Days 6 through 15: Ten Days of Clutter

These are the things that I've gotten rid of in the last ten days:


Day 6 - Friday January 6, 2012  
A long over-shirt that I rarely ever wear

Day 7 - Saturday January 7, 2012  
An American Girl Craft Kit my daughter grew out of a long time ago

Day 8 - Sunday January 8, 2012  
Socks. Lots of socks!

Day 9 - Monday January 9, 2012  
A couple of wooden roosters

Day 10 - Tuesday January 10, 2012  
A crock pot and tea kettle that I returned to my son

Day 11 - Wednesday January 11, 2012
Planners from the past two years

Day 12 - Thursday January 12, 2012
Ski overalls. I can't for the life of me remember when these were last worn.

Day 13 - Friday January 13, 2012
Hair pick

Day 14 - Saturday January 14, 2012
A couple of things that needed to be returned to the store but never were: a dress bag and a sink stopper

Day 15 - Today! Sunday January 15, 2012
Hangers

Day 362 - Measuring Spoons & Cups

Measuring spoons and cups are being donated today. Some of them are missing and I don't need them anyway. I have plenty of others. 

Day 348 - Dish Drainer

Sometimes things simply lose their usefulness. That was the case with this dish drainer. Since it wasn't being used, it became warped and useless. Time to toss it!

Today's quote: "Life is too short to dwell on what doesn't get done. Celebrate what you do every day and start fresh each morning." ~ Marla Cilley, Flylady

Day 287 - Rooster Painting

I collect roosters for my kitchen, but I have become bored with this rooster painting. Shall I donate it to charity? I think I will.

Quote for today: "Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants." ~ Benjamin Franklin

I think the word "stuff" could be inserted into that sentence where the word "money" is and mean pretty close to the same thing. I know all my "stuff" hasn't made me happy... and the more of it I have the more UN-happy I become. It's clutter, it's in the way, and I'm getting rid of it!

Day 284 - Refrigerator Magnets

Today I have decided to clear off my cluttered refrigerator and get rid of several magnets. Please note that some of these were not actually on the refrigerator, but in a box on top of it.

Quote for today: "Decluttering tip: Ask yourself do I need this? How long has it been since I used this? Do I need so many?" ~ Deniece Schofield

Day 278 - Cloth Napkins

I have quite a few cloth napkins in different colors and fabrics. These particular napkins are faded and stained. I don't need that many anyway, so I'm paring down, and removing these from my home. 

Today's quote: "It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture." ~ Benjamin Franklin

Day 260 - Schnapps

About a decade ago as my aunt and uncle were getting rid of things while preparing to move, my aunt gave me a bottle of Peach Schnapps from her kitchen. I brought it home and put it away in an upper cabinet. I don't think I'm ever going to drink it and so today it became my declutter item.

Quote for today: "People are disorganized because they think they have to be perfectionists about it. Stage one is to keep it simple, and we can tweak it later." - Betsy Fein, President of Clutterbusters!!

Day 218 - Refrigerator Magnets

Today's decluttered item is a set of refrigerator magnets. It is  kind of cute, yes, but my refrigerator is too cluttered with things like these. It's time to minimalize and give it a more streamlined look. 

Quote for today: "In a sense, clutter is the end result of procrastination." – Jeff Campbell

Day 215 - Springform

The other part of this springform cake pan is missing and has been missing for quite some time. I kept thinking it would suddenly reappear, but not so. I have finally decided that without its mate, it shall meet its fate. Bye-bye, springform.

Quote for the day: "Your home did not get messy in a day and it is not going to get clean overnight." – Marla Cilley, The Flylady

Day 207 - Lunch Bag

I got rid of a lunch bag back on Day 183, and today I have decided to purge my kitchen of another one. I simply cannot see any point in keeping something that I do not love and is not being used. 

Quote for the day:  "Keep only what you USE. Keep only what you LOVE. The rest is just useless clutter and it needs to go." ~ from A Thrifters Decluttering Guide at thriftcore.com .

Day 206 - Christmas Platter

This melamine Christmas platter has been sitting on top of my refrigerator for eons. I always wanted to give it to someone at Christmas piled high with cookies. A number of Christmases have come and gone and the platter is still here. But not for long. It's going into the donation box right now!

Today's quote... 

"Unclutterer: Someone who chooses to get rid of the distractions that get in the way of a remarkable life." ~ Erin Rooney Doland

Day 198 - Ice Trays & Jars

Oh yes, I'm still at it, ridding my home of its clutter. Today I got rid of a couple of ice trays and some mason jars. I put them in one of the donation boxes. 

Day 195 - Hot Pads

Today I'm saying so long to a couple of hot pads. 

Day 183 - Lunch Bag

Today I got rid of an old lunch bag. It still looks new in the picture, but it is actually pretty old and yucky. Bye, old bag!

Day 181 - Plastic Cutlery

This is the time of year for picnics and summer gatherings, especially with the 4th of July shortly upon us. So why am I getting rid of plastic cutlery? Well, because it has been in a buffet cabinet drawer that also had some air freshener stored in it. The plastic absorbed the smell of the air freshener. Want to taste that with every bite of baked beans and potato salad? I don't. So it's trashed.