Library done!

I can't tell you how good it looks and feels! I purged 4 shelves of books! 6 bins of crap. ( from the before picture top shelves ). Went through tons of paper stuff. Photos, cd, videos , rearranged my vintage suit case collection onto the shelves. Most are emptied of just junk and now 3 hold family photos. Tagged with what is inside. All drawers organized . All boxes gone through . Craft supplies organized. I didn't purchase a thing just using what I had. Now I even have more visual space in this somewhat heavy room. Dark woods, oriental rug, heavy desk,victrola, but now it does seem lighter. Moving on some items really helped and now the door to the upstairs can be fully opened! The purge continues . Now I just need to get items out of the dinning room. Out of the mudroom and into my car for good riddance to good will! Feeling successful over here today. 

The struggle is real

So still getting over the flu/sinus crud.... 

And yesterday I got rid of went through a mountain of " paper stuff " and now I'm stuck!!!! But I'm hoping after looking at some blogs... Doing some reading on clutter I will have the strength necessary to continue the purge....this is the before picture actually I had started then the flu hit. My strategy is throw all the trash on the floor .... Put other stuff away where it belongs. Then start the purge. I do have an empty desk drawer at this point but still need to stop the procrastination !

If you are reading this please drop a note of you too are struggling with stuff

The flu!

Not much happening here I have the flu! Eww! They say 5 to 7 days. Iam on day 5 I can breathe again. Still feel wore out. We got a little snow last night. If your reading this I hope you are all healthy! Till later. Sharon

Cable clutter!!

Yay! I got the cable clutter half way done! In the living room. Baby steps people baby steps! So an online friend recommended these cable covers. Ahhh. I love them. I need a few more to Finnish the job but I'm working on that too. We removed any cords we weren't using. And covered some, and relocated a few more. The router found a new home. Now I just need to tackle the tangle of cords behind the tv. I've purchased some tacky hooks to hang them in behind our stereo cabinet . But for now at least I have a plan. I also finished a piece of art work ( do more of what I love). Goals for 2016. I removed a large photograph to hang the new piece. And yes I had to paint the wall first. Have you ever read if you give a mouse a cookie???? Same principle. I started just wanting to clear clutter and ended up painting a wall. And I learned, that you can just paint one wall at a time. I've also-discovered these tiny I guess you could say slim paint rollers. Very neat and not heavy at all. Wish I had known about these before I gave myself tennis elbow from painting a room in one day! That was a different room back in the fall. Here are some pictures of the changes .

The library is next....

Brrrrrrrrrr!

Bi

Bird watching and napping, happening here! Not much else. Going to dinner tonight with girl friends, Indian cuisine . Or I would not be going out!!!

Clutter

So I am doing it! I did the bedroom closet today ( mine). Last summer I got rid of a ton of clothing. This is round 2 I did the reading on 33 pieces of clothing in a capsule. One for every 3 months 333! I think I've got it! This is a big deal. Mind you I live in Indiana we truly have 4 seasons. And yes sometimes in the same day! I also live on a farm with livestock, I garden, paint, and I also own a vintage shop. Sometimes I teach preschool. That's a lot of very different hats. Don't get me wrong I love all those hats. I am just trying not to have a full wardrobe for each one. No matter jeans I wear on the farm are not so great for a boutique ! So after doing some reading on the subject I put down my iPad and went to work. Very quickly I made 2 piles as I pulled out each piece of clothing I didn't pull out what I wanted to keep. One pile for maybe and 1 pile get rid of. I packed up the maybe to the basement in Rubbermaid 1 large bin. Then the rest to go! I got a little rolling cart for my folded jeans. To tuck into my closet. I hung up all scarves/ belts on door. Some dresses I put in my husbands closet. To long for mine. My large dresser houses my socks, and under clothes, pjs, leggings , tshirts shorts ect. It's nearly empty . I can clearly see everything in it. I still have outer ware to deal with a little more. I took a lot to good will before Christmas . Laundry should be easier now too. Easy to put away my least favorite part. I did get rid of some shoes too. I put the Rubbermaid so I can easily get to it if I need to. Well time to go feed the horses! That's my progress report for now!

 

Happy new year to you!

A rare horse bird was visiting the bird feeders this morning!