Friday, April 1, 2011

Progress Week 4 {40 bags in 40 days}

This week was a little different.  I volunteered alot in Lucy's classroom, and had a couple of Dr. appts....so this week was not really broken down into days :)

The areas I tackled are:
~the drawers of my secretary
~under the kitchen sink
~the boxes on top of "my library" bookshelves

*the secretary went fairly quickly...the drawers hold things from notecards to recycled gift bags...so I went through and got rid of a TON of gift bags that I will not re-use and organized and purged the rest of the junk stuff :)

*under the kitchen sink...easy one...just lots of stuff that belonged in the garage that has been thrown here instead, and then just pulling everything out and wiping it all down!

*the boxes on top of my "library"...they are decorative boxes that I have been storing all my wooden stamps from my "stamping" days.  Lucy had NO idea these even existed, so you can imagine the squeals when I opened the boxes.  I let her choose some that she wanted to keep, and surprisingly, she was very particular about which ones she wanted...so, we have lots to give away!

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I have to admit...I have been doing easy spots so far...I have left at least 5 days dedicated to the garage, and I just keep skipping over those days and choosing something else.

 It is also Spring Break, here at our house this next week, and the boys bedrooms are on my list...so I think that is what Week 5 is going to consist of :)

5 comments:

  1. Can you come over here once your done?? ;)

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  2. I am so impressed with all you have been getting done. I did some spring cleaning and purging today too.

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  3. Congrats on your progres and don't knock those "easy" spaces. Clutter is clutter and now there is less in your home.
    :0)

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  4. You are doing great. I wanted to do this too although not a bag a day but 40 bags over the curse of Lent. I have done 6 so far. Harry's bookshelves, closets and drawers, the boys linen closet, Kate's closet and bookshelves. I still have A LOT to do and not much time:) Oh well...my real Lenten goal was exercise and I have been pretty darned good with that one (except Spring Break).


    I thought of Lucy this am. Kate wore a scarf to church today:0 ) I'll sned a photo:)
    Kim

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  5. hi dawn! doing a little catching up on blogs - so funny, i was about to send you a message asking how you were progressing...let me tell you - a major family vacation in the midst of the 40 days can put a screeching halt on progress (at least in MY house)! but it was worth it ;)

    i am back to it today...i have a huge chest of drawers in the living room. some of the things in there went in about 8 years ago and hadn't seen the light of day since. bu-bye to them...

    hope you are well :) keep up with the exercise! good for you. i'm getting back in to my morning walks now the sun is up by 6! yay!

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