30 Bags in 30 Days

30 bags in 30 days is a technique I found via 

Mum Plus Four

Basically in 30 days bag up 30 bags full of things from the dot pointed areas, sell it, donated it, bin it just get rid of it!

This came around at the perfect time, it's not overwhelming everything is broken down, we have too much stuff, I want to live more minimal for a while. 

Here is my list. 

 

Medicine cupboard

Make up

Bathroom cupboard

On top of fridge

Linen cupboard

Small appliances 

Pantry

Under kitchen sink

Boys toys

Girls toys

Boys clothes

Girls clothes

Books

On top of dryer 

My clothes 

Hubby's clothes 

DVDs/Xbox games

Girls wardrobe

Tupperware cupboard (eekkk!) 

Garage

Back shed

Car

Dining room drawers 

Sock basket

Craft things

Lounge room drawers

My wardrobe 

Teddies

Back yard 

Outdoor toys 

Since I left my ex 11 years ago I've become a bit of a hoarder, gaining control back of my life I've taken on these possessions and clung to them because he could no longer take them BUT it has come at a cost to my mental health. I can't deal with the clutter anymore. 

Everyday I'll document how I went. I'll most likely do weekly blog posts on it because I don't think I'll get much of a blog post from my medicine cabinet haha! 

The things that I list for sale will have 7-10 days (I'm undecided at the minute) to sell and if it doesn't then it will be donated. 

I'm feeling really good about this and going to start right now!! 

84 days to declutter

It may sound like a long time, 84 days to achieve a clean house but I'm not doing your average clean. I am on a massive decluttering mission.

One room or area a week for 12 weeks to try find some balance within the house (and make a bit more room for surprise baby!) 

With the challenge accepted now we have to organize our weeks.

Week One: Living Room - includes under couches, DVD cupboard, sorting video games that don't get played anymore, fish tank accessories that don't get used, windows, curtains and anything else that I see during that week.

Week Two: Dining Area - includes cupboards, drawers, anything on or under the table, windows, curtains, walls and everything else that needs to be dealt with.

Week Three: Kitchen - includes cupboards, any appliances that don't get used can be donated, bench tops, walls, window, pantry, clean out the fridge and freezer and everything else in between.

Week Four: Hall - includes cupboards and drawers, linen closet (donate all unused towels and sheets), walls and the toys my kids like to leave lying around.

Week Five: Laundry - get on top of all the unwashed clothing, sort the cupboard, make sure there is nothing in there that shouldn't be.

Week Six: Bathroom - get rid of all cosmetics, bubble baths, soaps etc that are either out of date or haven't been used for a while, install new mirror if I haven't nagged hubby to do it earlier.

Week Seven: Girls Room - set up 3 areas (Sell, Donate, Trash) whatever they don't want or don't play with gets put into an area, drawers, wardrobe, under beds and who knows what else they have stashed in there!

Week Eight: Boys Room - set up the same 3 areas as I did for the girls and sell, donate or throw away. Sort the wardrobes, under the beds and I dare say the boys have more hiding spots that the girls to organise!

Week Nine: Main Bedroom - includes under the bed, tall boy and wardrobe, unused clothes and all the things that have been stored in my room for whatever reason.

Week Ten: Garage - all unpacked boxes from when we moved, old cots, shoes, craft items and who actually knows what else is in there, I think most of this will be going to the tip if it's not sentimental to us since we moved almost 2 years ago. I won't need the cots as we will be co sleeping.

Week Eleven: Garden Shed - which is looking quite similar to the garage so the same principals apply here too.

Week Twelve: All Outdoor Areas - sort out outdoor toys, throw out dead plants (which seems to happen to everything I try grow in the garden!), tidy up all the living things in the garden.

At the end of the 12 weeks all the things in the selling boxes will be part of a garage sale and whatever doesn't sell from that will be donated to charity or appropriate places.

Week one starts tomorrow!