365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 74

One of Lawrence's sweaters didn't come completely clean, there is a spaghetti sauce stain on the front. Since I've run out of room on the two shelves reserved for his sweaters, I think I will give it away. The stain is very small so is easily usable for an around the house sweater so I don't feel bad about donating it. If they don't think it is useable then they can throw it away.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 73

I washed a whole bunch of Lawrence's sweaters yesterday. Apparently he wear most of them at least once last winter. I could only get him to give up one. It will be donated.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 72

I pulled a couple of old Lotus Domino books off the shelf. I checked ebay and half.com and on one appears to want these. No surprise since these books are release 5 and Domino is up to release 8 now. Into the recycle bin they go.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 71

I found one of Ky's riding jackets in the closet. It along with some of the other riding clothes I found earlier will go to the consignment shop. I tried to drop them off today but it was closed. I'll have to try and get by their later.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 70

I moved back to the bedroom and worked on the 2nd shelf of sweaters. I found 3 that I will donate. One is dry clean only, hah. The other two I just don't like. There's nothing really wrong with them, I just don't like the way they fit. Perhaps someone else will be able to get some use out of them

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 69

Last year my Aunt gave me a bunch of stuff from her apartment. She was trying to declutter as well. Unfortunately, that just means a lot made it into my house. So now I have to figure out what to do with it all. Mostly it will go in the trash though the books may go to the library. Anyway, today is the day that one item goes in the trash. It is a craft project that I know I will never finish and even if I did, I would never hang up. So out of my office and into the trash it goes.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 68

Today I'm back in my bedroom. Started in on the cedar chest and boy did I find a lot to get rid of. A riding shirt will go in the scrap pile. 2 cheap gifts I bought for quick presents (a wallet and watch) will go in the donate pile. And a whole lot of old craft stuff that I am throwing away. But now there is room for more stuff. I think most of my craft stuff that I want to keep and I have stashed in other places, like my closet, can to in the chest.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 67

Bottom shelf. The whole shelf has old binders that aren't being used for anything any more. Three are in poor condition so I'm throwing them away. Some still had papers in them that will be recycled. I have plans for most of the others that are still in good shape.

I'm happier now. There is still a lot to get rid of in here but at least I can tell a difference now.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 66

3rd shelf. Someone, many years ago gave Larry a Veggie Tales book bag because it had "Larry" on the tags. I'm guessing Larry is a character in the cartoons? Anyway, it still has tags. I'm putting it in the pile of stuff to take to my niece for her twin girls. If she doesn't want it, then it will be donated.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 65

2nd shelf - found 7 books to donate to the library.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 64

Moved to my book shelves. I now have a bag of pamphlets and more paper to recycle.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 63

Today I am getting rid of the rest of the phone books.

Yesterday we finally went to the recycle place and got rid of the huge pile of recycling that has accumulated in the last few months. Now there is room for more.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 62

My office has finally gotten to the point where I have to start de-cluttering it or I will go crazy. Part of the problem is that a lot of the stuff that I'm collecting to donate is taking up a lot of room but that's not the part that is driving me crazy.

Today I cleaned off my desks. I collected a whole box of papers to recycle.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 61

Back to the sweaters. I'm throwing 2 away, they are just to dirty to give away. I'm giving 2 away. One is just a little too small around the neck area and the other I just don't like the way it fits.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 60

Well I started on sweaters today. I have shelves full of sweaters most of which I don't wear. I'll do one shelf a day. On the first shelf, I put a bunch of them in the wash. How they turn out will determine what I do with them. In the meantime, I'm also cleaning up in my office. I found a paper back book that I've had for years but only recently read. It is now in the recycle bin. So that is my post for today, I'll make a final determination on the first shelf of sweaters for tomorrow since washing and drying will take most of the day.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 59

I came in here several times yesterday to make this post but managed to forget what I meant to do. Yesterday I put 2 more phone books in the recycle bin.
There. Done. Now to find something for today.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 58

Last drawer under the bed. I found two pair of winder socks that the elastic is shot in. They go in the trash. I also found a pair of tiny tiny mittens and sun glasses. Looks like something my niece might could use with her twins so I will send them to her if she wants them, otherwise I'll donate them. There was also one of those hair rag things which is going in the trash.

So now I'm caught up with the de-cluttering. Woot.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 57

In drawer number 5, I found more ski clothes. Out of this drawer, I'm donating a cute, hardly used pink knit cap and matching gloves. Again, too small for anyone in the family.

I think I only have one more post to go to catch up. Stay tuned.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 56

5th post for  today, 2 to go.

I started back on the drawers under the bed. Drawer 4  has a few winter/ski things in it. I found 1 pair of pink ski gloves that are too small for anyone in my family. They are cute and don't look like they were every used. Into the donate pile they go.

I finished up the laundry I started yesterday today. It is so nice not to have to scrounge for hangars anymore.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 55

Post number 4, 3 more to go.

2 out of date phone books and 2 out of date calendars into the recycle bin they go.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 54

Third post for today. 4 more to go.

Donating a pair of shoes that I got from my mother several years ago. I've worn them once, they don't really fit me well. While they are not in great shape, they are still usable.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 53

For day 53 we have two holey sports bras that are now in the trash. 5 days to go before I catch up.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 52

Last weekend was a horse show weekend. I was in Conyers for 4 days and recovering for 1 day and I missed the previous day so I have a lot of catching up to do. That means I have to do 7 posts today. Here is the first one.

One sweat shirt. It is the one I got when I worked at my kid's middle school. All the seams have holes so it isn't suitable for donation but will go great in my t-shirt quilt. Out of my closet and into the future quilt pile it goes.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 51

I finished going through the 2nd drawer today. Most are Lawrence's shirts from before we were married. 7 will go in the future memory quilt scrap pile and 5 will go in the give away pile though they will probably end up in the trash since I can't see anyone wanting them. They are all old polo shirts. There were 4 more shirts that are really just mesh coverups that we bought for the kids when they were playing soccer. I'm giving them away as well.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 50

Alright. Day 50. Feels like a milestone though there are 315 days to go. Moved to the second drawer of 6 under the bed. It will take two days for this drawer. Pulled out one purse to give away, one for scraps (I made both of these) and a pair of Lawrence's really old shorts. The shorts go in the trash. The rest of the stuff in the drawers I will have to go through more carefully as it is full of old t-shirts and things that I don't really even remember.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 49

I finished up some laundry today and found 3 more pair of underwear with holes in them. In to the trash they go.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 48

I moved to the drawers under the bed today. There are six drawers. I'll do one each day. The first one has purses in it. Old purses. I will give 2 away, 1 goes in the trash and 1 wallet that will go in the donate pile too.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 47

And now I've caught up. Today I went through hubbies undershirts and found 2 that can go in the rag bag. I thought there would be more. I'm not sure what he's done with the rest of his under shirts. Maybe he has already gotten rid of some of them because I know that the last time I did laundry the drawer was jammed with them but now it's not and I know that 2 shirts couldn't make that much of a difference. Hmmm.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 46

For Thursday, we have 6 pair of underwear with holes in them. These would be my husbands underwear and in the trash they go.

365 Days of de-cluttering: Day 45

So I've got to do 3 posts today. If there is one thing I've learned it is that if I don't do this in the morning early, then I get busy and don't get to it at all. So today is catch up day. I'm going to make it 3 separate posts though.

So for Wednesday, I moved to the middle bottom drawer where there were more 30 year old socks. All but two are now in the trash. All but one were knee socks which I haven't worn in 20 years. I kept the non-knee sock and one pair of knee socks just in case. But the good news is that that drawer is now empty. I'll have to find something to put in it. Hmmm.