Down Mulberry Lane

Working my way through clutter!

We're making progress!  It seems my clutter is a problem of working on too many things at one time.  I imagine each box was filled clearing off the desk or a table at some point in time.  As I am sorting, I have found nearly 35 paper notebooks with one to 10 pieces used.  I've ripped out all the written on papers and I have quite the pile of "clean" notebook paper, once again.  (Which is good, I haven't bought any paper now for a couple years and I realized this year I was getting low... well, with nearly 35 notebooks... I'm no longer low!). 

I have a trend of paperwork/books/clutter.  1) Homeschool books, papers, etc.  2) Church Health ministry papers, magazines, recipes, etc.  3)Children's Ministry papers, books, ideas, etc.  4) Assorted magazines people have shared with me... that I haven't seemed to have read, yet.   5) Past projects/crafts  6) assorted stuff just not put away.  7) bills, receipts not filed away. 

Once sorted, it is quite a quick job to put things away.  One box took me nearly 3 hours last night to sort, it was such a hodge podge of papers and books.  But once in the 10 different piles, I got it put away in about 15 minutes. 

Today's purge:  2 bags of paper garbage (papers ruined by damage or just not needed any longer).  1/2 of a box of homeschooling books that I won't be using.  one old lap desk.  Macintosh CD's (my daughter took for her macbook). 3 games.   Pile about 3 inches high of magazines to go. 

Warmly, ~Melissa

Thank you for the kind comments

11:56 AM, October 23, 2008 .. Posted by BlueApple

Thank you for checking out my new blog. I have to laugh...I am a journal/notebook collector! I have many that just have a few pages written...thank you for the inspiration as now I'll have to go through them and make them ready for use again!