We just heard back from the company that’s building our house, and our tentative closing date is in mid July!

Photo by Zergin

While that is great news, it means I’d better step up my efforts to declutter my house in time for the move!

Of course, there are bound to be delays in the building of the house (when aren’t there construction delays?), but it gives me a deadline to stick to. I always work way better with specific deadlines. Tell me something is due in roughly 3 months, and I’ll procrastinate. Tell me an exact date it’s due, and I’ll have the project done for that day.

However, this does shorten my declutter time line a little bit. Obviously we will be packing things up in advance of the move, so it’s not like I have right up until mid-July to get my home in order. I would like to have it clutter-free for a couple months so I have time to enjoy it (and learn to keep it that way!) before we have to pack everything up and move it.

I will set my Declutter Deadline to May 22, 2008 – my birthday! A firm deadline should help keep me on track (I hope!).
According to the Time and Date Calculator, that gives me 4 months, 23 days or 145 days from today to get my home sorted out.
Wow, that really doesn’t seem like a lot when you look at it that way!

I’d better get organizing!
Have you set a Declutter Deadline for yourself? Feel free to share it, and keep us updated on your progress!

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