the queen of clutter: Please help!

[Guest guest]

Like Carol, one of my goals for 2005 is to organize my home

(therefore, my life?). I'm wondering if any of you are the " Mission

Organization " or " Clean Sweep " types. If so, do you have any advice

to help me gain control over my closets, desk, drawers, and

cupboards? My home is clean, but it sure is cluttered!

I'm the type to drop and dash..... While my stacks and piles are

proof that I'm active and involved in lots of things, I have to admit

that they steal away the peace and tranquility a more organized home

would provide. Anyone up to the task of suggesting a realistic system

and plan for organizing my home and my things?

Ready to reform LOL.

Melody

[Guest guest]

Gosh I wish I had a magic wand to wave my clutter away! I think my house

looks reasonably tidy, but it's superficial. The chaos lurks behind

every cupboard and closet door and in every drawer. I arrived in

California in 1992 with only 1/2 a shipping container of household items

and seven suitcases. Now I have too much STUFF. That's it! - I need to

stop getting stuff!

Perhaps if I don't go shopping for a couple of years, give up work and

school, and change my address, the stuff will stop arriving in my house!

I have made a few small inroads. I have reorganized my CD and DVD

collections, but I'm still working on my photos (thanks goodness that

I've gone digital now!) My own closet is emptier than it's ever been,

but sadly WLS surgery hasn't had the same effect upon my pantry or my

garage!

I used to move house every few years but I have lived in this one for 11

years. I think that is part of the problem. If I had to pack all this

stuff up I would soon get rid of some of it!

Carol

the queen of clutter: Please help!

Like Carol, one of my goals for 2005 is to organize my home

(therefore, my life?). I'm wondering if any of you are the " Mission

Organization " or " Clean Sweep " types. If so, do you have any advice

to help me gain control over my closets, desk, drawers, and

cupboards? My home is clean, but it sure is cluttered!

I'm the type to drop and dash..... While my stacks and piles are

proof that I'm active and involved in lots of things, I have to admit

that they steal away the peace and tranquility a more organized home

would provide. Anyone up to the task of suggesting a realistic system

and plan for organizing my home and my things?

Ready to reform LOL.

Melody

To visit your group on the web, go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-LOSERS/

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for your help about the FlyLady.com this is great, I will now

take baby steps to get the clutter out of my life and live happy.

As for clothing I have, I would like to share with you all my size 26 there were

left new and 3x, let me know if anyone wants them. Some have the tags on them

still because I never got to wear them. Some are old but in very good

conditions.

Thanks again to all about this subject.

Elsie

peaches wrote:

i came to georgia with two sets of clothing a boom box and case of

tapes ... 18 years ago oct 28th ... i have now gained a husband and

2 teens and have lived here 17 and a half years... OMG THE

CLUTTER!!!!!

i can so relate to you carol.... i moved so much when younger could

move with nothing and was not a problem... have mercy cant go to the

store now without baggage...

hugsssssssss

~peach~

> Gosh I wish I had a magic wand to wave my clutter away! I think my

house

> looks reasonably tidy, but it's superficial. The chaos lurks behind

> every cupboard and closet door and in every drawer. I arrived in

> California in 1992 with only 1/2 a shipping container of household

items

> and seven suitcases. Now I have too much STUFF. That's it! - I

need to

> stop getting stuff!

>

> Perhaps if I don't go shopping for a couple of years, give up work

and

> school, and change my address, the stuff will stop arriving in my

house!

>

> I have made a few small inroads. I have reorganized my CD and DVD

> collections, but I'm still working on my photos (thanks goodness

that

> I've gone digital now!) My own closet is emptier than it's ever

been,

> but sadly WLS surgery hasn't had the same effect upon my pantry or

my

> garage!

>

> I used to move house every few years but I have lived in this one

for 11

> years. I think that is part of the problem. If I had to pack all

this

> stuff up I would soon get rid of some of it!

>

> Carol

>

> the queen of clutter: Please help!

>

>

>

>

> Like Carol, one of my goals for 2005 is to organize my home

> (therefore, my life?). I'm wondering if any of you are

the " Mission

> Organization " or " Clean Sweep " types. If so, do you have any

advice

> to help me gain control over my closets, desk, drawers, and

> cupboards? My home is clean, but it sure is cluttered!

>

> I'm the type to drop and dash..... While my stacks and piles are

> proof that I'm active and involved in lots of things, I have to

admit

> that they steal away the peace and tranquility a more organized

home

> would provide. Anyone up to the task of suggesting a realistic

system

> and plan for organizing my home and my things?

>

> Ready to reform LOL.

> Melody

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> To visit your group on the web, go to:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-LOSERS/

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm happy, too, for the flylady.com suggestion. As long as the emails

don't clutter up my inbox, I think her suggestions will be very

helpful! LOL

Carol, I'd like to read those clutter-reduction books, as well. Thank

you. Funny thing: I once read a research article that suggested that

people who bought those books were the LEAST likely to implement

clutter-freeing ideas. Seems it makes us feel good just to

contemplate reducing the piles o' stuff. Ha!

As we think of ideas to share, let's keep the thread going, OK?

January's a very good month to clean the clutter out of all corners

of our lives, agreed?

Melody

> > Gosh I wish I had a magic wand to wave my clutter away! I think

my

> house

> > looks reasonably tidy, but it's superficial. The chaos lurks

behind

> > every cupboard and closet door and in every drawer. I arrived in

> > California in 1992 with only 1/2 a shipping container of

household

> items

> > and seven suitcases. Now I have too much STUFF. That's it! - I

> need to

> > stop getting stuff!

> >

> > Perhaps if I don't go shopping for a couple of years, give up

work

> and

> > school, and change my address, the stuff will stop arriving in my

> house!

> >

> > I have made a few small inroads. I have reorganized my CD and DVD

> > collections, but I'm still working on my photos (thanks goodness

> that

> > I've gone digital now!) My own closet is emptier than it's ever

> been,

> > but sadly WLS surgery hasn't had the same effect upon my pantry

or

> my

> > garage!

> >

> > I used to move house every few years but I have lived in this one

> for 11

> > years. I think that is part of the problem. If I had to pack all

> this

> > stuff up I would soon get rid of some of it!

> >

> > Carol

> >

> > the queen of clutter: Please help!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Like Carol, one of my goals for 2005 is to organize my home

> > (therefore, my life?). I'm wondering if any of you are

> the " Mission

> > Organization " or " Clean Sweep " types. If so, do you have any

> advice

> > to help me gain control over my closets, desk, drawers, and

> > cupboards? My home is clean, but it sure is cluttered!

> >

> > I'm the type to drop and dash..... While my stacks and piles are

> > proof that I'm active and involved in lots of things, I have to

> admit

> > that they steal away the peace and tranquility a more organized

> home

> > would provide. Anyone up to the task of suggesting a realistic

> system

> > and plan for organizing my home and my things?

> >

> > Ready to reform LOL.

> > Melody

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > To visit your group on the web, go to:

> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-LOSERS/

> >

> >