... Is the best pregnancy symptom. I've been feeling it big time with the holidays being over. There's a lot to get ready for the baby and school in the next 12 WEEKS! Where does the time go? With all of the nesting going on, I've been noticing how much clutter we have. Most of the visible places look fine but open a cupboard, closet, or unused room and it tells a different story.
Then yesterday, I saw this blog challenging to declutter 52 things in 52 weeks in 2014. Like I said, there's some serious nesting going on here. But really, I think it's a great idea. I love the idea of keeping things simple and getting rid of all the unnecessary JUNK that we don't use.
There are 2 things I think are key to decluttering:
- Everything needs to have a place to be. I don't mean just thrown in a junk drawer or empty bedroom but a legitimate, organized spot where it belongs.
- If it doesn't have a place, then you either make one or GET RID of it.
So this is my plan for this year. I hope to end the year with a lot less clutter, and a lot more peace.
To start, this week I decluttered the papers on the fridge. It's amazing how cleaning such a small area can make such a huge difference in how the room feels.
I mentioned unused rooms... Well the next pictures are just a little embarrassing... It's basically a vacuum for all of the stuff I don't want to get rid of or needed a place to throw it, I mean store it.
Can you say hoarder? And there's MORE around the corner! Dont't worry. I have a plan. I'm only keeping what will fit in this closet. And it's going to be super organized!
Happy 2014!
