I have a clutter problem. I tend to keep things that have no meaning, simply because I don’t feel like dealing with them ‘right now’, and wait until later.  When later comes, there is usually so much that I can’t make decisions. The things pile up, in big piles (because I am a piler… it’s my “organizational skill”… HA!) And I lose things. Lots of things. Tax papers, receipts, warranties, keys, cell phones, photographs, Christmas cards (ours!!). It frustrates my husband to no end.

We have certain clutter hotspots in our house, just like anyone does. The worst offenders are the kitchen counter and the antique desk in my bedroom. The counter catches everyone’s junk. The desk catches everything that I need to clear hurriedly from the kitchen or dining area if someone comes over. And then it sits.  This desk has been totally cleared off three times in the past month. Right now it looks like this.

Do I need this stuff??

I’m just being totally real here. It’s an ongoing, constant battle with the clutter. Or battle with myself? Maybe a little of both. All of that stuff, except for the framed picture and the wooden caddy, was deposited there when we had friends show up unexpectedly, right after school one day. We hadn’t put away our school things yet, and I just quickly deposited everything from the table up on my desk so we had an open dining room table to sit at.

That was a week ago. There are also some craft supplies, our taxes from this year and last, a cribbage board and card decks, and a Cake Wrecks book. And it all looks like junk.

The kitchen counter, right this second as I sit here and type at 3:43pm on Thursday afternoon, looks like this.

Better Homes & Gardens... or not

I took the picture about a minute ago. See that nice big counter top?  It’s just COVERED with stuff. Cups, cups, more cups, miscellaneous boy stuff, my daughter’s laptop, leftover mixing bowl from her making truffles, my purse. Ugh you name it, it ends up occupying space on this counter. I’m better about this area though. I will have this cleared off and clean in just a little while.

The counter gets cleared 4-5 days a week at least. It’s my ongoing project. Mess, tidy, wipe, repeat. And repeat, and repeat and repeat.

Please do notice, however, that the sink does NOT have any dishes in it! I have really been sticking with and following 28 Days to Hope for Your Home, enjoying it as well as using it to kick me in the butt on a daily basis. I need this. If you have this same clutter problem in your home, then YOU need this, too. One small habit at a time, begin changing the way you do things and overcoming the natural tendencies that you wish you’d never developed in the first place!

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28 Days to Hope for Your Home includes:

• Twenty-eight days of specific instructions to help you develop four basic (but essential) home management habits.
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This book is NOT for the “mildly disorganized!”

Now I’m off to clear the kitchen counter. Again. What do you have to clear off ALL the time?

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