Update

[FiberMama]

Hey ladies I am mid Move and will be MIA for a few days. Please feel free to continue discussi g qmkngst yourselves. This is your group as much as it is mine and it is what we make of it. When I get back I will set up the forums for room by room and we can start a little bit more systematic approach to the decluttering. If you get frustrated remember you didn't collect the stuff in one day it won't be gone in one either.

[DogsMom]

I used to think the only way I could get organized or simplified was to move.
Then I did move...and... well, except that things were still in boxes and containers, I had stuff "closer" to where I wanted it to be.

Then I unpacked and I know it is an internal human problem, not a question of space.

[FiberMama]

ha I understand! We move so often that it's become a joke that it's how I spring clean. For this move however we are sending the kids to grandmas while we unpack and I have informed hubby to order a dumpster so I can start throwi g the stuff out!!!

[aarkat]

i haven't really had to move all my things - ever.  well, not since i was 17 anyways.  and even then, i still had some stuff left at home that has returned to me (i inherited my family's home).

we did completely renovate our kitchen, and we had a dumpster here at that point.  i have never found spring cleaning to be so easy as with a dumpster!  it makes it so easy to just get rid of the stuff that has been weighing you down.  and once you start throwing junk into the dumpster it can become addictive.  i started thinking, "what else can i toss in here while we have this dumpster?"  It was kind of exciting.  : )    One of these days we will do a massive cleaning project and definitely use a dumpster.

[DogsMom]

Getting a dumpster is actually a goal of mine. Friends did it last fall and were so happy with the reuslts...altho she did fill it 2 times.

We will be residing an ugly old farmhouse so a dumpster will be a necessity. I am sure I can add a few extra (tons of) items as long as it will be here.

 

[MommaHutchins]

Yay! For getting rid of stuff you don't want or need!

But don't throw it out... bless someone else with it. Craigslist or a local freecycle group are both good options if you want people to come pick it up from you.

Or even having a free garage sale. No need to put stuff in a landfill. :)