A Week of Decluttering

I've been in a really decluttering mood lately, so I decided to challenge myself to do 30 minutes to an hour of decluttering every day for a week, Monday-Friday in September.

I started on Monday, in my bedroom. I've got plenty to go through. My wardrobe, a box of toiletries, a drawer of toiletries, a random sh*t drawer, my bedside table, and the under-bed storage. Seriously, there's tons. I decided to start with my toiletries drawer. I go in it every day and always struggle to find what I'm actually looking for, so I emptied the entire drawer and started from scratch. 

I actually didn't end up getting rid of much, just a few nail polishes, a makeup bag and a couple of lidless lipsticks. It was a good start though and it was much tidier! Annoyingly I'm not completely sure how long it took me, but it felt like ages. I also went through a bag of clothes my friend gave me. I've decided to keep everything but one top so that didn't really declutter anything, but I do now have one less bag cluttering up my room! 

Tuesday

Next to tackle was a box of toiletries. I had to get rid of a couple bits that were out of date but otherwise I had space for everything else in my toiletries drawer. I then tackled my bedside table. I honestly hadn't realised how cluttered it was! But it's nice and clear now, and I even found some headphones to charge up! I also found an old watch to get rid of. I then went through my wardrobe again and found a pair of jeans I no longer want. I also used the now-empty toiletries box to put store some comfy clothes in on the bottom of my wardrobe, to save some hanging space.

Wednesday

Wednesday morning was committed to the drawer under my toiletries drawer. It's become a space for our fancy shoes - which it can stay as - and a bunch of random crap that I couldn't be bothered to deal with previously. The majority of it ended up being out of date medication and vitamins!

Thursday

Thursday I decided to tackle my underbed storage. I managed to store all of the old keepsakes in one box, instead of spread out everywhere! I had a lovely time going through it all too, it was lovely to see so many postcards and mementos I'd forgotten about. I also found some old books and unused notebooks to get rid of, half used candles etc. There was tons to get rid of and it's definitely looking less cluttered under there now!

Friday

Friday was shoe time! We have a ridiculous amount of shoes in our downstairs cupboard. I found a pair of boots that were unbearably uncomfortable so they had to go. I also got rid of an old pair of Vans that I don't wear anymore, as I tend to go for the slight platform ones instead. Only two pairs gone but it's better than none at all!

I ended up with two full black sacks of stuff to get rid of, some to sell/donate and some straight to the bin. I feel really good about what I accomplished!  

Until next time,
Saph x