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I’ve been lurking in this thread for a while now, and want to join in!
My biggest problem here is clutter, and indecisiveness. I put off getting rid of/dealing with clutter because it forces me to make a decision…what do I do with it? Where should I put it? Will I ever use it? Ad infinitum.
I had been on the FlyLady bandwagon several years ago, and I was starting to do really well, but then I had a miscarriage with complications, and kind of let my routine fall apart after that. I finally became irritated enough with the clutter to get my house back into some semblance of order, then I went on a diet and lost a whole bunch of wieght.
I was doing pretty well last year, but cleaning still was difficult because of all my deferred decisions about our stuff. You know what they say about organizing clutter… :rolleyes: . Then I got pregnant again, and had our third son this fall. I turned 43 just before he was born. I had been in excellent shape when I got pregnant, so it was a quite a surprise to me how difficult that pregnancy was. I was in and out of the hospital for nausea, dehydration and preterm labor right up until he was born. I did make it to full term, but that was in part due to being on strict bedrest.
While I was on bedrest, our barely-under-control house spiraled out of control. I have been getting rid of clutter on and off since recovering from my C-sec, but I really need to step it up quite a bit, and get brutal with the disposal of our unused possesions.
I’m going to get a dishwasher in a few weeks, and I need to empty two lower cabinets to make space for it. We have an insane amount of duplicate cookware. When we bought this house, we “inherited” most of the former owner’s stuff, plus our own largesse. She had lots of Calphalon, which we kept because it’s supposed to be good, and it is quite expensive. The problem is, I hate the stuff. I’m used to cooking in my old Revere pans I’ve had since I left home over two decades ago. I’m OCD enough that I like to stir often throughout the whole time I’m cooking, so I tend not to need nonstick pans, unless they are frying pans. I’m having a hard time getting rid of stuff like that, so it takes up real eastate for years, helping no one.
What I have decided to do with the Calphalon, and a lot of the other duplicate kitchen stuff, is set it aside for my oldest son. We have a whole basement that is empty (because we are inherently lazy and we have to lift a trap door in the floor to access the steps down there). He is fifteen now, and will be needing stuff for his first place in a few years. So, I need some plastic tubs to put it in, label it, and take it to the basement till he needs it. Whatever we have more than two of will go to the thrift shop. Our next son to need stuff for his stuff for his first apartment is only six now, and I’m quite sure, with our gadget-accumulation abilities, I will be able to make a new bunch of boxes for him, when the time comes. 
Before I can do that, I need to empty some plastic tubs of craft supplies that have taken over the closets upstairs. Here is where I need to make some decisions and get RID of things I’ve kept for years and years. Either I need to set aside some time each day to finish the projects, call them trash and toss them, or donate them to the thrift shop. I imagine I’ll run across some funny, “What was I thinking?” projects as I go along.
Today, I’m going to empty at least one tub of craft crap, so I can use it to reclaim my kitchen cabinet space.
My dream house has lots of interesting arts and craft on the walls, lots of plants, very little un-needed furniture, and lots of open space. I can turn this cluttered mess into that house by Spring, if I stick with it.
Sorry this post got so long!
I am very encouraged by your posts, so count me in!
I think I should take your lead and declare Saturdays ‘Paper Days’. This junking stuff in small increments isn’t cutting it with me.