Cut The Clutter

One of my goals for this new year is to declutter my home.  This probably sounds familiar...it does to me.  This year I'm hoping that I will really stick with it.  I have set up a bin in my washroom for items that are being donated to the Deseret Industries thrift store.  When I see something that I know I do not need/want any longer I can put it in the bin immediately.  This way I don't feel like I have to do this huge whole house clean all at once.  I have set another goal that I will make a trip to the D.I. each week.  That way I can drop off whatever has accumulated in the bin during the week.  My thinking is that we'll have a lot at the beginning and not so much near the end of the year.  This past week everyone was on board and I believe that there was something in the pile from every family member!  We had quite a lot of stuff to donate, by the time we were ready to go to the D.I. it was overflowing on the washroom floor.  Nathan also sold a couple of items on KSL!  My idea is to clean as if we were moving. Look at items in our house and decide if we would really take the time to pack it in a box, haul it somewhere else, unload it, still love it, etc.  If it's not worth all that work, we probably don't need it here in this home either!  I feel better already! Here is a pic of our donate pile this week.  We made a trip last week too, but I didn't think to take a picture:)

I'll try to keep you updated on my progress with this clutter cutting project!