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I realize I haven’t updated you on my decluttering journey for a couple of weeks.  I’ve had a few lumps, bumps, bruises, and breaks along the way.  But I wanted to share some of the progress that my dear husband and I made a couple weeks ago, before the crash and burn I experienced when everything got dumped into my multipurpose room.     I still haven’t dug out from that but, I’ve accepted the idea that life happens, setbacks occur, and it’s likely going to get worse in here before it gets better.   But I’ve also decided that I need to celebrate every little success!   And, if I’m celebrating, you’re celebrating with me; so...  grab your party hat and read on!   On M onday and Tuesday, July 6 & 7, Ray and I methodically decluttered, downsized, donated, tossed, and then cleaned and organized our remaining kitchen tools, gadgets, and supplies.    We washed everything in the kitchen down, lined the shelves, and the...

I'm still with you; but I'm really discouraged.   My dear husband and I embarked on a whole house declutter at the same time as I set out on my multi-purpose (MP) office/craft/sewing room declutter.   We agreed to spend one hour a day together decluttering "somewhere" in the apartment.   He would do the heavy lifting, I would do a quick sort and make the quick keep, toss, donate decisions; then, for the more complicated boxes, I would bring them into the MP room to work on papers and personal clutter until a decision was made.   This process usually meant six to eight more hours of work every day for me than for him; but I didn't mind.   I was able to clear some of the clutter in the shared areas of the apartment and make progress on clearing the clutter in the MP room.   I had even cleared enough flat space that I could craft or sew if I had the notion.   Last week we got the entryway closet cleared out and made significant progress getting th...