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Topic: I need to get more organized
Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sat 01/21/12 07:51 AM
Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to get more organized and eliminate clutter?

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32401	Sat 01/21/12 07:52 AM
Throw **** out.

Ladylid2012 Joined Sun 07/05/09 Posts: 42269	Sat 01/21/12 07:56 AM
yup, what she said. if it isn't beautiful or useful, toss it.

Optomistic69 Joined Mon 10/10/11 Posts: 5173	Sat 01/21/12 08:03 AM
Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to get more organized and eliminate clutter? Move into your Garage..

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sat 01/21/12 10:22 AM
Today I threw out my printer that stopped working and a small broiler that I never used and three or four bags of trash. My room/office is cluttered. I really need to work on that.

wolfchic Joined Wed 09/26/07 Posts: 8036	Sat 01/21/12 10:48 AM
If someone can figure that out,plesae let me know!

teadipper Joined Wed 10/19/11 Posts: 2732	Sat 01/21/12 11:41 AM
I will tell you Jeannie, since I flooded the condo and have been living with most of my belongings packed. All I really miss is my kitchen stuff, my DVDs, my CDs, and my beloved books. The rest just seems like total crap now and it's being gotten rid of. TL

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sat 01/21/12 12:45 PM Edited by Jeanniebean on Sat 01/21/12 12:46 PM
I will tell you Jeannie, since I flooded the condo and have been living with most of my belongings packed. All I really miss is my kitchen stuff, my DVDs, my CDs, and my beloved books. The rest just seems like total crap now and it's being gotten rid of. TL Yes, I have a file cabinet full of stuff and I don't even know what is in it. I have a store front full of a bunch of stuff. Most of it is crap I don't use.

Godiva Joined Tue 12/09/08 Posts: 5330	Sat 01/21/12 12:48 PM
Throw **** out. I need to do this. I am currently a pack rat of junk I don't want or need anymore.

bhernandez Joined Sun 03/21/10 Posts: 14901	Sat 01/21/12 02:55 PM
you can hire me. ocd people are great at organizing.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sat 01/21/12 03:09 PM
you can hire me. ocd people are great at organizing. Great! Come on over. I'm trying to pretend I am cleaning house for MONK who is OCD.

EquusDancer Joined Sun 04/05/09 Posts: 6281	Sat 01/21/12 03:27 PM
I donate what's useful and I don't need, and pitch the rest. That said, most of my stuff is in storage, and I haven't touched it. Paperwork is my biggest problem. My books, and book list are pristine, however, LMAO! I'm very OCD on them!

motowndowntown Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 21905	Sat 01/21/12 03:31 PM
Section everything off into small areas. Start with one area at a time. It's easier to do a small space at a time than trying to wrap your mind around a whole house full of stuff. Build a bonfire if you can and just start hauling stuff out to burn.

justme659 Joined Wed 10/03/07 Posts: 6144	Sat 01/21/12 03:36 PM
Please do not just throw it out. There is a web site that you join for free. The mission of this site is to keep useable things out of landfills. It is called freecycle.com. You have to look for the one that is closest to where you live and then you join. It is all free. You post what you have to dispose of and folks will come and take it away for you. Even broken printers. Just let them know it is broken. I had some lady pick up my broken printer last week. Freecycle.com

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sat 01/21/12 05:08 PM
Section everything off into small areas. Start with one area at a time. It's easier to do a small space at a time than trying to wrap your mind around a whole house full of stuff. Build a bonfire if you can and just start hauling stuff out to burn. That is a good technique. I started with my bathroom today.

bhernandez Joined Sun 03/21/10 Posts: 14901	Sat 01/21/12 05:09 PM
Great! Come on over. I'm trying to pretend I am cleaning house for MONK who is OCD. gimme your address. i charge a nickel the hour.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sat 01/21/12 05:25 PM
Great! Come on over. I'm trying to pretend I am cleaning house for MONK who is OCD. gimme your address. i charge a nickel the hour. I live in Colorado.

bhernandez Joined Sun 03/21/10 Posts: 14901	Sat 01/21/12 05:28 PM
I live in Colorado. i can book a flight.

Bravalady Joined Sun 01/01/12 Posts: 1034	Sat 01/21/12 05:29 PM
The rule of thumb I've always heard is, if you haven't used it for a year, throw it out.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sat 01/21/12 05:42 PM
The rule of thumb I've always heard is, if you haven't used it for a year, throw it out. That would not work for me. I bought a pair of snow shoes after a real bad snow storm. I kept them for 5 years and did not use them. This year they came in very handy because I needed them to walk across a snow drift to get to my Dad who need my help.