are you a recovering clutter-hollic and procrastinator?

[markio26]

i was just thinking, i am on a new path, my house is almost clutter free, clean and orderly....i had to unclutter my thoughts in the process.
what to do and no time to do it. i had to learn to tackle one frustration at a time...i had to try to make a decision now. then move into the next area.
if you plan your moves then success will appear on the home front with more
control... if i have to move something more than twice, i find it a new home... trash, goodwill, garage sale box. i have been getting carried away
cleaning and having fun..

[jodi]

Hi, my name is Jodi, and I am a (gasp) clutter-holic.



But I am getting better! My goal for this month was to donate 40 items. I am already over halfway there and it has been PAINLESS! I love the feeling of getting the house cleaned out. I like your idea about tossing it if you have to move it twice...

[markio26]

thanks jodi... i just cannnot deal with clutter anymore...now, if i could just get everyone to put things back where they belong... i would be homefree so to speak on this issue.

[eisor]

I'm working on the orderly thing! My room definitely gets out of order. But, the procrastination thing....I'm not making much progress. Lets just stay that I had a final today at 5:00 and didn't even start studying until 3:00. And, I didn't even pay attention in class! I definitely procrastinate.

[Haku]

Yay for freeing clutter!

[NoWayNovember]

I can't stand clutter! I grew up in a very messy, unorganzied home. My mother was kind of a slob and we never had people over because she was embarassed of the state of her home.

Now that I have my own house and live on my own, I am kind of the other way around. I can't stand for things to be out of place or cluttered. My poor husband.

[PrincessPerky]

I am a major procrastinator!
And that is mainly where the clutter came in 'Ill find a spot for it later'

Well Thanks to all the insppiration from flylady, I am less of a procrastinator (I get the dauly stuff done first, then I procrastinate everything else!) And less clutter .

I discovered my room is growing thanks to less 'stuff'

And that a lot of furniture is 'stuff'...

[sakigt]

I am a clutter-holic

But since I am moving soon Ive decided to get rid of a lot of it. I managed to throw away or donate and make 6 tubberware containers only 2!

I also come out of my room after my weekend cleaning with one giant garbage bag and one donation bag. Ive had two cleaning weekends so far.

I will fit everything in my condo!!

[stngymama]

AS PrincessPerky mentioned, FlyLady has you do the 27-Fling Boogie specifically to help with decluttering. Her whole message is STOP procrastinating and get out of CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome)
It works!

[PrincessPerky]

Well 27 was always to big for me, plus I can't count that high with a houseful of kids!

I just did 'some' and some turned out to make a BIG difference.

[Ima saver]

My library/office is the one room I am not proud of. I have filing stacked up everywhere, that I need to do. Maybe this will move me to get it straightened up!!

[stngymama]

Originally Posted by PrincessPerky

Well 27 was always to big for me, plus I can't count that high with a houseful of kids!

I just did 'some' and some turned out to make a BIG difference.

Yeah, I know!
What I liked best was the idea of speeding through (on a regular basis) and making quick decisions instead of "wellll let me think about it"

[tgavin71]

I too am on the way to being clutter free and a non procrastinator. I set goals and if I achieve them I pay myself. At the moment my goals are "Shine my sink" ie make sure there is no washing to be done before I go the bed and "laundry done" ie make sure that all laundry is done, folded and put away. I pay myself $4 if I achieve both goals and $0 if I don't. When I successfully do this for two weeks then I'll add another goal and pay myself $9.
So far it is working great. The house looks better. I am less stressed and when I go out for lunch or coffee I can relax because I know I have earnt it.

[ski]

yes, my dh and i both are clutter bugs. we try to get things organized and it last a day or so, maybe more and then we just get overwhelmed. I like tgavins idea of paying oneself for tasks completed!

[Bookie]

I used to be bad about procrastinating when it came to household chores I dreaded. Somewhere I ran across a suggestion to complete each one and note the actual time involved. What I discovered was that I was spending days avoiding a 20-minute task.

It's probably just a mind game, but there's a difference for me between having to vacuum the living room, dining room and hall and "spending half an hour vacuuming." Same chore, different perspective. Works for me.

[buzz75]

If I had about $50,000 and about 2 months off I'd probably tackle my clutter-holic tendencies but, then again, if I had all that I'd find something else to do with it

Man, I have problems...

[Ima saver]

No actually my house is pretty clutter free. I have a great husband who never makes a mess and picks up his own stuff. He was trained that way by his parents.

[Thrifty Ray]

Hmmmm....let me think about this.....hold on, let me find a pen and jot this down so I can think about it and get back to you.....where is that pen....maybe its over here under this stack of magazines.....oh wow, I meant to read this article on organizing my home...better put that on top so I don't forget....

what was I looking for??? oh yeah, a pen....wait...Why did I need a pen? hmmm...lets look at this article and maybe Ill remember....where did I put that magazine again....wait, I was working on the computer....and....

......scratches head....Isn't Dr. Phil on....

[abowers]

I'm working on the clutter and the procrastination.
I've definitely improved -- I can relate to NoWayNovember-- my parents have TONS of clutter, and I grew up as a packrat (you should see my room at home still, I've thrown so much away, but my room is still so full).

My boyfriend grew up in a totally neat house, and he is a neat freak. So he is definitely rubbing off on me. Which is a good thing.

After having moved last year, I donated SO much clothing, and threw so much away. We will be moving in July again this year, same town but to a pet-friendly apartment. So in order to move less, it is my goal to donate/throw away what I haven't used since moving here.

I have a lot of clothes still, even after getting rid of so many last summer. My boyfriend says for every 5 pieces of clothing I get rid of, I can buy 1 new piece - hehe. I've been good about not buying too many clothes since the end of last summer.

[PrincessPerky]

To those who keep 'trying to organize'
You can't organize clutter! (flyladys advice, and it's true!)