Your Organized Friend
Thursday, January 21, 2021
A Closet and Papers
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Kitchen Counters: An Update
Welcome back to my organizing and decluttering shenanigans of 2021! This is a year of making changes and drifting towards another level of minimalism.
Did you see my last post with a sneak peak of my kitchen counters?
I wanted fewer items visible, primarily because it was feeling cluttered to me. Our tolerance for items out on the counters is different for each of us. I was ready for a change.
Here's where I show you the final results.
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Kitchen Counters: A Plan to Make Changes
Sneak peak! I'm going to be working in the kitchen next week to revamp things.
There are several changes I plan to make.
One area to address are the items we leave out on the counters. Do these all need to be out all the time? If not here, then where? Do some need to stay?
These are the before photos:
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Year End Update
Happy New Year's Eve!
(Or maybe you found this in 2021, in that case Happy New Year!)
Earlier this week I was a bit overwhelmed and made myself this list to lift the procrastination that was setting in. I completed it all, in addition to other regular life tasks!
take down all holiday decorations except the treewash our beddingclean the bathroomsshred receiptsclose out 2020 budgetclose out 2020 Christmas plannerread one chapter of new book
The final task was to close out my Christmas planner. I didn't use it much this year. I made a basic to do list, brainstormed gift ideas and then later made a list of actual gifts given in addition to some notes for next year. Apparently, I only need four or five pages of notes each year. Thus, next year, I'm going to simplify the Christmas planner!
I also made an impromptu decision to post two strands of Christmas globe lights and a 24 inch Nutcracker on a local FB page. All left my home on the same day posted!
There will be more to share in 2021! With another move on the horizon in 2021, I will definitely be looking to release more things that no longer serve us, in addition to finding the right level of minimalism for us.
Thank you to everyone who reads about my decluttering and organizing. Sharing helps motivate me to get it done! My wish is that it inspires you to make your home, your spaces what you dream them to be. Decluttering is one decision at a time. It's a process, a journey that is very worth the effort.
See you next year!
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Beating Procrastination
Hello! A little update to my anti-procrastination list from yesterday:
take down all holiday decorations except the tree- wash our bedding
- clean the bathrooms
shred receipts- close out 2020 budget
- close out 2020 Christmas planner
read one chapter of new book
Monday, December 28, 2020
Overwhelm Becomes Procrastination
- take down all holiday decorations except the tree
- wash our bedding
- clean the bathrooms
- shred receipts
- close out 2020 budget
- close out 2020 Christmas planner
- read one chapter of new book
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Post Holiday Decluttering Report
I hope you had a beautiful celebration of the season last week!
It's the time of year where many people are ready to turn the calendar and wipe the slate clean. We are in the mindset to create new beginnings. Often one of the new beginnings is to declutter and get organized. Are you feeling that energy yet?
As you begin to let go, have you considered how the items will leave your home yet? What is your plan for the final exit?
We sold all of these online! I specifically used a Facebook Sale page for our local area.