![]() ![]() One area that’s been ripe with low-hanging fruit is the linen closet, specifically when it comes to the number of blankets we own. How Many Blankets Does One Family Really Need? ![]() It didn’t give us too much time to think about things, which meant that we weren’t second-guessing our initial decisions. One notable thing about this last-minute challenge? While not every family member was able to find the requisite five, I was able to find enough extra items quickly so that we came out with a whole extra box to donate filled with around 20-25 things. Right before we left, I challenged every family member to find 5 quick items they could part with. This last time, we made a family event of it and had Matt get off a bit early from work so we could get out there in plenty of time to make the donation AND have a little family dinner out and some time at the park. Our nearest drop-off donation center is nearly an hour away, so we want to make each trip COUNT. So in all reality, our total for the last couple months is higher than this, but just because we still have pleeeenty to declutter, I’m okay with not counting those two boxes and just continuing on with the challenge. There are actually more items that we’ve decluttered than are listed here-I had two boxes filled with things to take to the thrift store, and when I got back from dropping them off, I realized…my phone had somehow deleted the list I’d made of the items I’d given away. Total for April Through Now: 100 items Grand Total Reached Thus Far: 853/1001 (85.2%) The Lost Items Here’s what we’ve been decluttering lately: Decluttered Since April: One of my goals for this month is to unpack and get all the boxes moved out of our master bedroom that have been there since we moved to our house in November, and working towards that end has also had the nice side effect of boosting my decluttering efforts in the process. With the onset of June has come a slightly more relaxed schedule, which has meant that I’ve felt reinvigorated on the home front to start tackling indoor projects again. We ended up getting rid of a decent amount before the two moves our family made in 2020, but we still have a long way to go. Since that time, however, we’ve added 3 kids to our family and have acquired a LOT more stuff (which was helped along by the fact that we moved from a small apartment into a house), so it’s definitely time to part with a lot more. Back in 2013, I did a massive decluttering project I called 50 Weeks to Organized, where we got rid of approximately 50% of our belongings. If you’re new to this series, I’m currently working on decluttering 1,001 items from our home as part of one of my goals for my 101 in 1001 list. Plan out a celebration after each hundred is reached.One particularly bad clutter hot spot: our master closet. ![]() Use different colors for different family members so they can see how much they contributed!
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