This week’s clutter project is one of those painful ones I would rather you not see. However, I am going to let you see it because I want you to know you are not the only one with clutter issues.
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That would be the top of my beautiful antique dresser. I hate to say it, but it lives in this clutter state a lot of the time. I always look at it going ” I don’t have time for that today” and then it gets a bit worse and a bit worse.
Honestly, though it didn’t take long to clean up. I was done in around 15 minutes.
I first took everything off the top of the dresser and gave it a good dusting with Method wood cleaner. Then I spent most of the rest of the time sorting through the pile.
In the end, this was all that ended up back on the top of the dresser. Most of what was in the huge mess were papers that needed to be recycled or shredded as well as items that belonged else where.
I am hoping to keep the items on my dresser to things that fit on the gold tray. Hopefully, I will succeed.
What area of your home did you declutter this week?
What 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
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Update: I finished this challenge – below are the links to all my weekly updates showing my progress.
- 52 Weeks To A Simplified Home: Week One
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Mary says
i bet you feeling a bit of accomplishment. Every bit helps. I just recently purged files. It felt so good. Keep on plugging along!
Victoria says
Thanks! You too!
shelleyb says
I’ve been watching most of your posts this year- cleaning a small manageable zone at a time. Finally, it’s July and I started with one son’s room. His room looks great. Some items to trash. Some items a “maybe” craigslist pile. Thanks for the boost!