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		<title>Cleaning the Clutter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m one of those people that would like to think I&#8217;m organized, but I&#8217;m soooo not! Every since I&#8217;ve found Laura&#8217;s site, I&#8217;ve just wanted to organize my house like a mad woman. Only problem is, I lack the motivation and the &#8220;where to start ideas&#8221;. To motivate myself, I think about all the people&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m one of those people that would like to think I&#8217;m organized, but I&#8217;m soooo not!  Every since I&#8217;ve found <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/">Laura&#8217;s site</a>, I&#8217;ve just wanted to organize my house like a mad woman.  Only problem is, I lack the motivation and the &#8220;where to start ideas&#8221;.  To motivate myself, I think about all the people&#8217;s houses I&#8217;ve gone to and remember how organized things looked there and it makes me want to makes me want to get my house in order.  </p>
<p>Where to start??  </p>
<p>I try looking at it like this; if I were going to move, where would I begin.  This seems to help me figure out what needs to be addressed first.  For me, this means the dreaded closets!  If you&#8217;re not a subscriber of <a href="http://ithinkthereforeiblog.com/home-helper-newsletter/">Kate&#8217;s newsletter</a>, then you missed out on one heck of a closet makeover, not to mention some other awesome tips!</p>
<p>I begin by immediately chunking the crap!!  No maybes about it.  Just tossing it.  Then I separated the leftovers in 2 different piles, sentimental stuff &#038; useable stuff.  I purchased several of those big tub containers and put all the sentimenal stuff into that that I just can&#8217;t live without.  I went through the useable stuff and asked myself, &#8220;Do I really need this?&#8221;, &#8220;When or Where will I use this?&#8221;, and &#8220;Do I really, really want it?&#8221;.  LOL.  By asking myself these 3 questions every time, I figured out pretty quick that I didn&#8217;t need any of it really, so, it got tossed!  What I did keep, either went to a home (drawer, cabinet) or went into the storage container for later use.  WOW!  I can&#8217;t believe how much has already dissappeared simply because it was unneeded crap.</p>
<p>The cabinets are next on the list.  Not only do these need organization, they also need cleaning.  EWWWWWWWWEEEEE!  </p>
<p>So whether your wanting to organize your home, <a href="http://scribbit.blogspot.com/2008/04/organizing-your-house-box.html">papers</a>, <a href="http://www.imbloggingthat.com/2008/03/25/how-to-easily-organize-post-categories/">blog</a>, or <a href="http://bloggingcents.com/2008/02/05/2-ways-to-organize-your-inbox-and-emails/">inbox</a>; you can find motivation just about anywhere even it means comparing your home to others!  </p>
<p>Now clean out the clutter and get organized folks!</p>

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