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Started 1 year ago by coffeequeen
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coffeequeen
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Hi everyone! Recently after having my little girl my home has become over filled with stuff. So I have decided that it is time to declutter our home and let go of the stress that has come with the mess.

I live in a pretty small two bedroom apartment with my husband and daughter. My husband and I have never been very organized and are, dare I say, pack rats. Okay, well I guess we aren't really "pack rats" we just never seem to find the time to declutter and get rid of all the extra junk we have. And let me tell you living in a two bedroom apartment with a newborn is pretty darn difficult when family continues to give you stuff that they insist you will need but never end up using. So, I'm putting down my foot and getting our home and lives decluttered and organized!

I've never really done this before so any helpful tips would be very very greatly appreciated. Oh and anyone else struggle with being a procrastinator?

Posted 1 year ago #
cjhaab
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Thanks for posting in! Sounds like you have a good attitude and good reasons to stay motivated. Procrastination is universal... otherwise we'd all be on top of things. HA.

Helpful tip #1: Start with a little goal and once you experience achieving that, momentum will carry you along. For instance, sort out one drawer in your bathroom or kitchen. Procrastinate on the rest for just awhile - it's okay. But I bet after one drawer is sorted and purged, you will be excited to continue.

Helpful tip #2: You don't have to accomplish the whole job in one day. As others have pointed out, decluttering and maintaining an organized home and life are life long pursuits. Have fun!

Posted 1 year ago #
pkilmain
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My latest anti-proscrastination effort is to set a timer (30 minutes now) and do as much as I can in that time. I'm aiming for 3 hours total today as DH is away from home and won't interrupt me.

Posted 1 year ago #
WendyTheWindbag
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Check out our before and after pics on flickr! Posting my before pics was a huge motivation to not procrastinate.

Posted 1 year ago #
ArcticFlamingo
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I am a terrible procrastinator and I often put things off because they are "too complicated" or "I don't have time." Recently, I read that it's easier to maintain a routine if you do it every day than if you do it less frequently. I try to set very achievable goals and hold myself to them.

For example, I had several boxes I needed to deal with. So I put all the boxes in my living room and promised myself that every single day I would remove at least one item from the living room - either by finding a place for it or by getting rid of it. Most days, I dealt with several items, but even on the worst busiest days, I held myself to dealing with at least one item. Rather than getting discouraged or finding excuses not to get the job done, I felt good about meeting my goal each day and did get the project done at a respectable pace.

I think the "A Thing A Day" thread in this forum is particularly inspiring for getting started and staying motivated to declutter.

Posted 1 year ago #
coffeequeen
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Thank you all so much for the awesome feed back! I'm actually getting pumped to declutter and organize this mess I call my home. :)

Posted 1 year ago #
badkitti
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Good luck! Remember its difficult to procrastinate small tasks - I tend to do things during commercial breaks on the telly - easily timed and back to youur fav show afterwards

Posted 1 year ago #

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