How to De-Clutter

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by 3894

Dress for Success is the organization. I understand that they are very glad of donations and most especially looking for larger-sized professional women's clothing.

Thanks for the link! Goodness knows I have plenty of exactly what they're looking for.

Originally Posted by MouseWife

But, like NA, I am quite attached to my books, records, cds, movies. I also am an avid photographer {not so great, but, I love to do it and love looking through albums} and collect toys.

We took our 400+ CD collection and 200+ DVD collection and put them in binders (with the cover art) and chucked the cases, and stored some of the cases that have collectible value. It has saved us a load of room, and it also makes it very easy to carry over to friends' homes to share.

As for our Disney collection, it stays - it's not like I'm diminishing to "one item per shelf" or anything. It will still be pretty elaborate/overloaded, but there won't be stuff crammed in boxes or waiting to avalanche from closet shelves. And, it will stay dusted on a regular basis. And, we're making the rule that the floor is for furniture and a few select large pieces (like these few jumbo Disney statues we have) only. Shoes go in the closet, purses/bags have hooks, etc. So far, it's looking really good, and it's not costing us any time at all to keep a tidy home, always ready for guests at a moment's notice. It's amazing at how less stressed we are already.

One of the show's main tips was to respect those things that you cherish by displaying and treating them properly.