Last week I started this Decluttering Diet. The first 31 days is a “detox”. Each day has a 15 minute assignment. Of course, one can choose to do more than 15 minutes but 15 minutes is the minimum.
I am happy to say that I accomplished all the little 15 minute tasks! The jobs included:
- paperwork- Done! I had several piles of papers all over my classroom/office and I worked diligently through those.
- entry way/closet- Done! I had several coats and jackets that I no longer wear and so I put them in a sale pile.
- purse- Done! Although,the messiest part of my purse is the receipts. I really don’t have a messy purse because I keep everything in little pouches. I have a make-up pouch and a catch all pouch.
- Cleaning supplies-Done! This one was a bit tricky I have cleaning supplies in all the bathrooms so I didn’t get rid of any but I did condense a few. This is a work in progress. I am actually not buying anymore cleaning supplies and when I run out I want to start making my own again
- Fridge and freezer- I only did the inside fridge/freezer. I plan to do the garage one this week. I found lots of treasures that were buried deep inside.
- Pantry-Ah-my proudest accomplishment. I ended up throwing out 2 garbage bags of expired food. I am not PROUD of that. I hate that! But my pantry is clean. I am doing a NO Spend Challenge so this is exactly what I needed. Here is a pictures of it.
Left side of my clean pantry
Right side of my pantry
This upcoming week I have more 15 minute jobs including:
- Cleaning out the medicine cabinet/first aid
- Cleaning the dining area
- Organizing and decluttering Entertainment Area
- Culling all the Magazines and books
- Revisiting my Junk Drawer
I am trying to carve 15 in the morning before I start homeschooling and so far so good.
Ligia
