https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 07:36:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677665 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 23:09:15 +0000 LCTBQE 2677665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lioneyes: yep. currently in a battle with my husband over getting rid of his VHS player which has never been plugged in once during our 5 years in this apartment :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677477 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:52:27 +0000 lioneyes 2677477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i love this! i am constantly decluttering- always cleaning out DS's clothes and gear and giving away/donating stuff, but with a move coming up I want to do a deep declutter (like getting rid of our DVD collection- in almost 3 years of living here we have NEVER ONCE opened the cabinet they are in.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677391 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:37:29 +0000 catgirl 2677391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: or things I thought I would like but don't and would feel guilty getting rid of something I spent money on. Gifts from people. The list could go on and on. But it is so freeing to just get rid of it. We got rid of a lot of items in our kitchen that only had one purpose and replaced them with better multitasking tools. It sucked to spend money but it makes our space feel less filled and every piece gets used. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677383 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:32:00 +0000 Littlebit7 2677383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: yes to what you said about stuff you just don't like. I've always felt I needed to hold onto stuff if I sort of liked it, or maybe we'd use it in a future house, or maybe for the extra space we might never have! Now that I'm getting ride of stuff, in some cases it's meant spending some money to replace things I hate with things that make more sense practically and spatially for where we live now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677366 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:10:50 +0000 catgirl 2677366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: I relate so much to what you said. I'm sick of being surrounded by things and at times I feel overwhelmed with how much we own. We moved into our apartment almost 4 years ago and never thought it would be possible to fill it and now it's bursting. It's a long, slow process but it feels so good to get rid of things we just don't need. Or that we don't like.</p> <p>We are also holding on to all of the baby gear until a decision has been made on #2. I hate the space it takes up but, like you, I refuse to buy it all again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677304 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:28:04 +0000 Littlebit7 2677304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The past year I've been ruthless with decluttering. I don't know that it had anything to do with Konmari or whatever her name is (I never read the book). I think it was the arrival of the baby and all of the stuff...I just kept seeing stuff everywhere. She's 20 months old. In the time she's been around I've probably gotten rid of 30% of the stuff in our house. And I use the term "stuff" liberally. Decor, furniture, bedding, towels, toys, crap, papers, clothes, kitchen items. We live in a really efficient 1400 sq foot apartment in the NYCish area. I feel like visible stuff and clutter weighs me down to my core. It makes our small space feel smaller and darker. I'm not saying I'm the tidiest person in the world but I've gotten over my habit of keeping crap around my house. </p> <p>HOWEVER, and its a big however, we do have a storage unit and it is filled with baby stuff. I refuse to repurchase certain items if we have a second. So into storage everything goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677303 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:27:55 +0000 ValentineMommy 2677303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love this idea!</p> <p>I so, so badly want to declutter, but I have a really hard time with it. I often feel like it's something I'm going to "need" (I know, I know) and that it would be a waste to get rid of. So really, I'm torn between wasting things and wanting life decluttered.</p> <p>I read the Marie Kondo book last year and REALLY decluttered my closet. I removed at least 1/2, if not more, of it. I just have a hard time with all the little things. It gets so tedious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677300 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:24:21 +0000 travellingbee 2677300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We totally need to declutter. We started a little yesterday, but I really want to tackle the toys... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677293 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:16:58 +0000 codeitall 2677293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been listening to the Konmari method book at work and honestly, it makes me want to declutter a ton, but I also recognize that a lot of what most people would get rid of, I plan on using for lots of future kids.</p> <p>So I think I'll do one page of donating/trashing and the other page of 'into storage'.</p> <p>Awesome to have a visual grid to fill up though, great find! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2677011 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:14:16 +0000 ALV91711 2677011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This week DH has been working on reorganizing the basement and getting rid of stuff. I've started with DS room. We are going to have a garage sale this spring and donate whatever we don't sell. </p> <p>Time to stop holding onto things we don't use or need any more v </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2676951 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 21:28:57 +0000 LemonJack 2676951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't done this challenge, but I love decluttering. Unfortunately, my husband likes collecting clutter. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2676850 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:21:32 +0000 Pancakes 2676850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: lol. I feel like that would solve a lot of clutter problems! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2676828 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:25:15 +0000 LCTBQE 2676828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in 650 sq feet and I love throwing stuff out or giving it away. I kind of wish I could figure out a way to tell everyone not to give us baby gifts without sounding like a total jerk and ingrate--I just want people's company and friendship, not 6 outfits from Carter's twice a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2676781 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:25:39 +0000 lamariniere 2676781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I am constantly decluttering! I listed a bunch of kids clothes on the local buy/sell board today and already have some bites. I had planned on weeding through some toys over the holidays but it didn't happen, I think I'll try to do it this month though. We just got back from our holiday trip to see my DH's family and we came back with a lot of stuff. I always try to do a big purge of out with the old, in with the new, when that happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2676771 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:16:14 +0000 edelweiss 2676771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i so want to declutter. after having lived in apartments for over a decade, i felt like there was so much space in our house that we wouldn't use. sure enough, we are filling those spaces--we really need to get rid of stuff. starting with the kids. that should free up a lot of clutter. they're pretty cute, i'm sure someone would pick them up from the curb. although they'd be close to the house and might try to come back--better to put them in the goodwill bin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decluttering-2017-in-2017#post-2676677 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 14:54:29 +0000 Bao 2676677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone done this challenge before? It looks like you keep a chart and put an X down every time you get rid of an item. A stack of magazines could be one X or you could count each one. I am sure there are several similar challenges but here is a blog post about one: <a href="http://nourishingminimalism.com/2016/12/decluttering-challenge-2017-2017.html" rel="nofollow">http://nourishingminimalism.com/2016/12/decluttering-challenge-2017-2017.html</a></p> <p>I don't feel like we have a huge clutter issue, but at times things like the basement storage room, playroom and our closets get a little too full. I think I may do this on a smaller scale! Goodness knows the junk drawer would give me lots of X's ;) </p>