Decluttering.

I've been trying to declutter in a more serious way the past few months. I swore when we moved into this house 2.5 years ago, that I would not unpack boxes unless I had places for the things in them to go. I did a pretty good job of it, I have to say, and I don't think I have any packed boxes left from the move. That feels good!

OTOH, there is so much CRAP in my house. From leftover baby things to paper-to-be-recycled to I don't even know what, there is just stuff everywhere. I crave order and cleanliness and I never get it.

So, today I was looking for a 30-day decluttering challenge, kinda like a Flylady thing (but I dropped out of Flylady a long time ago... too much to keep up with -- I do still shine my sink, though!).

In my search, I stumbled across an 8-week decluttering course online, that includes an online support group -- a bulletin board of people who cheer each other on through the process, keep you accountable, help you get motivated, stay focused, what have you. It cost $37 and I signed myself right up. It starts May 4 and I'm looking forward to it.

From the same site, I also downloaded a one-year decluttering calendar. It covers all of 2009 and just gives you one little, manageable decluttering project a day. For bigger projects, it assigns a whole week, but you can see it coming, get ready, and tackle it in smaller, day-sized pieces.

I even talked some online friends into signing up with me (and maybe a few real life friends too) and I'm just really looking forward to having a sytem for getting this done and the motivation and accountability to stick with it!

Here's the link to the program I signed up for... http://www.encouragingcoach.com/programs-decluttergroup.htm

She also has other e-courses online... one for a simpler, saner life (sounds good, huh?), one for procrastinating... that sort of thing.

Anyway, I'll try to post here to keep updated on my progress. I'm sure my readers can't wait!