I was going to add to the August purge thread but realized what I wanted to post is a little different, although decluttering does fit in there too.
I have been going through things with an eye to organizing what I have, and paring down or adding too if necessary, trying to upgrade my everyday living.
Here are two examples:
Bought a new set of antique silverplated silverware to use as everyday, very inexpensive on ebay, then bought a 2.50 plastic tableware organizer and put it on top of the counter, as there is no room for them in the drawer.
They look very nice.
Husband gave in and built me a privacy fence between the house and the barn, and all of the wood was sourced here at the house--he put posts out of a tree he had felled, and we used wood we found in the loft of the barn and the woodshed for the cross pieces and the fencing pieces. I will try to upload a pic later but it has not been letting me upload pictures, even after I resize them.
So it was a big win, as he pulled the wood out of the loft and found ants, etc. and there were lots of damaged pieces and he cut all that off, so now loft is clearer, and the wood is actually being used.
Anyone else trying to organize things and make sure they are being used?