52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week 25 Update

So this week I started in a room I have been dreading to simplify for quite some time now – our master bedroom. In our house, though it should be renamed “master dump room.”

Our master bedroom is where we dump stuff that we don’t know where to store while we are working on remodeling projects in our home. The problem is months, years even, after the remodel project is done the stuff is still in our master bedroom.

The room itself isn’t that large which makes the problem worse. Plus, I also have a tiny area where I do my blogging work making the room feel even more crowded.

Looking at the mess is overwhelming to me. I decided to take a bit of my own medicine and “snail pace it.” I started with a tiny area.

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This is my night stand. Now the only one responsible for dumping stuff here is me! I clear it off once a month or so but life has been busy, and it has been several months since I have decluttered it.

In case you are wondering about the jump rope. Jump rope is something I never conquered as a child (super klutzy, still am really) so well over a year ago I decided to buy one and finally conquer it.  Haven’t quite gotten around to that goal yet.

I cleared the entire top of the bedside table off and gave it a good dusting with Method wood cleaner. I like the low odor scent of it.

I found around one dozen ponytail holders in amongst all the stuff that was on my nightstand. The discovery caused me to march into my daughter’s room and apologize. You see I had blamed her for losing them all.

I am in the middle of growing out my bangs, and I rip out my ponytail holder just as I turn out the light out each night. Why I never thought to check my nightstand in the morning when I was looking for one to put in my hair for the day is beyond me.

Much better. Just what I use each night is on the nightstand. My devotional, gratitude journal, my jar full of homemade lavender coconut body cream and a jump rope. Okay so I don’t use the jump rope each night, but I couldn’t bear to throw it out yet.

Why? because I am a big believer in inching forward in goals. I might not have made time for conquering the jump rope yet..but… there is always next year.

In the mean time, I promise I will find a better home for it. 🙂

What area of your home did you declutter this week?

Don’t forget to join the Snail Pace Clutter Removers  Facebook group, where you can share your progress, and receive encouragement.

A few great posts to help you with your clutter roadblocks…

• How To Start Decluttering When You Feel Overwhelmed By It
• How To Declutter When You Just Don’t Feel Like It
• 4 Essential Items For Efficient Decluttering

View the plan and grab your free 52-week planning sheet here

Update: I finished this challenge – below are the links to all my weekly updates showing my progress.

1. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week One
2. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Two
3. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Three
4. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Four
5. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Five
6. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Six
7. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Seven
8. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Eight
9. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Nine
10. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Ten
11. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Eleven
12. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twelve
13. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirteen
14. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Fourteen
15. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Fifteen
16. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Sixteen
17. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Seventeen
18. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Eighteen
19. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Nineteen
20. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty
21. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty-One
22. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty-Two
23. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty-Three
24. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty-Four
25. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty-Five (you are here)
26. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty-Six
27. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty-Seven
28. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty-Eight
29. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Twenty-Nine
30. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty
31. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty-One
32. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty-Two
33. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty-Three
34. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty-Four
35. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty-Five
36. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty-Six
37. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty-Seven
38. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty-Eight
39. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Thirty-Nine
40. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty
41. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty-One
42. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty-Two
43. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty-Three
44. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty-Four
45. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty-Five
46. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty-Six
47. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty-Seven
48. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty-Eight
49. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Forty-Nine
50. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Fifty
51. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Fifty-One
52. 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week Fifty-Two