Slaying the Clutter Dragon, part 5: Nitty, Gritty, and Dirty
This post about didn’t happen–but determination (and frustration/anger) won the day. Despite feeling generally awful all week (again, I was not about to let this project down in the middle. I’m a...
View ArticleSlaying the Clutter Dragon, part 6: A Swipe at the Dragon’s Leg
As late as 4:00 yesterday, I resisted working on the next part of the closet, which I’d ambitiously assigned myself last week. Procrastination plus a stomach bug and a series of headaches kept me away...
View ArticleClutter Interlude: Finding the Stuff You Put Away
(Don’t worry, I’m still progressing on the Clutter Dragon Saga! I’m just taking a little time off to regroup before I continue my onslaught on the evil Closet of Hoarding. ) Today’s post is about a...
View ArticleSlaying the Clutter Dragon, part 7: A Desperate Sally Forth
Despite pain from old injuries in my right wrist and right ankle, this clutter warrior managed to battle the closet enough to clear one more shelf. This post, while being just a little shorter than...
View ArticleSlaying the Clutter Dragon, part 8: Where the Beast Hides
Throughout this series, I’ve been cleaning and de-cluttering, reclaiming my bedroom inch by inch. Wait, let me rephrase that. Throughout this series, I’ve been moving junk around and not really dealing...
View ArticleSlaying the Clutter Dragon, part 9: Hacking Away at the Cache
The siege on the Clutter Dragon’s hidden hoard continues, with another week and another installment of sorting clutter. ONWARD! This week, I began with this mountainous pile you see below: This pile,...
View ArticleSlaying the Clutter Dragon, part 10: A Look Back
In 10 weeks, I’ve come so far in my war on clutter. From barely being able to swing my bedroom door fully open, now I can walk freely through nearly half the room, and I’ve cleaned out over half the...
View ArticleWardrobe Purge: The Beginning
So I started cleaning out my wardrobe over the last couple of weeks… And if you’re thinking this is the “before” picture, you’d be wrong. This is actually the “after” picture, with the wardrobe reduced...
View ArticleWardrobe Purge: Cleaning and Fixing the Clothes that Go
(Author’s Note: Sorry this second installment of the Wardrobe Purge series took so long–the Procrastinator Queen strikes again. :P) Once you’ve determined which clothes you want to sell or donate, it’s...
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