De-cluttering continues....

I've been waiting a super long time to get hubby to go through his stuff and throw it out.

A few months back he surprised me and said he's been thinking about getting rid of some of his stuff and reckons a full trailer load would be enough space for throw outs.

This weekend church was Saturday night leaving Sunday-day FREE and the perfect opportunity to get it done.

After breakfast he says, so the children and I cleared mass amounts of space in the lounge, drags his plastic crates through to the lounge and enjoyed breakfast with him.

After tummies were filled he got stuck into it. 3 large plastic bags filled and gone, 1x80?L tub empty (what am I meant to do with these empty plastic tubs btw?), the left overs fitting in a single 55L tub.

What's that they say?

Happy wife = happy life??

The man must have a happy life now eh ;)

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De-clutter bug

This morning I prayed and asked God to direct my day.. I've been pulling out boxes and boxes of stored baby and kids clothes. I have ready 7 garbage bags FULL of clothes to pass on!! I have 7 x 55L tubs emptied!!
I have a tub full of too big clothes for Avigail to grow into and a tub for Jarah to grow into.
I also pulled a tub sized of too big clothes for Amalia that she is/will fit in the upcoming months!!

That leaves me with 5 tubs of clothing in storage instead of 15 :)

I got stuck with the size 00 boys clothes Isaiah wore as a baby. They've travelled Australia with me and were used on our second son. I was (speaking in future tense/present tense *breathe*) emotionally attached to them and didn't want them to pass.. So I told God, I'm struggling to let these go. I thought I'd keep them.. For our next bubba (if we get a next bubba).. I sat for a bit. Then got up and poured the contents into a garbage bag ready to go!! Done!!

Sometimes decluttering is difficult because of the emotional attachments, other times it is hard because you look to the possible needs of your future.

Today I am having Faith that God will provide my needs at the time I need them..

Amen

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Invigorating

As this babe of mine is now crawling, climbing and pulling herself up on things she needs to be taken out of her bassinet and put in a real cot.
Only a real cot won't fit in our room so I have to swap rooms over. Moving a spare room, school room, master bedroom and clothes room isnt what I'd call invigorating but clearing out 5 large garbage bags of things to pass on sure is.
I used my regular goal "fill the bag til its full" theory only my aim was to empty a box. I emptied 3 tubs plus stuff hanging around. It was ruthless. Hoping others will find more use out of it then I am :)
More to come.
More to do.

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