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    How do you motivate yourself to clear out the junk? I have tons of stuff i dont wear or use and i just cant bring myself to get into the mindframe to clear it all out. Usually i put some good music on and get ruthless but its not working. How do u guys like to de clutter?
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    I think if I haven't worn or used it in 6 months it's gotta go. Except for shoes they are hard to get rid of. You could move just like I did and that makes you declutter.

    Do you have a thrift store you could take things to there?
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    I could use some more stuff, so put it in a box and mail it to me!!

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    Oooh....I do like they do on "Clean House". I take everything out of the room all together. Only put back the stuff you want. It's like moving in all over again. Fresh and clean!

    Trash everything else (or donate, recycle etc).
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    Quote Originally Posted by txchick008 View Post
    Oooh....I do like they do on "Clean House". I take everything out of the room all together. Only put back the stuff you want. It's like moving in all over again. Fresh and clean!

    Trash everything else (or donate, recycle etc).
    Thats a really good idea! Thanx

    Yea my shoes are stayin , they are my babies! I think im gonna get my sister to help me as she will tell me that i dont need books i had as a teen lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by txchick008 View Post
    Oooh....I do like they do on "Clean House". I take everything out of the room all together. Only put back the stuff you want. It's like moving in all over again. Fresh and clean!

    Trash everything else (or donate, recycle etc).
    That's what I was trying to do! It's hard though. I made a thread about cleaning too.

    I put on music-like the Star Wars soundtrack or something. Makes me feel like attacking. I'm going to throw out some stuff RIGHT now.

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    I have nevr been one for clutter. I am constantly throwing stuff out , I never keep anything I dont use. If it's a gift or something, I can appreciate the thought and throw it out, it took my husband awhile to get used to that he was like "but my mom gave you that! ", now he's like "oh, that was nice of her, want me to throw it out?(or give it away or whatever)" lol, i guess im the opposite of clutter. I don't get attached to material things, the only things I have that are important to me are my letters/pictures, wedding ring and my teddy bear Bennie.

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    I make a big pot of coffee and just start drinking. The caffine in fresh brewed coffee makes me so hyper I can't sit still, I'm like a cleaningt maniac!



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    Default Re: Trying to have a clear out.....

    i think it's fly lady who suggests going round with a trash bag and chucking out 27 things a day... clothes, old receipts, junk.... whatever - makes it less painful apparently.

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    Omg I am terrible at this. I'm the type of person who keeps EVERYTHING. I'm talking about receipts, old magazines, movie tickets, USED GIFT WRAPPING from someones gift to me!!!, terrible, terrible.

    I swear, I need help. My great grandma was the same excact way, I remember me and my dad going to her house and him going in her closet and throwing away her stuff, her closet was PACKED. I remember feeling sad about how much things she had and how she was living and it makes me mad that he would go into her home and mess with her things which was none of his business but now I'm turning into her and I don't want to do that, HELP!!!

    ...ok I feel better now that I've gotten that out, sry for the thread jack,

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    I cleaned some stuff out! Hurrah! Must keep going.

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    So did I! Reading this thread inspired me I gutted the closet in the Study - it was stuffed to the top with overflowing boxes! Woo.
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    I need to do that right now. It's like the longer I put it off the harder it gets for me to make myself get to it. I use to not be this bad but there is so many more appealing things to do, like be here on sw

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    man, i guess i know how i'm spending my day. thanks sw for the kick in the ass.

    when i do it, i'm good at it. starting is the hard part.

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    [email protected] thought of all us sw'ers in aprons!
    Well i have sorted out all my clothes so thats a good start!
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    I threw out a ton today. Yay. It's starting to get handleable. Still have the boxes in the basement to tackle though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by txchick008 View Post
    Oooh....I do like they do on "Clean House". I take everything out of the room all together. Only put back the stuff you want. It's like moving in all over again. Fresh and clean!
    haha, I love that show. Actually, watching a few episodes of that helps me get motivated to clean when I didn't feel like it before!
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    Quote Originally Posted by RoseLeigh View Post

    I put on music-like the Star Wars soundtrack or something. Makes me feel like attacking. I'm going to throw out some stuff RIGHT now.
    Try the Pirates of the Carribean soundtrack, and swashbuckle through the clutter!

    um...yeah...I'm a dork. But it works.
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    First of all... take lots and lots of photos of things like books and CDs that you can easily sell for $ and space and are easy to replace. That way you won't miss them!

    What helped me a ton was to go to Guam for 3 months, personally. I lived out of 2 suitcases and thought about how easy it was to survive that way and how I did not need all of the things I had at home. I got rid of tons of stuff after that!

    <<a review of a GREAT book about cleaning.
    <<the best blog ever focused on getting rid of extraneous stuff.

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    $$$ Sell that shit on craigslist!!!!

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    More room for new stuff!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sveta View Post
    Try the Pirates of the Carribean soundtrack, and swashbuckle through the clutter!

    um...yeah...I'm a dork. But it works.
    I am so trying that! Do you think batman soundtrack will work?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Glamgirl View Post
    I am so trying that! Do you think batman soundtrack will work?
    YES totally! So does Raiders of the Lost Ark, FTR. *hearts new cable modem*

    Once I get through this next week of horror, I'm going to clean more.

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    Raiders of the lost ark duly noted!
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