My Purging Journey

I am now in my third month on my decluttering/purging journey. It is definitely going well! I still have a long way to go, but I have gotten a ton done! Allie Casazza's course"Your Uncluttered Home" has changed my way of thinking! Before this, when I went into a room to clean, my first instinct was to organize and put things away. I almost never even thought of getting rid of stuff. Now, that is my first thought when I start cleaning a room! I have gotten rid of boxes and boxes, and bags and bags of stuff! I cannot believe the amount of stuff I have gotten rid of, and how much we still have! But I'm making really good progress, and am excited to see the results already!

Most of my progress has been in the past couple of weeks. My husband was away for 2 weeks for Army training, so it was a big motivator to get things done before he came home! Josh has always been the one saying that we need to get rid of stuff, so I am finally doing that for us! It was kind of slow going for the first two months. It's hard finding the time to purge when you have four kids 5 and under in the house! But for the two weeks Josh was away, my awesome sister Staci came and stayed with me and helped me to get so much done! We have made several trips to Goodwill already. I have even gotten rid of several major pieces of furniture because I was able to purge most of what was in/on them! It feels so great! 

Like I said, I still have a long way to go, but I can already tell a big difference! There is a lot less to clean up, so straightening up the house takes less time, and it stays straightened for longer. I can find what I need faster because I am purging the stuff we don't need. There is more room in our small house because so much stuff & furniture is out! And Josh is loving the change! It is movating me to keep going. :)

Through all of this, Chloe has been my little laundry helper! She asks me almost every single day: "Mom? Can I help you with the washer?" It's cute, and she's keeping me on top of the laundry! I often run out of clothes to wash, partly because we have a little less now, but mostly because she wants to do the wash with me multiple times a day! She has been obsessed with this for a couple of months now! Joshua was into it for a little bit too, but Chloe has really stuck with it. Now there was that one time that Chloe "helped" me by pouring the entire bottle of detergent into the washer! And it took about 4-5 extra wash and rinse cycles to get the suds out! But other than that, she has done a great job!

This pic is of Joshua and Chloe having fun just watching the washer go! lol.

By the way, for those curious, we have not missed anything that I have gotten rid of! The kids have not missed any of the toys, and we have not missed any of the junk! I probably couldn't even tell you half of what I purged. It was just all stuff we didn't need/use! 

Pic of us enjoying free cones at DQ on the first day of spring! Just for fun :)

Looking forward to being even further ahead on my journey the next time I blog! Here's to more time enjoying my kids and enjoying life!