Christmas Cleanout 2020: Let's Get Started

I'm hosting a challenge on the Organized Friends Facebook Page! You are invited to join in and spend the weeks and days up to Christmas getting your spaces cleaned out during the Christmas Cleanout Challenge. 

The theme is the number 20! 

Here are a few ideas on how to incorporate the number into your decluttering:

• Gather 20 bags of items
• Declutter 20 spaces 
• Declutter for 20 minutes a day
• Declutter 20 items or more

If you chose bags of decluttering the size can be as small as a grocery bag or as big as a lawn bag. You know how much needs to go, so you decide! Find a notecard and make a tally of each bag. 

If you choose spaces, they can be as small as your purse, a drawer or as big as an entire room. You might focus on the ones that would be easiest to address, or the ones that are bothering you the most. Set yourself up to be successful, by breaking down large spaces into small spaces. Make a list of each space you will tackle and check them off as you go!

The last weeks of the year can be busy, but a few minutes peering into a drawer, the closet, cupboards or bins can help us still make progress on our clean out! Set a timer for 20 minutes and see what you can accomplish. When time is limited, it is wise not to empty a container in full as you may end up with a mess and find yourself frustrated. It helps to touch just one item and make one decision at a time. Have a bag or box designated to put your items in. 

This challenge does not have to be a daily commitment, but could be a commitment of just 20 days during the next 38 before Christmas or even the next 45 before New Years Day. 

The holidays may look different for some of us, or near normal. Either way there is still room to spend some time decluttering and the feeling of letting it go will be amazing!! We have been blessed with an abundance of things that have served their purpose. We can say thank you and send those items to others who will find joy in having them now. 

Here's to ending 2020 on a lighter note! I look forward to seeing what you accomplish and how creative you are with the theme of 20!