Monday, March 21, 2011

update on the paper clutter and hotspot #3 - kids toys and clothes

so i'm not quite finished with the paper clutter (hotspot#2).. it was definitely a challenge for me and we have lots of paper. so far in 2 sittings i got rid of all the recyclable stuff and i now have a box for shredding .. which had income tax stuff back to 1998.. it was crazy.. but even though i haven't finished hotspot #2, i still feel really good.. so much weight has been lifted..and i now have a better idea of what papers i actually have. and thanks to tsh and some other's i have gotten some really great ideas of how i can store/file the tax papers that i need to keep.. instead of keeping it in a big rubbermaid container (see photo). now keep in mind all this paper clutter that i have gone through is mine only.. (maybe a few of my 2 year old son's papers.. )but really still my husband has so many papers all mixed up everywhere esp in his dresser drawers.. and i would really like to organize it. esp the tax papers.. he really wants to keep everything he has too.. esp the wedding invites or tickets to ireland tours or (i really don't know why) but he wants to still keep a Panasonic video camera Manual. which he doesnt own the video camera and probably never will (its some kind people in the tv industry use.. ) and he really won't let me throw it out.. ahhh! anyways.. this is my husband.. and i will love him either way.. :) so on to the hotspot #3. kids toys and clothes... now to confess, i kinda did this slightly during the week of hotspot #1 but i still have lots to do.. plus i have some toys and clothes stored at my parents and my in-laws.. so it would be great to go through them as well. as for my son helping me purge his stuff.. i really don't think he is at the stage of understanding.. but i can at least get an idea of the toys that he really doesn't enjoy.. I can spend this week cleaning most of his toys and cleaning the containers.. i am planning to reuse kitty litter tubs. they may be slightly small but they are made of plastic and have a lid. so i think it will be better than the current diaper boxes that i use to keep his toys all mixed together in. i will add some photos shortly.

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