Comments on: Putting Things Away

By: Ito

Ito — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:19:04 +0000

I like that small “one thing a day” idea. For me, I’m finding the smaller I go, the more success.
Ito´s last blog ..I Put Some Stuff Away!!!!

By: elisabeth

elisabeth — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:44:03 +0000

“one thing a day” is my New Year’s Resolution for 2010 — I’m donating, discarding, or repurposing at least one thing a day. Sometimes it’s a matter of just clearing out a drawer or countertop and maybe just throwing out some old elastic bands and scraps of paper. Sometimes it’s editing a drawer in my clothes bureau, and donating no-longer-worn tee shirts to either the rag bag or the good will bag. So far it’s working and I think this will be a major decluttering by the end of the year.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:51:43 +0000

Nice post, I’ll be sure to check out your blog too.

I have read that book, too, and I thought it was really helpful.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:20:28 +0000

If your family doesn’t think to check the special “mail spot” for their mail, they’ll just go without mail for a little while until they remember. When they finally remember, it’ll be there waiting for them, safe and sound. If I was able to train my husband to look for his mail in the same spot all the time, anyone can learn, haha!

Try to make the “mail spot” as convenient as possible. If mail near the garage doesn’t get dealt with, maybe put up small baskets/racks on the wall of the kitchen so envelopes won’t get buried. Or on the wall near the stairs/office/bathroom, wherever it’s easiest for your family to get it. After trying several locations, I now put the mail on a small table next to where my husband puts his laptop case when he gets home from work. It’s convenient for him, so he remembers, and now he always knows where the mail is.

By: Jeff McEwan

Jeff McEwan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:00:21 +0000

The shredder is a great idea but I keep mine in the office and not at the door. I’d be tripping over it all the time there. I agree with rkatzan to shred anything you get with personal information on it like credit card applications.