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Some of you may remember that when I started all these batches of 40 hours years ago (2016, I think!), I had 50 boxes of clutter in my upstairs hallway. All but 2 of those are gone now, but I have...

After the last houseguest left, I took a little break from decluttering, but now I'm ready to be back at it. I put in 1.5 hours today. New total: 35.5.

Wow, ToomuchStuff, it sounds like you are accomplishing a LOT! Congratulations!

TooMuchStuff, it does sound like you are dealing with a LOT. Be kind to yourself. I buy houseplants at nurseries or Trader Joe's and I lose a few every year because I'm still figuring out a watering...

I did 2 more hours on Saturday and 2 more on Sunday getting ready for guests. Our guest room is now functioning and really nice! I consider that an accomplishment that has directly grown out of the...

On Saturday, I dropped off an extra wastepaper basket at Goodwill and gave away an item on Buy Nothing. New total for month: 25.

I took 5 items to Goodwill today and returned 4 shirts to the store. Total this month: 23.

Love the picture, rosarugosa!

2 more hours today dealing with different hot spots and trying to get the guest room ready for guests. New total: 30.

I gave away 5 hand-me-downs to a friend and took 5 old towels to an animal shelter. Total for month: 14.

Yes, congratulations to all. Yay for an organized medicine cabinet, nswef!

I returned a pair of boots to the store. Total for month: 4.

Today, I faced the downstairs closet because, as I mentioned before, I needed to move about 3 boxes of junk and a painting I don't know where to hang (from the guestroom which I'm trying to make...

I gave away 3 items through our local Buy Nothing group - 2 pairs of shoes and a pair of pants.

I took 15 items to Goodwill today. Total for month: 44.

Thanks, Rosa and Nswef, for the encouragement.

Today I took a few things to Goodwill, dumped off a bunch of used ink cartridges for recycling at Staples, and got two new plants - one to replace...

Yes - they're too noisy at night to share with my daughter or me!

During my batches of 40 hours over the last 1-2 years, I've been working towards making our teeny third bedroom into a nice guestroom. The obstacles have been that it's always tempting to throw stray...

Took 2 items to the community fridge in our neighborhood.

Total for month: 29.

Just 2.5 hours today going through a lot of paper and clearing off the dining room table which is a hotspot. When the table is clear, I feel SO much better. I need to make that a priority going...

So true! We seem to have a lifetime supply of Scotch tape. :) Good to know! And thanks for the congrats.

I keep just walking in there and opening it :). EXTREMELY satisfying!

3 more hours today on the cupboards in the kitchen island and the kitchen "junk drawer," which I am hoping to just call "the drawer to the right of the sink" now.

I've included links to before and...

Iris Lilies and Rosa - thanks for the reassurance about the spices! One thing I've learned is to buy the smallest bottles I can because I rarely can use up any spice before the expiration date.

I'm trying to make a big push this weekend, so did 4 hours today.

I think the theme of today's decluttering was, "But I thought I just decluttered that!" I'm reorganizing some shelves in the...

This is very embarrassing to admit, but I went through my spice cupboards and found 27 bottles of expired spices to toss!