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Reader suggestion: Storing and disposing used paint
Reader Mike sent us the following tip that he adapted from an episode of TLC’s Clean Sweep:
Paint cans in my garage tend to reproduce and grow. Pretty quickly after various projects there is a collection of 1 gallon paint cans taking up huge amounts of space. When my wife and I went to finish painting a room, we discovered our less than half filled paint cans also thickened a little over time.
To put and end to this, I purchased a few 1 quart cans from the paint store for $1.88 a piece and poured the paint out of the gallon containers into these little guys. In the end, I wound up throwing away a very small amount of paint, but a very large amount of paint containers.
He added the following tip:
Paint in its liquid form is hazardous waste, however, as a solid it is safe to throw away. I combined all my left over paint into a single one gallon container, capped it, and saved it with the used lightbulbs for hazardous waste disposal. The rest of the [empty 1 gallon] cans were left outside in the sunlight to dry, then they were simply tossed.
Thank you, Mike, for the great tip!
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Record your uncluttering activities
Keeping a blog, digital photography journal, or a written journal detailing your uncluttering efforts can be a great way to stay on track with your organization efforts. Whether you’re trying to get things organized in your home or office, recording your improvements can be a worthwhile endeavor. For one thing, if you start to slip in your routines, it is good to have an outlet where you can review what you have already done.
Keeping a record of your improvements also can be fun. Think about weighing the clutter you remove from your home and keeping a “pounds lost” list. Write goofy poems about the things you find (”Ode to the single sock”). Video the transformation and then edit it into a 30 second speed film.
Uncluttering can be fun and stress relieving, and recording your success is a great way to stay on track with your progress.
Popularity: 51% [?]
Workspace of the Week: Student studio in NYC
This week’s Workspace of the Week is Powkang’s student studio in NYC. She lives in her workspace, so it’s pretty impressive. Check out both sides of her apartment studio, which she’s annotated. What I really love is her inspirational view of Manhattan.
It’s very cool that she keeps that view uncluttered.
Want to have your own workspace featured in Workspace of the Week? Submit a picture to the Unclutterer flickr pool. Check it out because we have a nice little community brewing there. Also, don’t forget that workspaces aren’t just desks. If you’re a cook, it’s a kitchen; if you’re a carpenter, it’s your workbench.
Popularity: 29% [?]
Reader inspired charging station
Reader Geek Novice sent us the following photographs:
A detailed explanation can be found on his blog here. His blog is written in Slovene, though, so we were happy that he kindly e-mailed us a few translations. In short, he purchased two meters (about six and a half feet) of pipe insulation from his local hardware store for about a dollar. He cut the foam tubing to his desired length, inserted a second slice, piled in the cords, and called it an uncluttered day.
We love this innovative, inexpensive, charging station. Thank you, Geek Novice, for sharing it with us!
Popularity: 35% [?]
Reader pics: Charles Smith’s uncluttered nursery
Having a baby can really test your ability to keep a tidy and uncluttered home. You can either give into the disarray and let your home descend into a constant state of clutter or you can make a conscience effort to straighten up your home.
Our daughter was quite active once she started crawling and pulling her self up. Her ability to grab anything and everything definitely contributed to my wife and I keeping our home less cluttered. We got rid of tons of items that were definitely clutter, but resided in our home for one reason or the other.
We also try to keep our daughter’s nursery in an uncluttered state. It isn’t easy and the room still gets a bit disastrous here and there, but it never really gets out of hand. Our daughter hasn’t reached the age where she can run around room like a tiny tornado wreaking havoc where ever she goes, but we are constantly trying to teach her that everything has its place.
That brings me to a reader’s submission about their nursery. Charles writes in his email:
Popularity: 24% [?]
Reader pics: Mike Hathaway’s garage project
One of the greatest aspects of my job is knowing that people are inspired by the advice that we give on Unclutterer.com. It should then be no surprise that when we received the following photos, I literally screamed with joy.
Reader Mike Hathaway sent us pictures of his recent garage uncluttering project. He did all of this amazing work in just one day!
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After:
Photos chronicling his project can be found here and a summary of what he did and how you can do the same are here.
Congratulations to Mike and his new garage!
Popularity: 10% [?]
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