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$100+ Decluttering Challenge Giveaway, Month 3, 365 items in 365 days

[ 102 ] April 3, 2011 | Shelley Zurek

Month 3–It’s spring…are you slowing down or speeding up?

Whoopsie, In April–my den clutter got worse!! Ewww!!

For April, my den got worse..Far worse. But I am hopeful… How did well did your efforts go?

In February, over 50 readers of Still Blonde after all these YEARS took the Decluttering Challenge . In March, over 25 more joined the cause. They along with me pledged to throw out, giveaway or donate 365 items in 365 days. Well, a month has passed and it’s time to check in and report.

NEWCOMERS WELCOME!

Interested in joining the challenge, just make a comment below that you are ready to jump in. While you missed your first month’s entry, you still have 10 more months to go…and clean! Will you join us?

THE GIVEAWAY:

I promised that I would award the winner of this contest (chosen from all monthly comments and the end of the 12 month period) a prize that exceeds $100. So here’s the Pile of Prizes:

$25 Pier One Gift Card (February addition to the Pile of Prizes)
The $70 Grey Serena William Purse featured in our giveaway (March Addition)

More to be added each month! Won’t you join in for the fun?

One comment=One entry. Only one entry per month. Unless I decide to do a bonus…which I am not going to do this month. Giveaway ends Jan. 25, 2012

HOW DID I DO? HOW DID YOU DO?

For my part, I lost some steam, I did get rid of a bunch of magazines and books. I think spring wiil help motivate me! The den shot MUST improve for next month!

Here’s some input from you guys over the last month (with 77 people now participating, we have some dedicated declutterers!) :

Pamela S. Said: I just threw out about 10 shoe boxes. I was saving them for if my son had a project, but he is getting a little old for those types of projects now that he is in high school. (HAHAHAHA!) .If I see flea market sales in which I can buy a table and sell stuff there, I plan to load up my car as much as possible, and sell stuff.

Sarah Said: I’m at a bit of a standstill in my decluttering efforts as the books and videos mentioned in my last post still have not made it out the door. My next project will be to clean out the pantry off the kitchen that is a repository for dead candles and diffusers, among other things.

R Hicks said: We have accumulated so much stuff over the years. I recently went thru our basement and hauled away 2 truckloads!

Betty C said: My biggest challenge is paper! I recycle all the time and I never seem to get ahead. My daughter-in-law brings me boxes from WalMart and I can fill up 2 or 3 every week for recycling.

Paula Mitchell said: I am soooo taking you up on this challenge although I’m a little late to the game:) I followed a link here from Maple Leaf Mommy and am going to start my daily decluttering exercise right now! I vow that I will trash, sell, donate or recycle one item bigger than my fist worth more than $5 each and every day. I’ll be back next month to let you know how it’s going!! I think I’ll do a series on my blog as well… What a great idea!! I’ll make sure to link to you and give you cudos for your awesome idea. I hope my husband doesn’t find out that I’m getting rid of stuff…he’s definitely a keeper of things!

Cathy H Said: I was going to start tackling the attic, but it has been too cold. But we had a couple of warm days and worked on the shed area. Took many things to the dump and made a lot of free space. Found a huge bee’s nest in there and it was fascinating to look at! I also spent a day organzing my art studio.

Vicki B said: I decluttered a two foot tall pile of boys clothes age newborn-2 years today. I need to do my pile of mail that is buy the front door next there are ads in their back to christmas and before.

365 in 365…I think some of you have some catching up to do….

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$100+ Decluttering Challenge Giveaway, Month 2, 365 items in 365 days

[ 69 ] March 4, 2011 | Shelley Zurek

What did YOU throw out?

Well, My den hasn’t improved any! I think I just shifted stuff around! How did you fare?

In February, over 50 readers of Still Blonde after all these YEARS took the Decluttering Challenge . They along with me pledged to throw out, giveaway or donate 365 items in 365 days. Well, a month has passed and it’s time to check in and report.

NEWCOMERS WELCOME!

Interested in joining the challenge, just make a comment below that you are ready to jump in. While you missed your first month’s entry, you still have 11 more months to go…and clean! Will you join us?

THE GIVEAWAY:

I promised that I would award the winner of this contest (chosen from all monthly comments and the end of the 12 month period) a prize that exceeds $100. So here’ the first part of the Prize:

$25 Pier One Gift Card (February addition to the Pile of Prizes)

More to be added each month! Won’t you join in for the fun?

One comment=One entry. Only one entry per month. Unless I decide to do a bonus…which I am not going to do this month. Giveaway ends Jan. 25, 2011

HOW DID I DO? HOW DID YOU DO?

For my part I threw out a ton, now every time I open a cupboard, closet or drawer, I am starting to think–Okay, what don’t I need in here? I think I could do better, based on my den shot above, but if I keep throwing out, I’ll get to that room sooner or later, RIGHT?

Here’s some input from your guys over the last month (with 127 comments on the first post, we have some INVOLVED READERS!) :

Sarah Said: This week we have made one trip to the Salvation Army to donate used clothing and another to Best Buy to recycle an old printer, tape deck and a box full of batteries. Now I am sitting here at the computer surrounded by boxes of books and videos that need to be sorted, priced and given to the library or Salvation .

Carma Sez: I am definitely signing on for this one. I’m at the point in life where it is time to get ready to downsize and declutter for certain…It will be very freeing both mentally and space-wise!!

Mary J said: Well, I started.I pulled out HABA items that will be sent as a care package to an Army soldier in Afghanistan for Valentines day.

Kay regaled us with her plan: I am also doing this. My basement is so bad it’s hard to know where to go but I am starting at the bottom of the steps and going West….

Heather S. said: I am going through clothes and donating stuff that doesn’t fit or I rarely wear. I like the feeling of getting rid of stuff.

Vicki B said: I decluttered a two foot tall pile of boys clothes age newborn-2 years today. I need to do my pile of mail that is buy the front door next there are ads in their back to christmas and before.

365 in 365…I think some of you have some catching up to do….

If you have a blog, please copy (not save image) with button to your blog! And get your reader’s decluttering too!

UPDATE: We are currently in month 3 of this challenge, here’s the current link to find out all the current prizes and decluttering news: Decluttering Challenge Month 3

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$100+ Declutter Challenge Giveaway–365 items in 365 days

[ 174 ] January 25, 2011 | Shelley Zurek

My New Year’s Resolution is to Declutter!

This is just a small part of the mess!

The Situation:

I have 4 children. 3 are in college, one in her senior year of High School. Needless to say the clutter has escalated beyond control. I am not quite as bad as that TV show Hoarding:Buried Alive, but my den is fast approaching that level (see Image above). How about you, are you struggling with the “Too much Stuff” syndrome?

The Resolution:

I am resolving:

to throw out or donate to Salvation Army AT LEAST one item every single day of this year
the item must be worth over $5 or be bigger than my fist
when I get rid of more items in one day, that does not carryover to the next day
I am going to blog about my decluttering efforts and ask you to join me in decluttering your life as well.

TAKE THE Decluttering CHALLENGE:

You can join this effort by commenting below that you are committed to decluttering. Each month, I will post about my decluttering efforts. You can report in and let me know how you are doing. From all the comments on all the posts, I will choose a randomly selected comment and that reader will win at the minimum a $100 prize. BUT IT MAY BE MUCH MUCH BIGGER!

Contest Runs Jan. 25, 2011–Jan. 25, 2012.

READY, SET, GO DECLUTTER!