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By: Thoughts on new beginnings… | ignoringthewind

Thoughts on new beginnings… | ignoringthewind — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:38:45 +0000

[…] bring out the fall/winter clothing once the days turn cool, tossing, donating, or consigning anything I know I won’t wear…part of my decluttering process noted in a previous post. […]

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 16:12:20 +0000

You’ve definitely experienced some moves over the years, Cheryl. If I ever get in that situation again, I may need your advice how to approach preparing for the move. Thanks for commenting.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 16:09:38 +0000

Sometimes I pretend like I’m preparing for an imminent move. Puts me in the frame of mind – what do I really want to move. Finding a place you really want to buy would certainly force the issue of cleaning out, wouldn’t it? Thanks for your comments, Mary.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:05:22 +0000

I love it! I, too, truly get enjoyment out of de-cluttering and re-organizing. Each move we’ve made there’s always been more than I thought to get rid of. This last move was probably the best for getting rid of unused, unwanted stuff. I like to think that if we haven’t used something in a year, consider it gone – doesn’t always work. This goes especially for clothing. Why should I store things that others might be able to really use and benefit from. Jake has a harder time parting with things – maybe it’s a “man thing”.
As I said, I love it!

By: Mary Mortl

Mary Mortl — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:40:59 +0000

Oh, Maggie, am I there with you. I enjoyed your article so much. I have been after Tom to rid our garage of “sales stuff” which he believes is needed because he still works three times a year. We talk all the time about moving because of the outside maintenance. And this spring the clean out began, and organization, and then….it stopped like it usually does. I think it will go like this: we find a perfect place to purchase and our current home will need to be cleaned out right away. I do believe I need to plan my strategy.