Comments on: Three uncluttered activities you can do on a lazy Saturday

By: Shandos Cleaver

Shandos Cleaver — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:12:48 +0000

Going through magazines, old cards and other bits of paper is quite a fun way to pass a lazy afternoon or evening. At the moment, here in Sydney, it’s been raining a lot, so I wrote a post about your article linking to it
(http://declutteryrlife.blogspo.....ekend.html).

By: Scott Chandler

Scott Chandler — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:09:48 +0000

I love Dropbox.com. For me the killer feature isn’t the 2-3 gig of free internet storage, it is the fact that it will automatically sync up files on multiple computers. Anything stored in the Dropbox folder gets copied to all of your computers every minute or so.

Dropbox.com has a referral program where you can get an extra 250 mb free for every person you sign up (limit 4). Both the referrer and the referree get the bonus space. I have one invitation left so only the first person who signs up can get 250 mb free from this URL:

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE2MTQ2NTQ5

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:23:54 +0000

I definitely need to catch up on going though magazines. And putting some things on eBay sounds tempting as well.

By: Sandra Wilde

Sandra Wilde — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:08:24 +0000

Better than scanning the articles from Vanity Fair – realizing that you can find them on the magazine’s website should you want to read them again. Not true for every magazine, but true for many.

When my old magazines pile up, I try when possible to just pitch them without looking through them.

I solved the issue of laundry room clutter by moving from a house in Oregon to an apartment in NYC. The laundry room is for the building, not in my apartment. Better yet, several months after I moved in, the washer was out of commission so I took my clothes to the laundry a few doors down and have done so ever since. $10 or so a week for wash and fold. NYC is a splendidly easy place to live.

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:49:53 +0000

I saw this called “Gnat Killing” in an article–those annoying little tasks that aren’t hard, but are annoying while unfinished. That’s why I love snow days–I putter, sort, purge, tidy, toss and organize. I don’t plan the tasks, just settle in a room and start. I have enjoyable music playing, and always reward myself when done.

By: From Now Till I do

From Now Till I do — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:12:57 +0000

Useful post! I spent this weekend sorting out laundry which left me feeling so much more relaxed, no more clutter.

Also agree about Dropbox, once I signed up I no longer had to spend time worrying about whether my precious pictures were okay and now I know everything I do gets backed up.

By: Ish

Ish — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:57:44 +0000

@Karyn: Depending on the brand of the computer, many have a “hidden” partition that allows you to reload the machine to “factory state”. Check the manufacturers website online.

Today is audition day, and I will be reviewing bills and filling out benefit applications while the girl child is performing. I keep the “undone” stack in a zippered case that I can take with me easily.

Later, it’s sprinkler system review day where I run the system on manual and check every sprinkler head for existence (!), direction and leakage. A royal pain, but very necessary. Then, this evening, retrieving the boy child from a weekend jaunt and preparing menus for the week ahead. Looking forward to going to the market tomorrow evening – fresh vegies!

By: Kara

Kara — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:29:57 +0000

I have folders for receipes I want to try, and they were overflowing.. went through and tossed the ones I don’t think I’m really going to make.. or have made and didn’t like.

By: Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com

Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:25:42 +0000

Backing up your home computer is a great one that hardly anyone does but we all know we should! Good post.

By: Gianpaolo Pietri | The Optimalists

Gianpaolo Pietri | The Optimalists — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:43:57 +0000

If I went through all my old magazines. I would be here a month. Not to mention scanning articles I like into my computer. I should probably get started.

By: Jaky Astik

Jaky Astik — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:41:44 +0000

Depends dear. It’s who you are that defines your Saturday unclutter activities. A student has some other thing to unclutter while his mom has something else to unclutter.

Nice advice though! Like it.

By: Dawn F.

Dawn F. — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:18:02 +0000

I’ll be cleaning out, straightening up and re-organizing my gift wrap/paper/bags storage totes. I have 1 long tote that holds our rolled wrapping paper, tissue and gift bags and then 1 square tote that holds all of our bows, ribbons, tags and pens. A few times each year I like to go through the boxes and see if anything needs to be tossed in the recycling bin and/or to see if I can share anything with my mom and/or to see what I have for upcoming holidays (Valentines is fast-approaching)!

I LOVE wrapping gifts – making them extra special and personal is fun for me and hopefully makes the receiver’s smile even bigger.

LOVE this blog! Unclutterer rocks!

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:18:34 +0000

Here’s an idea for your loose change. Place a jar or two strategically to collect it. I have a jar in my closet where I empty my pockets when I take off my slacks, and can empty change from my wallet regularly. If there are multiple people in the house, it might help to have a jar in the laundry room, too, so you can collect coins when you check pockets at laundry time.

When the jar is full take it to the Coinstar machine at your grocery store. You’ve seen those green machines but you’ve been reluctant to use them because they charge a commission to convert your coins to bills, right? Well, yest, BUT if you convert your coins to gift certificates for certain merchants (Amazon and Lowes among them) the merchant pays the commission so you get 100% of the value of your coins. Check out the details including the minimum value of coins for this sort of offer at http://www.coinstar.com

I’m not affiliated with Coinstar — just a happy customer.

Cheers!

By: Karyn

Karyn — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:13:23 +0000

I back up my important files on a regular basis, but I have what is probably a question everyone else knows the answer to: How do I back up my OS (in this case, Windows XP)? My computer came with the OS loaded onto it, and if it ever crashes, won’t I need to reload the OS before I can do anything else with it? Please advise.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:07:32 +0000

It’s 13 degrees here in NY so my husband and I stayed home and went through a lot of his stuff – he decided to start selling a lot of it on eBay. We spent the day listing items for sale!