My mind does not work when it comes to cleaning my bedroom. I mess it up every week so now I want to unmess it work are the steps when you have clean clothes,...
Harriet,...I think you are probably running into a problem because you haven't designated a 'home' for each item that comes into your bedroom. So you end up...
Remove anything that does not " match" your bedroom. If you have "zones" in your bedroom ( art station?) then work on a zone at a timr. What helped me...
...in my laundry room. Lots to go through yet. I have to at least have it decluttered by next thursday 'cause we have BIL putting in our garage wiring and he...
Hi Karen, Great plan--everybody does their share!!!! I hope you get your dishwasher repaired soon so you don't have to hand wash. How are you doing keeping...
Krystal! I am so proud of you. You go girl! I have two piles of stuff in one of my basement rooms, and the adjoining room still has shelves that I need to...
What IS it with horizontal surfaces? I wish I were one of those people who naturally kept surfaces clear. I've known a few and their homes looked GREAT. ... ...
I have been spending a lot of time thinking and meditating about how to BREAK THE CYCLE of disorganization, hoarding and messiness- how NOT to pass it on to...
If you do not know where to put something when you bring it into the house, or finish using it, it gets put in a convenient location - kitchen table, bedroom...
Hello, ... Welcome!! We’re all messies here, and with so much in common!!! You’ve powerful motivation for decluttering, cleaning, and organizing your...
Hello, ... Welcome!!! We're all messies here, and with so much in common!!! You've powerful motivation for decluttering, cleaning and organizing your home. ...
Hello, ... Welcome!!! We're all messies here, and with so much in common!!! You've powerful motivation for decluttering, cleaning and organizing your home. ...
Hello, ... Welcome!!! We're all messies here, and with so much in common!!! You've powerful motivation for decluttering, cleaning and organizing your home. ...
Ok First decide where the item is going ok I will start with the clothes when I get home because I know they need to be put away krystal <krystals40@...>...
Dear Group, Sorry for the email that showed up multiple times. (At least it was only four!!) Computer problem. Hope that doesn't happen again!! Regards, ...
I am going to put this information in a folder I am so tired tody that I just pushed things off the bed and got I know that doesnt help but my head hurts I...
Start now, whatever their ages. Teach them how to do things and don't expect them to jump in automatically to do it, my mom was a cleanie.....I am definitely...
Teaching them to be a part of the team is a good thing to work on- even when it seems, at first, to be more work than doing it ourselves. I've been working on...
I am so glad I came today. I have worked a tad on papers this morning, you know, the ones from the desk that I dusted Saturday. Sil did dishes last night(I...
one thing that i never had that i think helps is if as parents we take the time to teach them how to do things correctly. my mom always stepped in and did...
One question I have for all of you: How do you teach your kids not to HOARDE? How do you help them to let go of the ever-increasing pile of momentos? What are...
... pretty much 'cause I still have to reconcile the cheque book---Oh Joy!!!!) ... Thats about it for today. I find I get tired just from doing alot of brain...
Hi, my name is Daphne and I'm a Messie. It's taken me 9 months to finish reading Sandra Felton's HOW NOT TO BE A MESSIE. Well, I started it when I first bought...
hmmm...thats a hard one. i have one child who has no problem with this and constantly is throwing stuff away or giving it away. she's much better at purging...
My DS10 likes to hoarde anything he can tear apart. Him I have told, anything I find laying around I get to throw out. Don't know if that would help with...
I have got both doors open to let in some breeze. It's only in the 40's but I LOVE having fresh air in the house! I have got very little done today except...
I started that "If I find it laying around, I get to throw it out" thing last year, and it has helped immensely.? It's just that they stash stuff in boxes,...
I need to do that too.? I am really getting heavy. It's hard to move around with 60 extra pounds! ugh. ... From: mindysquilts <mindysquilts@...> To:...
WHAT IS THE 30 20 second rule? Someone please tell me!?? It has been YEARS since I read the MA books, then I loaned them out and never saw them again. ...