Time to Declutter

Will you come with me on a clean up spree?

Sort things out and set yourself free,

Know which things you love or need to stay,

The rest decide to throw or give away...

Take a few minutes, set your timer on Go,

Work on one area steady and slow

Soon you'll be able to smile and see

That change really begins with ME!

Doreen Scerri © 2009

I had been putting this job off for ages, knowing it would probably take me hours to do, then I decided to do it in stages. I am not a person who likes to spend hours doing a tedious job so arming myself with a timer, a duster, a box for giving away and a bin liner bag I set myself to tidying up the top shelf of my bookcase.

In order not to take up more time than I allowed myself on the timer, I sorted quickly through the loose papers and put them in a file folder to go through the next time I will be filing important papers.
I found some things that I could use in my crafts, hmm should I keep these or not? W-e-l-l, OK I will allow myself to keep these apart to put with my crafting supplies. Odds and ends that were just sitting there and which I had no use for were thrown away.

There were a couple of toys which I liked and which I decided to keep as decorative items on my shelves. Maybe these will go in the give away box the next time!!!
Having finished this top shelf in such a reasonable time and seeing the result I had achieved motivated me to do the rest. I tackled the remaining shelves one at a time within the next couple of days. Looking at the tidy unit made me feel so good and gave me a sense of peacefulness.

FROM ALL THIS

TO

T H I S

A N D

T H I S

Now I'm ready for the next job.....