I am the opposite of a hoarder. Clutter drives me nuts. Our house is virtuously undecorated because I can't stand having things lay around. If I haven't worn something in a while, I sell it or give it away, depending on its value. I probably reorganize my closet and drawers two times a year at least. I've never had any problem getting rid of something because if it turns out I need it again, I just go get a new one. Well, those days, at least for the next 364, are gone. I am TERRIFIED to throw anything out all of a sudden. My husband said to me the other day, "You know, you could fill your shopping void with organizing and decluttering." My first thought was, "Sounds like FUN!" followed immediately by my second thought, "NO WAY! I MAY NEED SOMETHING LATER!!" This challenge may just turn me into a hoarder after all.
As much as I pride myself on being this way, we do have some, well, "cluttery" areas in our home. The biggest glaring one is our basement. It is known as the "gym/office/brewery/second kitchen/storage room." Needless to say, we've got a lot going on down there. And now we've decided we want to turn it into a guest room. So that means we've got a lot of things we need to either find new homes for within our house or get rid of completely. This would be a lot of fun except that I'm not sure how to part with any of it, and as far as relocating it, we can only do so much with the space we have. This is going to be my post-vacation project (yes, I'm sitting on the beach right now) - going through all the crappy-crap in my basement and finding new uses for it or getting rid of it. If only I could go to The Container Store and buy a bunch of cool organizing systems to help with the project. But, alas, I will be relying on Pinterest to assist me with all things organizing this year.
Spending total today - $25 on a flu shot - go me!
I am purging items in hopes that I won't be paying to store it if we get to spend a year in Germany with my husband's job. Then we will be living in a small 2 bedroom apartment and only having enough room for a few days groceries. It is going to be a HUGE life changing event for us if this goes through.
ReplyDeleteAs far as hoarding goes....I will get items that are really nice/special and instead of using them and enjoying them...I save them for who knows what. Well with the impending move I have been using those items!!!! It feels good actually!
Things are going to be expensive for me to buy overseas so I am hoping to live with what I have! Of course I won't be so lucky with the kids and their growth spurts!