Did my Life get too Cluttered?
Blog Note: I have severely disappointed one of my readers, maybe more and I am sorry. I started this declutter challenge back in Jan., 2011. We had 3 months worth of prizes added to the pile and a nice group of readers jumped on board and participated enthusiastically. Then my life took over (one kid graduating high school out of state plus open house, one graduating college, sick mom, another kid moved out, high school senior went to college, 2 kids got licences, a wedding, a bridal shower, yada-yada-yada! ) Anywho, I let the ball drop on this and I am sorry! Especially to my dear reader who is upset with me. But the challenge isn’t ruined yet…we have this month to get caught up!
So Let’s Catch up!
Anyway the deal was, you were supposed to declutter one item everyday for 365 days. Then you were supposed to give your input every month into how you were doing as your entry and I would add a prize to the pile each month. You guys did an awesome job of commenting in the first three months.
Jan. 2011 172 comments
Feb. 2011 68 comments
March 2011 101 comments
Here’s a story from one of our reader’s pictures, Jen S., that she shared on her decluttering efforts this year:
Jen S. sent this shot of her Egress before her Decluttering Efforts
Here’s Jen S. Egress after Decluttering! Amazing Right?
THE PRIZES!
The prize pile has the following items in it so far:
- $25 Pier One Gift Card (February addition to the Pile of Prizes)
- The $70 Grey Serena William Purse featured in our giveaway (March Addition)
So here’s the deal, this was supposed to be the last month and you were supposed to have 9 months of commenting. Also, I was supposed to add 9 more prizes to the pile. Okay here’s the Newest prizes:
- April Addition: Write it Down! Camping Journal ($12.95)
- May Addition: Microfiber Hair Wrap ($5)
- June Addition: Frownies pH-Balancing Complexion Wash and Rose Water Hydrator Spray ($20)
- July Addition: Latika Natural Soap: Handmade Darling Soaps ($20)
- August Addition: Faux Diamond Ring ($10)
- September Addition: 2 tubes of Motives lipstick by Lauren Ridinger ($44 retail)
- October Addition: Elf Nailpolish–5 Colors ($20)
- November Addition: Elf Eye Shadow –Multi Palette ($15)
- December Addition: Organic Shea Butter Soap ($5)
- January Additon: Juice Beauty Green Apple Hydration Mask ($10)
TOTAL: $252 in Prizes to be Won!!
Answer these 9 Decluttering questions in the Rafflecopter and we’ll find our De-cluttering Champion!
NEWCOMERS WELCOME!
Interested in joining the challenge, just fill out the remaining comments in the Rafflecopter below to jump in. While you missed your first three entries–you still can claim nine entries! Will you join us?
THE GIVEAWAY: Ends 11:59 January 23.
UPDATE: The Declutter Challenge Giveaway has ended. The Rafflecopter had 873 entries and has been deleted. Thank you for being part of this event for the entire year. See Giveaway Winners.
Blog Note: Some of these giveaways items were previously provided for review purposes. This post was not compensated and the giveaway was strictly as a fun event for interaction with readers!
1.My Basement
2. Basement, More room.
3. Sort and use bins
4.Me LOL
5. Plastic bins work great.
6. To make room for more LOL
7. Memories, or condition of things
8. My Bacxk LOL
9. NOT QUITE LOL
The kitchen is our hotspot because that is where we enter the house and everything that we carry nin gets set down there.
The biggest declutter job was our garage. It took three days.
My biggest clutter challenge is I can’t keep things in my home organized.
The biggest decluttering challange of the past year has been our office. It has been so bad I will not even enter the room.
If there is something you do not wear but it hangs in your closet – pass it on to someone who can wear it or donate to Goodwill.
I am the one who causes clutter in my home.
Total? Yes. One each day? No.
Always file paper work in a file cabinet as you are finished with it. Don’t let it pile up because then it can be to stressful.
Who stands in my way? Me!!
The biggest factor is being attached to something but never use or need item.
I can’t get motivated to declutter cause it is so confusing for me.
Keep versus throw out? I hate throwing away things that my kids have done, given me, helped pick out, etc. It just makes my heart hurt and it isn’t one of those thinkgs you can just go buy another one of if you miss it later.
I stand in my own way of decluttering – cannot focus on how to do it correctly. Try to declutter but make a bigger mess from trying. HELP! lol
No I did not get rid of 365 things this year.
Motivation… I plan in my head how my home will look in the “after” picture.
My Kitchen/Diningroom is my biggest clutter problem. 🙂
For the past several weeks I have cleaned out closets and shelves and “stuff.” I made over $800 so far just selling in online yard sales on Facebook and I can’t name more than 4 things that I’m missing! The things left, I put into large boxes in the shed. After 3 months, if I haven’t gone to get anything out of those boxes they are donated. Do NOT look inside them or you’ll start wanting things out. I promise you won’t be able to name 5 things that are in those boxes!!
My husband is my biggest clutter maker. His excuse? “I left it there so you would see it.”
My favorite decluttering tip, that I’ve managed to stick with for a while now, is “Never touch papers more than once.” When it comes in the mail, deal with it now. If it needs paying, it goes in the bill drawer. Trash goes right into the trash. Phone calls are made right then and the paper filed.