I don’t understand how we have so much crap and no place to put it. We’ve moved way too many times, purged way too many times, to have accumulated this much crap. I do not understand.
Unfortunately, my inability to understand how we got here does not actually do anything about the problem. So we have piles. Everywhere.
Someone help me. PLEASE! Because if I drown in clutter, I won’t be able to blog here anymore. And, obviously, that is some sort of national emergency.
Note: I iz cheep. Therefore, the gorgeous storage solutions look amazing, but I iz cheep, and therefore will not and in many cases, cannot buy them. Ha! I do love me some IKEA, and may be willing to invest there, but OMG I get a little bit scared when I look at the catalogue because there are so many choices.
So.
HALP!
Top of the fridge, and the counter the separates the galley kitchen from the rest of the apt. CLUTTER.
Office area. We bought a bookcase but have done nothing with it. And that lamp isn't plugged in because I can't find the plug from all the CLUTTER.
Toys. EVERYWHERE. I bought containers, to, you know, contain them, but then we just have piles of overflowing containers. Not helping.
Laundry Clutter. This is the WORST. Laundry is my Perry the Platapus.
Would it make you feel better to know that my house (and most of my mommy friend’s houses) either look as cluttered or worse than yours? Usually I just try to “hide” as much of it as possible. Get it off the counters and into a drawer or cupboard helps. Spend 5-10 minutes a day decluttering. I too iz cheap!
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i also hate clutter! i don’t always follow my own advice, but here it is:
1. Assign everything a place – this doesn’t require you to buy storage.
2. Get rid of as much stuff as possible. Try to re-evaluate your idea of what you need. Don’t stock up. Sell old baby stuff on craigslist. Give clothes away that you haven’t worn in a while. Even get rid of stuff you don’t use in your kitchen. Imagine you didn’t have all of your stuff – what would you buy? If you wouldn’t buy it, get rid of it.
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MommyGeek Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 9:27 AM
@Bunny, I really, really like that second piece of advice. I think I am going to use it. This weekend. If I’m successful, I will post pictures.
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you need that aussie dude that’s on oprah – the declutter guy!
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MommyGeek Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 9:26 AM
@scrappysue, ooh that Peter guy! I SOO want him to come to my house and fix it Clean Sweet style.
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Oh, honey, all I can offer you is sympathy. I’m pretty sure those are pictures of MY HOUSE. I’ll let you know if I ever figure it out. I, too, wrote a whole post a while back about my hatred of Stuff. Ugh.
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MommyGeek Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 9:06 AM
@Diane, LOL. I need to go find that post. Were there pictures? Please say yes so that I can feel better.
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Easy peasy lemon squeezy:
1. Get all the items you want out of your house and put them in your car.
2. Make sure you have home insurance.
3. Set home on fire.
4. Get lots of money to make new home with storage space.
5. Move back in and put precious things in beautiful, previously-cluttered spaces.
Done.
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MommyGeek Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 9:02 AM
@Matt, I like the way you think!
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So glad I am not the only one with clutter everywhere! Even my email inbox is cluttered. I will be watching for responses on this one!
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MommyGeek Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 9:00 AM
@Kristin, take a look at David Allen’s ‘Getting Things Done’ series — it’s a whole life-management thing, but he has GREAT advice for managing your inbox. Oh, and if you check out my business/techie blog, I recently posted about how to achieve a single inbox using Gmail. That might help!
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Still laughing at the Perry the Platapus reference! I feel the same way about clutter and laundry. Hope you find some solutions. Try some bins or inexpensive baskets for the bookshelf. They will hold more than just setting things on it and will also mask the clutter with a clean face of a basket/bin.
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MommyGeek Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:56 AM
@Laura, THANK YOU for noticing the reference. Good Lord, I put a LOT of thought into that and you are the only one who noticed
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