff I don't need this time around will get consigned.

I'm going to be aggressive and set my goal at 750 items.

Kristin
mom to dd (5 1/2), ds (2 1/2), and #3 due in June
post #23 of 296
3/1/07 at 8:39pm
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Originally Posted by DTmama1 View Post
DH has been working today on the OLD computers we acquired through freecycle. One he will hook up upstairs for daycare kids today, one he is keeping as a spare, and approx 7 plus various paraphernalia are getting freecycled ASAP.
YES!! Posted the computers and had 4 replies in half an hour! Someone already came and picked up less than an hour after I posted!

7 systems, 3 monitors, 4 keyboards and 5 mice are all gone to someone else's basement!

Also found out bribery works on DH. He wants a World of Warcraft Sweatshirt and in order to get it he is going to get rid of 15 T-Shirts and 3 sweatshirts first! I can deal with that

A little time for relaxation now that daycare kids are gone and I think I want to work some more. I need more boxes for garage sale stuff though!!
post #24 of 296
3/1/07 at 8:48pm
I am in! I really bombed at last month's challenge so I am very motivated this month. My goal will be 300 items.
post #25 of 296
3/1/07 at 8:53pm
I'm in!

We're having a garage sale on March 31 so I'm going to aim high and say 750: ! Oh, I hope I can do it.

Good luck everyone!
post #26 of 296
3/1/07 at 11:14pm
So i was straightening up the kitchen today and reorganized a couple cabinets and got rid of 50 items. Off to a good start. Hopefully feeling nesty will help me finish up purging.
post #27 of 296
3/2/07 at 1:13am
I'm in for the first time... going to go for 300 items out.

Wish me luck :
post #28 of 296
3/2/07 at 1:57am
OK I am in... Does anyone ever feel like throwing everything away? Yea that is how I feel today.....
post #29 of 296
3/2/07 at 2:51am
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by heartinmotion View Post
OK I am in... Does anyone ever feel like throwing everything away? Yea that is how I feel today.....
Yes

We have SO many unnecessary items.. I really need to be more ruthless this month & let these items go. Clothes are really an issue in our household. I try to hold onto the clothes that our kids have outgrown because we plan to have more, but it's getting :
We're also planning a move soon and I don't want to move all of this stuff!
post #30 of 296
3/2/07 at 3:58am
DH just got rid of 8 more things yea!!!!
post #31 of 296
3/2/07 at 11:21am
Thread Starter 
1 bag of disposable diapers freecycled
16 things tossed
=17/300
post #32 of 296
3/2/07 at 1:29pm
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Originally Posted by heartinmotion View Post
OK I am in... Does anyone ever feel like throwing everything away? Yea that is how I feel today.....
Oh I so want to do that today! I'm tired of fighting with DH over decluttering, there are few things down there that aren't replaceable, I just want it gone!
post #33 of 296
3/2/07 at 2:41pm
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Originally Posted by my2girlz View Post
I'm bumping mine up to 900 items this month. Last month my goal was 500 and I ended at 840. I'm gearing up for my garage sale in May and we're in the process of finishing the basement so I'm constantly decluttering the boxes we have stored down there.
I'm at 18/900
post #34 of 296
3/2/07 at 3:17pm
I'd love to do it too! I don't have the patience to count up all the little things I get rid of, and then I only count the really big ones and that bugs me, lol! So I'll set goals of some of my remaining clutter spots - I'll challenge myself to declutter all of the following areas by March 31st!

- Our bedroom
- Cabinet under the bathroom sink
- My desk

I know it doesn't sound like much... but this month I also have to hand in my dissertation, write an article, somehow celebrate dh's birthday and our anniversary without spending any money, and get my poor lonely kid to a bunch of new playgroups!

Hmm. Maybe I'll skip the bathroom cabinet...

Jude
post #35 of 296
3/2/07 at 3:47pm
Count for today: 74/750
post #36 of 296
3/2/07 at 5:26pm
our basement had some light flooding last night! The first time that has ever happened in our 2 1/2 years living here. So I got rid of 4 trash bags of trash! This sure will jumpstart my basement cleaning!
post #37 of 296
3/2/07 at 5:39pm
I'm already doing pretty good. I'm working on the master bedroom challenge and today I cleaned out about 20 of DS's outgrown clothes, then went through all the sheets and have a garbage bag of sheets and linens, probably about 20 counting all the pillowcases. Then I went through my closet and came up with 3+ garbage bags of clothes, probably somewhere around 100 items.

Now, the key is that I have to actually get these donated this weekend. I tend to be okay at deciding to get rid of something, but doing it is another story.
post #38 of 296
3/2/07 at 5:44pm
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Originally Posted by mightymoo View Post
Now, the key is that I have to actually get these donated this weekend. I tend to be okay at deciding to get rid of something, but doing it is another story.
I'm just the opposite! When I have a car full of stuff I have no problem getting out and donating it, but sorting through, getting rid of stuff, etc that's hard for me! SO you should come get rid of my stuff and I'll get your stuff out of your house!!
post #39 of 296
3/2/07 at 6:59pm
ok i did 12 boxes last month. i'll try for 15 this time. it was fun
post #40 of 296
3/2/07 at 7:17pm

10 Garbage bags

I would like to join! We have lived in this house for almost 3 years and we are starting to make it our own, in between having babies, switching jobs and starting a home daycare! It takes us a looong time to complete our projects. I want to declutter our storage areas upstairs, so that when our rooms are finished we can just move right in! I am going to measure by garbage bags-10 gone by the end of March.

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