Saturday, September 15, 2012

40 Bags in 40 Days

**UPDATED ON 09/15 FROM 09/02**

I got this idea from here, but tweaked it to meet the needs of our home.  I have only been working on this for a short time, but I thought I'd share.  I'm loving this!  

Here's the list I am working from:

1. junk drawer
2. utensil drawer
3. blip's drawer/cabinet (kitchen)
4. pantry
5. pantry
6. under the kitchen sink
7. inside fridge
8. spice cupboard 
8.1 cleaning above the cupboards
8.2 wiping out the inside of the upper cupboards 
8.3 oiling the cupboards
9. officer desk drawers
10. magazine rack
11. closet (my clothes)
12. closet (my shoes)
13. closet (mike's)
14. dresser drawers (mine)
15. dresser drawers (mike's)
16. night stand drawers (mine)
17. tv / dvd storage / cd storage
18. closet shelves (accessories)
19. jewelry drawer(s)
20. make-up bag
21. bathroom drawers/cabinet (mine)
22. kitchen cupboards
23. playroom closet
24. under bathroom sink (mike's side)
25. playroom (general de-cluttering!)
26. upstairs closet (hall)
27. upstairs closet (raelynn's room)
28. upstairs closet (office)
29. office (general de-cluttering) 
30. master bathroom linen closet
31. night stand drawers (mike's)
32. laundry room cupboards
33. under sink in laundry room
34. garage (cupboards)
35. garage (shelves)
36. garage (general)
37. my car
38. car center console
39. outside fridge
40. entryway closet/coat rack


I can't believe how great it feels to throw out a bag of crap from so many spaces around the house!!  Doing it this way makes each task so much less daunting.  Just pick one and go for it....then you can be done for the day.  I cleaned out about 1/2 my shirt section of my closet and about 20 pairs of shoes.  Blip's playroom is finally a playroom...and now I can start on some of the fun ideas I have to make that room complete.  And being able to close the junk drawer....what a concept, huh?

I will keep this updated as I move forward...I should have taken before and after pictures of the spaces I've done so far. Dang.

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