30 day bootcamp

Six months after I went back to work part time, I was frustrated by the mess I could never seem to conquer. Through the Minimalist Mom site, I found the 30 Day Clutter Bootcamp at the Minimalist Packrat blog, and decided to give it a try.

day 7: personal care purgatory

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by Janice on 02/25/2012

If I cheated in the linen closet, I certainly made up for it today. It took me 3 and 1/2 hours to go through our personal care items. I think the key word is our. We all use the master bathroom (to save me from having to clean the others with any regularity) and there […]

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day 6: cheating in the linen closet

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by Janice on 02/24/2012

This one is cheating because it only took about 10 minutes. My Mom went through and culled our linen closet when they last visited. The catch was that the 2 piles of baby stuff, and the table linens that we decided I could live without, were still piled in my upper hall. I did go […]

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day 5: unmentionables

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by Janice on 02/23/2012

Today’s to do was to tackle my drawers in our vanity. They hold lingerie, pajamas and jewelry. What is more unmentionable, that I am throwing something out that isn’t broken, or that I still own some of  lingerie I purchased before I met my current husband? It always seemed inherently tacky to run around in […]

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day 4: it’s a sign!

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by Janice on 02/22/2012

Shoes were easier than I thought. I really love all of these , but frankly they don’t fit right or are too high or too big. I allowed myself one ridiculous save, my Vera Wang wedding shoes. Odd one this, because I have already sold both of my previous wedding dresses (2 times is a […]

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day 3: my closet part 1

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by Janice on 02/21/2012

I currently can’t locate my electronic copy of the 30 Day bootcamp (perhaps a pc decluttering is also in order), so I decided to tackle the area I know best, my closet. I like clothes. I stayed at home for several years and had the casual wardrobe to match. These are the only explanations I […]

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Okay, so on day 2 you are supposed to begin to tackle your music collection. If my friend Christine’s husband is a squirrel, then I have to refer to mine as the “cronopio dentiacutus” or, alternatively, the prehistoric saber-toothed squirrel. I’ll swear the artist’s rendering is a close proximity of how he would look if I […]

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