SDC – Week 3

Let me just start right out of the gate and admit – I decluttered ZERO items last week – but that’s ok. I’m going to give myself some grace and remember that Rome was not built in a day and decades of stuff isn’t going to get moved out of this house in 4 weeks. Time to dust the week off and move on.

You may have noticed that I like to include a graphic with a quote on each week’s declutter numbers graphic. I like to choose those quotes for how I’m feeling about the process and this week’s quote is VERY fitting!!!

Part of cultivating a good life is knowing when to STOP what you’re doing, switch gears, take a break, and come back to it a few minutes or a few days later.

YES! So much this for me last week. Every time I tried to start going through a drawer, a section of the closet, etc I just got so distracted, kinda emotional, and just generally overwhelmed. At one point I just thought – decluttering is NOT for me right now, and that is OK. I’m just going to circle back to it next week.

As with all households, there was PLENTY of other things for me to focus on, so today I made some meals for next week, transplanted some tomato seedlings that I had started and are too big for their former home, planted some plant starts that I had been propagating, and washed a couple rugs that needed it. Is that a lot for me to get done on the weekend? NO – but you know what, those things were all on my “Tasks” list for this week and now they’re done.

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Actually, washing the rugs was NOT on my list, but in order to help myself feel more productive, I 100% added that shit to my “Tasks” list and then checked ’em off! It’s silly, but it’s my list and I’m the boss of me.

Something “decluttering” adjacent that I did this week was to listen to a You Tube video that the hubs sent me “5 Harsh Truths About Decluttering for Seniors That NO ONE Talks About…“. OK – first of all, can we just acknowledge that he sent me something for SENIORS? Dude must have some kinda death wish.

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Here’s a WIN for last week – the items from week 1 are GONE, out of my life, out of my house! I think that pile was one of my barriers to being motivated for Week 2 – but regardless, it’s GONE now and that makes me happy!

Better numbers this week – We’ll have 118 without the bonus and 140 with the bonus. Dunno about you all, but that sounds a lot more manageable than the 162/180 from last week.

Let’s circle back to last week. I’m not giving in on last week. I’m going to focus on THIS week and the 118/140 – and then IF/WHEN I complete that I will go to the numbers for last week. In the end it’s not about doing it on schedule – but DOING it.

So – Week 3 starts now. Get that box, grab the marker to make your tally marks, and get busy. If you find yourself not feeling it, remember this week’s quote and take a break and come back to it! We’ll all get there!