tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474350601993629544.post5191043710297514295..comments2023-10-24T00:48:31.740-07:00Comments on Beryl's Tulsa Blog: Do You Do The De - cluttering?Berylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474350601993629544.post-63547862011624754272012-01-31T09:26:57.578-08:002012-01-31T09:26:57.578-08:00Well Terri, here's an idea - get a good lookin...Well Terri, here's an idea - get a good looking chest type thing for your donation storage. We inherited just such a thing from my husband's mother but I'll bet they are easy to find.Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474350601993629544.post-27855350389345391282012-01-30T15:17:05.428-08:002012-01-30T15:17:05.428-08:00Decluttering is a constant battle at our house. M...Decluttering is a constant battle at our house. My husband keeps far more storage than I do and also devotes hours to his organizing and re-organizing. I keep a cardboard box in our bedroom into which I place clothing I think I'm ready to part with and often I catch myself digging stuff back out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474350601993629544.post-39431062571136129022012-01-30T09:21:28.389-08:002012-01-30T09:21:28.389-08:00Oh Shelley, you have a situation that is a cross b...Oh Shelley, you have a situation that is a cross between my husband and me. He is an only child of divorced parents who in the last 20 years has inherited the contents of two separate households. And as an only nephew, has a ton of stuff from his only uncle. Most of it very high quality antiques, in addition to being sentimental. So even though he feels (as you say it) overburdened, how does he do a serious clear out? You answered it already - slowly!<br />I agree about being so over a craft - for me it's quilting. I will never quilt again, but cross-stitch is something I take up every 10 years, usually so I can make cute Christmas ornaments.Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474350601993629544.post-88115960648699342752012-01-30T01:00:26.204-08:002012-01-30T01:00:26.204-08:00Beryl, you sound like a woman after my own heart, ...Beryl, you sound like a woman after my own heart, you surely do! I'm finding that the unclutter experts disagree about the one year rule for some items of specialty wear like party clothes. If you use and love everything you have, why would anyone say it was clutter? I'm more plagued by the party tops I can't wear but cling to, the craft stuff I know I won't use (I'm so over cross-stitch), the books I have no intention of reading. I'm thinking that my next big goal is to have a serious clear out. If that means I get to go shopping to replace it all, so be it! I'm never going to be anything near to ruthless, it's just not possible, but I would like to feel a bit less...burdened. It's a new chapter for me, this overloaded feeling, so I'm going slowly...(Ha!) Veerrrry slooowllly.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.com