Good morning, everyone! Hope you had a good weekend and have a nice holiday today. In the spirit of President's Day, you get to make your own "executive" decision to do this task today or not :) Or delegate it to other "public servants" in your household, like if you have kids, get them involved!
Today, Monday, February 20,
***Clean out your books**
Get rid of at least 50 books--if you have kids, enlist them to go through their's and keep only what they really read or other special books.You can easily donate books, sell on amazon or around here we can sell at Wellesley Booksmith's used book cellar and earn fun store credit.
Here are 50+ we quickly were able to clean-out. One tip I have is to limit space to family members for books. My kids each get a small bookshelf in their bedroom and that's the limit on books so when new ones come in, old ones have to move out.
I also limit myself severely because I love books but have to be disciplined to read something I have first, so this basket helps me limit no more then what I can fit. I have some more "keepsake" type books I keep in a bin in the basement right now.
Have a good start of the week--this task feels refreshing and will feel good to pass on books to others, as there's nothing like a good book.
Quick reference what we've done so far:
- Books!
- Dresser/clothes
- Food cabinets (canned goods, grains)
- Dresser/clothes
- Coat Closet
- Cookbooks
- First Aid supplies
- Rx/meds
- Pet supplies
- files
- under the sink(s)
- bathroom vanity(ies)
- 1 paperwork pile
- that "other" junk drawer (flashlights, keys, menus, batteries)
- a desk drawer
- gift wrap
- office supplies
- night stand
- make-up
- linens
- laundry products
- shoes
- board games
- tops of frig and mircrowave
- jewelry
- coats
- vases/serving dishes
- media (CDs/DVDs/video games)
- baking goods
- socks/pjs/undergarments
- tupperware/pots/pans
- junk drawer
- utensils
- spices
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