It’s September 1, 2018, and I invite you to join me in a Fall 2018 Cleaning Challenge. There are many cleaning checklists on the Internet, so feel free to use any of them.
Some who know me think that I am a fairly organized person. The reality is that I just give the appearance of being organized. I have a serious clutter problem, mostly paper clutter.
I plan to get all my papers in order. I will scan and get rid of as many papers as possible. I plan to get rid of 1,000 things. That’s right! You read it: 1,000 things!
Today, I got rid of a total of 271 things. There was nothing very interesting or shocking about what I disposed of, but maybe later I will find something.
- 253 papers
- 1 scarf from a PetSmart puppy play date
- 1 bag of tie stays
- 15 old bottles of vitamins and herbs (some from 2014, yikes!)
- 1 school calendar binder from 2009.
So, you see, it will be very easy for me to get rid of 1,000 things.
My office is in my closet. I have an Elfa closet, but it doesn’t look like one of those beautiful catalogs from The Container Store. My goal is to get everything organized so that it looks like one of those catalogs.
Here is a photo of my cluttered office. I will post again when it is cleared up.
My cluttered office
In the photo, notice the guts hanging out of the heavy-duty shredder. It’s broken. I’m shattered!
Let’s hear from you. Will you join me in the Fall 2018 Cleaning Challenge? Let me know.
Well Nanci I was inspired with your list post so I am up for the “Fall 2018 Cleaning Challenge”! I have started with my kitchen…by getting rid of outdated baking goods and purchased storage containers from The Container Store to keep them fresh. Next I inherited some dishes that survived Hurricane Harvey a year ago which will replace my plain white dishes.
Thanks for this fun challenge!
So glad you will join me in the challenge. Everyone has an area that needs attention, yours is the kitchen, mine is in the office. I love The Container Store! Keep up the good work.