Week 6: “What Did I Miss”

(I’m already on my way to get to the bottom of this….what did I miss?)

I’ve chosen to evaluate my belongings in the context of categories instead of room by room, which has been really helpful for me. I like thinking about the items in terms of how I use them, why I purchase them, and how/where/how long I store them as a whole group. However, this approach also makes it possible for things to be passed over, either because they get forgotten, or put off, or are hiding. 

So I’m dedicating this week to addressing what I’ve missed along the way. Some of it will be going room by room and evaluating items that never quite fit one of the 5 weeks so far. Some of it will be putting some spaces back together.

I sorted through my sentimental items and photos this past week, but they’ve been sitting in their sorted piles around my house for a few days as I’ve debated how to store them. After checking all the boxes and bins I’ve emptied from other categories recently, I found bins that will work well for most of the sentimental items that made the cut, but not my photos. (not even the photo boxes I bought for games before sorting my games, then realized I didn’t need. whomp-whomp.) I hemmed and hawed and tried dresser drawers and all sorts of unconventional places, then finally decided I was spending more time and effort trying to avoid buying something new than it was worth. So I ordered a few boxes, after checking the measurements several times to ensure they’d fit the senior portrait packages, class photos and other pictures that are designed to never fit neatly in a standard size box.
In the meantime, the piles of photos and sentimental items laying around feel heavy and stressful, compared to the spaces I’ve been working on lightening up, and the spaces I’ve let them stack up are already starting to act like clutter magnets.  This week, I want to complete those leftover tasks that are weighing down my spaces and for the spaces I haven’t addressed yet, I plan to try out a method of decluttering I’ve been avoiding like a child being offered brussel sprouts. 

Because…brussel sprouts are one of my favorite foods now, so…maybe it’s worth a shot, too?