Lady in a Small Town

365 Less Things has inspired me to get rid of my stuff. My stuff I don’t need. My stuff I don’t use. My stuff I don’t even remember I have. She has listed mini missions and weekly missions. I am not entirely sure how it is all going to work, but I am going to try to keep up with it. I am also going to try hard to keep up with my household routines.

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Happy New Year! I am starting over. Really I am. Maybe what I need to do to keep this blog going is to set up more posts in advance.

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The Organizing Junkie has some pretty good ideas about how to organize.  I am going to use many of her hints and suggestions for tackling my project.  First I looked at her PROCESS. I have created a simple acronym to allow you to break down your organizing project into simple, straightforward steps that will help [...]

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I’m participating in Org Junkie’s 28 Day Organizing Challenge with @orgjunkie during the month of Feb.  Wish me luck!  http://tiny.cc/KYtro My little boy is finally growing too big for his cradle.  Okay, he has been too big for the cradle since Christmas, but you should see “his” room!  It is full of 7 years of [...]

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I heard a story on NPR about how to cut down on the number of catalogs you receive  and then I read about it on Unclutterer. I am sure I got 8 catalogs from LL Bean and Land’s End just since Thanksgiving.  I was thrilled to think I could cut down on the crap that [...]

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I am trying to organize my life.  We bought the JOYS system, although we haven’t started using it yet.  I would like to start soon, so that we can find things when we are looking for them. I also have been collecting canvas utility totes from Bed, Bath and Beyond to organize and neaten up [...]

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Kerflop is running an essay contest to win JOYS materials. I really need to get our paperwork and finances in order. Kerflop and OMSH both gush about these products and I hope with a push, I can see results. Our entry must be an essay about what brings us joy. A lot of things bring [...]

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