How WAS my weekend?
Remember this schedule I posted last week?
Thursday, 2/9: Clean out space in master bedroom and vacuum the floor (1 hour).
Friday, 2/10: Gather all clothes and sort (1-2 hours). The master bedroom will be the staging area.
Saturday, 2/11: Purge and Store. Assess space. (4 hours)
Sunday, 2/12: Find a home for everything. (4 hours)
Yes well, I think it went more like this:
Thursday, 2/9: Do everything else around the house besides clean out space in the master bedroom and vaccum the floor. Also, rationalize that I have Friday to do this.
Friday, 2/10: Rationalize that the master bedroom is clean enough and I don't have to clear a space or vaccuum the floor. Also, do laundry. (I did gather all my dresses during my breaks from work since I was working from home and sort through them. That was an accomplishment.)
Saturday, 2/11: Run around like a chicken with its head cutoff because CWP$ is leaving for a week. Wait until baby's nap to empty out the closet and dresser. Clothes are everywhere and I feel overwhelmed. K wakes up and Gwen takes a nap in the middle of all my clothes. Saturday night, go to mother-in-law's for dinner. Get home and start working on sections (tops, bottoms, sweaters, etc.).
Sunday, 2/12: A much more productive day with clothes sorted and put back into the closet and dresser. Now what remains are the donate bags and the don't want to donate/don't want to wear/store pile.
I do feel it was a success despite me not following my schedule completely. I didn't really assess my space as well as I should have but surprisingly I now have the breathing room that I desired in both my closet and my dresser. I purged a lot but a lot of the "purge" ended up in that limbo pile that sits in my bedroom taunting me. Also, I did half-heartedly go through my handbag collection and didn't make much headway in purging the boxes. I think I"m going to save them for this weekend or later on this month. I was too taxed at the end of the weekend to even think about it.
I also realized that I want to install some hooks on the wall so that this can be my "outfit staging" area. I even had some hooks from Target that I bought a while ago (re: many, many years ago). I will ask CWP$ to help install since I think he'll be on board with the idea and I don't like standing on ladders with electric drills (my arms get tired!). This idea if completed will accomplish my "functionality" goal.
So see?! I did accomplish a lot. I will post before and after photos when I get home. I actually haven't taken any after photos yet. Goals that still need work are: Purge and Store and Sustainable System. Also, I still need to work on the rest of the month's schedule for bags, scarves, accessories, jewelry, and shoes.
Photos are coming.
Thursday, 2/9: Clean out space in master bedroom and vacuum the floor (1 hour).
Friday, 2/10: Gather all clothes and sort (1-2 hours). The master bedroom will be the staging area.
Saturday, 2/11: Purge and Store. Assess space. (4 hours)
Sunday, 2/12: Find a home for everything. (4 hours)
Yes well, I think it went more like this:
Thursday, 2/9: Do everything else around the house besides clean out space in the master bedroom and vaccum the floor. Also, rationalize that I have Friday to do this.
Friday, 2/10: Rationalize that the master bedroom is clean enough and I don't have to clear a space or vaccuum the floor. Also, do laundry. (I did gather all my dresses during my breaks from work since I was working from home and sort through them. That was an accomplishment.)
Saturday, 2/11: Run around like a chicken with its head cutoff because CWP$ is leaving for a week. Wait until baby's nap to empty out the closet and dresser. Clothes are everywhere and I feel overwhelmed. K wakes up and Gwen takes a nap in the middle of all my clothes. Saturday night, go to mother-in-law's for dinner. Get home and start working on sections (tops, bottoms, sweaters, etc.).
Sunday, 2/12: A much more productive day with clothes sorted and put back into the closet and dresser. Now what remains are the donate bags and the don't want to donate/don't want to wear/store pile.
I do feel it was a success despite me not following my schedule completely. I didn't really assess my space as well as I should have but surprisingly I now have the breathing room that I desired in both my closet and my dresser. I purged a lot but a lot of the "purge" ended up in that limbo pile that sits in my bedroom taunting me. Also, I did half-heartedly go through my handbag collection and didn't make much headway in purging the boxes. I think I"m going to save them for this weekend or later on this month. I was too taxed at the end of the weekend to even think about it.
I also realized that I want to install some hooks on the wall so that this can be my "outfit staging" area. I even had some hooks from Target that I bought a while ago (re: many, many years ago). I will ask CWP$ to help install since I think he'll be on board with the idea and I don't like standing on ladders with electric drills (my arms get tired!). This idea if completed will accomplish my "functionality" goal.
So see?! I did accomplish a lot. I will post before and after photos when I get home. I actually haven't taken any after photos yet. Goals that still need work are: Purge and Store and Sustainable System. Also, I still need to work on the rest of the month's schedule for bags, scarves, accessories, jewelry, and shoes.
Photos are coming.
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