Decluttering Bug
Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement after my last post. Things are going better now that they’re not quite so busy. And I’m making some decisions about what I am and am not going out to. Not always easy but obviously necessary.
I’ve had a horribly sore throat on and off for about 6 weeks now and I imagine that’s not helping (my body trying to fight something). I feel kind of silly that I haven’t gone to the doctor but it’s one of those that seems to get better and then all of a sudden flares up again.
In my energetic moments, I am finding the decluttering bug has stayed with me (yah!). Normally I’m a bit of a “hoarder” but when we got back after living in the caravan for 3 months, I found myself a little overwhelmed with how much “stuff” we have. I will admit that I’m getting used to it but I’m relieved to find that the desire to get rid of stuff hasn’t waned completely.
Farmboy has gotten the “bug” too and finally decluttered a heap of clothes he is NEVER going to use. Stuff he has kept for “farm clothes” that sits in his drawers while his other clothes get worn until they fall to pieces.
It’s scary how much stuff has left our house in the past 2 weeks and yet you cannot see where it has come from.
I think I’ve done a lot of the “easier” stuff now. Hopefully I can continue with the “bug” and do some of the “hard” stuff. The stuff we “might” actually use but could we do without it. I still think we have too much stuff and would like to cut back a little.
My particular focus between now and Christmas will be toys. Something I LOVE and so find incredibly hard to give away. But the amount of toys we have is a little ridiculous and there are only so many that the kids can really play with. I’m hoping there’ll be a charity toy drive in the lead up to Christmas. I think it would help to think they might be going someplace where they might still get played with.
What about you? Are you a declutterer or a hoarder? Anyone else trying to “pare back” at the moment?
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I don’t think I am a hoarder, but just too lazy to declutter properly. But I did go through my wardrobe yesterday. I am with you on toys, they are so hard to get rid of. All the good ones have gone to a friend for her little boy, so that wasn’t too hard. I just find it very overwhelming to look at everything in the boys rooms & try to get rid of things. DS6 has Bob the Builder Duplo, he is too old for it now. I have put it in a box to put in the garage, as it is something that I will save for grandkids etc, but he pulled it out & started playing with it. And we have a birthday this week, so I do need to find room for whatever he gets then. In one way I am looking forward to when they are old enough to decide they don’t want the toys anymore - their decision, not mine.
On the way home from work today, I was thinking about how much stuff I have, wondering what I could possibly do without if I ever had to move to a place even smaller than where I’m now living. I really can’t imagine giving up any of it except for some clothes that didn’t get moved on in the last declutter. I’ve given up keeping useless “stuff”, but still can’t bring myself to clear out anything else.
I am a fence sitter. I have moments where I’ll hoard anything and everything, then others when I can’t wait to declutter. Problem is, I decide to declutter, and then can’t muster the motivation to actually follow through!!!
hoarder in constant declutter mode.
One cancels the other out unfortunately!