For the last couple of days, I've been taking the folders full of receipts, bills, pay stubs, etc. and shredding them. Yesterday I shredded/recycled the 2006 papers, today I worked on 2007. I still have 2003, 2002, 2001, and 2000 to go. I'll be taking two very stuffed gorcery bags full of shredded paper to the Paper Gator today.
I can't believe what we haven't thrown out. I find titles to cars we don't have anymore, receipts for clothes/toys I've given away and old medical bills. I didn't get to a whole lot of decluttering on Monday, as I spent the day applying for several jobs, but I did get to do the vacuuming. (Received two callbacks already!) Happy news, UIA called yesterday and the claim went in my favor! So I can breathe a little bit here, but still looking hard for work. Looking forward to an interview on Friday!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Catching Up...
I decided to start this blog to log my trials, tribulations and triumphs in my pursuit of a more organized home. After working 13 years full time, I was let go from my job at the end of November 2008, and decided it was time to get the house in shape. In almost 15 years of married life, with 2 children (ages 6 and almost 8) we've accumulated a lot of things, and I happen to be a recovering packrat.
So far, I've cleared out things in my youngest daughter's closet, which was the home to our "rag pile" (lots of old t-shirts, sweaters, etc.) which was for events like drain backups or the time DH did not see a water shutoff valve when we took our sink out to put in a granite tile counter top. I felt like she should be able to use her own closet and not have all kinds of stuff in there preventing her from putting her own things in there. I've cleaned out my own closet as well, and taken a bag of things to my favorite thrift shop in Grand Rapids, the New 2 You store. I have yet to take an old bridesmaid dress out of my youngest daughter's closet and donate that to the thrift store, but maybe I'll do that this week. I've been able to get rid of 4 bags of junk mail and old papers and 3 more are on the way to the Paper Gator. Lots of shredding going on...
So far, I've cleared out things in my youngest daughter's closet, which was the home to our "rag pile" (lots of old t-shirts, sweaters, etc.) which was for events like drain backups or the time DH did not see a water shutoff valve when we took our sink out to put in a granite tile counter top. I felt like she should be able to use her own closet and not have all kinds of stuff in there preventing her from putting her own things in there. I've cleaned out my own closet as well, and taken a bag of things to my favorite thrift shop in Grand Rapids, the New 2 You store. I have yet to take an old bridesmaid dress out of my youngest daughter's closet and donate that to the thrift store, but maybe I'll do that this week. I've been able to get rid of 4 bags of junk mail and old papers and 3 more are on the way to the Paper Gator. Lots of shredding going on...
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