Decluttering

I've been wanting to tackle decluttering my house for ages now. I am somewhat of a pack-rat. I love to keep everything - especially papers that have special meaning. This needs to stop and I need to get things in order. I feel that if my house has less clutter, that I'll have more joy in my home and less stress keeping all the junk in order.

UPDATE 8/14/16: I totally didn't make my original goal of 6 months in completing my house decluttering goal using the KonMari method! I decided to make smaller, monthly, tangible goals instead (it's all my schedule will permit!). Restarting and revamping - hoping that means I actual make progress in clearing my house of clutter! 

Goal:

• Have a home that is not cluttered with "things" and where every item has its place, where each item in the home brings joy to my family. 

Deadline:

• Started Wed July 22, 2015. 
• Complete in 6 months - January 22, 2016. 
• Revamped Start Date: August 14, 2016. 
• Complete by: Ongoing, not sure I can really have a "stop date" here.  

Obstacles:

• Getting too busy, doing other things instead of decluttering. 
• Getting distracted and not finishing a task. 
• Losing motivation. 

People/Groups/Organizations that can assist: 

• Marie Kondo's book: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
• Other Decluttering Books 
• Pinterest 
• Online resources: Organize 360, Blogs, Articles, Home Storage Solutions 101
• SMC Message board thread on decluttering 

Benefits of Achieving the Goal:

• Having house in order. 
• No more boxes and boxes of stuff taking up room. 
• Nothing to leave for someone else to clean up. 
• Everything in order. 

Skills needed to acquire to attain the Goal:

• Discipline 
• Motivation 
• Task-oriented 
• Staying on task 

Old Plan: See my KonMari page for my "old plan" that didn't really work for me!

New Plan: **UNDER CONSTRUCTION**

Tracking Progress: 

• 8/26/16: Sorting Kid's Clothes

Updated: August 2015