Ugh.
Do you have a space in your house that has no defined purpose? If so, do you find that spot is a catch-all for clutter?
In my house, this is the office. It is a room full of junk. It's where we put things when we don't know where to put them. It's where things go when we want to deal with them "later." Guess when later happens? As I am a disorganized procrastinator, let me tell you that the answer is - rarely!
I need to clear this room out. It needs a purpose. I'm not yet sure what it should be. We don't need a whole room as an office right now. It could be a playroom, or a bedroom for one of our kids. Or a crafty space. But I can't do anything with the room in its current state (except change the baby, since we stuck the change table in there). The first step is dealing with all the junk in there.
The thing is, it's a pretty big task. And I've got a 4 month old, which limits my productivity and REALLY limits any sustained effort. But I have a plan. I'm going to put away 5 things a day in that room.
So it'll probably take me 2 years to clean out the room, but at least I'll be chipping away at the problem instead of ignoring it (or making it worse!).
I started today. I put away a hat for the baby, a pencil, a bib clip, and a couple of other things.
Baby steps...
What's your house's trouble spot? How do you deal with it?
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The furnace/freezer room - the space between the door and the freezer, as well as the area under the stairs that is adjacent, fills up with ridiculous things. Right now there is a large pile of empty boxes, ice cream pails, a box of wire, a glass curio cabinet missing its shelves, electronics to be recycled, etc. Realistically it could all be garbaged/recycled and the world would not end. However...
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