Best way ever to declutter
02-12-2010, 08:24 AM
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I know I don't have any valuable or museum quality items among my stored stuff. It's just stuff. I have no use for it or I'd be using it. My sewing room has the only stored things I want. I boxed up all my kids stuff they left here over the years for me to 'keep' for them and I UPS it all to their houses. They were shocked! but I guess they found room for it or got rid of it. I kept telling them I was tired of their stuff and to come get it.
02-13-2010, 04:18 PM
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My DH did all the clearing out when we had to make repairs to the back of our house after Hurr. Gustav. I didn't even want to know what got trashed, only hoping that it was stuff that was damaged by water or the tree thru the roof. I did get to pack up everything in my sewing room. Wish he'd do the same in his garage with tools and parts for his old car!
02-13-2010, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Katrine
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I asked DH if he would clean out a stuffed hall closet for me. He doesn't mess around wondering if something is too good to get rid of. I left and when I came home the closet was empty. Not a thing left in it. I didn't even ask what he did with the stuff, all I know is it's gone. :-D :-D :-D
02-13-2010, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MissTreated
Mine is the opposite. He won't let me de-clutter anything because HE would have nothing left. Honestly, I would love to de-clutter, but when only one of you is on board with it, it doesn't work. I'd love to have a dumpster in my driveway and pitch stuff into it off the deck!
02-14-2010, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tlrnhi
Oh no! I don't have hubby do any decluttering. I'd have nothing left in my house!!!
Half the time he's like "what is this thing, throw it out"
and I'm like, "dude, if you don't even know what it is, why are you telling me to get rid of it?"
Besides, who is he to tell me what should and should not be thrown out?
My father in law is the same way, and every time he passes a comment on it I just want to punch him. He says everything in my basement is garbage. Right, so all my fabric, my sewing machines, all my tools, all my tools for work, my art supplies, all my paintings and projects from College, yeah, that's all garbage? Just because he doesn't use it doesn't make it garbage! My father in law can be a jerk, though.
Plus, it's MY house!! He's not invited over for obvious reasons, he can't keep his mouth shut.
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