Declutter Begun Again

It has been over a year since I did any posting about decluttering. That's not to say that I haven't decluttered anything. I just haven't written a post about it. Over this past week, I have been going through the kitchen and throwing out lots of things:

1. Recipe books that I have never used and have never even looked at but thought I would
2. Cereal that was out of date last year (how does this stuff get pushed so far back in the cabinet?)
3. Plastic containers (this things seem to get in my cabinet and multiply like rabbits and where are the lids -why don't they multiply, too?)
4. Stale bread and crackers
5. Dish cloths (one day I don't have a single cloth in the cabinet and the next day it won't hold them all - the mysteries of below the sink)
6. Food that I bought on sale that I thought we would eat
7. The dreaded vegetable bin (some of this stuff I wasn't even sure what it HAD been)

So, here I go again, trying to declutter a little each day. Don't know if I'll have the opportunity to blog about it every day, but I will try to keep you up to date as much as I can.

What are you decluttering this week? Leave me a comment so I know I'm not all alone out there in this cluttered world.

Works for Me Wednesday

I wanted to share my works for me but didn't get it done in time for the post the We Are That Family website. But here it is anyway:

I have a large cast iron decorative floor grate that I purchased from a floral/gift shop. It's original purpose was an outside door mat. When I saw it, I knew instantly that it would serve as a wonderful large size trivet (18 x 30). I have it beside my stove so that I can sit pots on it without burning the counter or looking for a hot pad or trivet. The best thing is that not only is it functional, it is also decorative and looks like it belongs right there. It keeps me from adding more clutter to this area because of its beauty.

Repurposing items works for me and keeps me somewhat clutter free.

I found a picture online of a similar product. Mine doesn't have the rooster - only scroll work.

Declutter Day 4

This afternoon I have been working on the other side of the kitchen. The countertops were cleaned on Saturday, so today I decluttered items on the counters. I looked at what could be stored elsewhere and what items could be removed entirely.

I also worked on one of the cabinets below the countertop. It took less than 15 minutes to do all of this. I am always very amazed at the power of 15 minutes.

















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Declutter Day 3

On Saturday evening after our church's Easter celebration, I was able to finish the last of the countertops in the kitchen. Now all of the countertops are neat, organized and best of all - clean.

All of the groceries and purchases from our Wal-Mart trip have been put away and are not waiting on the dining table or the top of the bar. What was I thinking when I put in a bar? It just seems to be a magnet for anything without a place to go.

Declutter Day 1

Here is what I was able to do today. I'm hoping that working on this blog will help to encourage me to do something each day. My home is not a candidate for Clean House or Clean Sweep or any of those kinds of shows, but it can definitely use a good daily declutter mission.

I am currently subscribed to Flylady and she tries to encourage each of us to declutter just 15 minutes a day. What can you do in 15 minutes?

This is what I did. It took me 2 - 15 minute sessions.

Before

After