Tackle It Tuesday #154 — Clearing Some Clutter
Susan here…
Okay, this tackle was a quickie, but a tad profound… read on.
I am shockingly blind to clutter.
Stacks of this-and-that can pile up and I barely notice.
Sometimes I try and force myself to walk in my own door and try to see my house as a guest to jar myself into action. To try and realize that clutter has accumulated and that it must be cleared.
So today’s tackle did not take me much time. I admit it. But I think that is the power in this tackle.
It took me 15 minutes to clear off this counter and sideboard and yet I let myself feel like a failure for days because I know that the clutter exists and that it shouldn’t. Even if I am rather immune to the mess, guests see it and my family sees it, and it doesn’t need to be there.
Yes, I am a little crazy in that it takes a blogging deadline to force me to put away the pens, papers, toys, gadgets and junk that have piled up on my counters… but oh well… call me crazy.
(And then join me. Cleaning is so much more fun when we do it together!)
Cluttered Counter
Tackled!
Join me next week as I tackle another corner of my untidy townhouse.
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(It doesn’t even have to be housework… just whatever is on your To Do list.)
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Happy tackling ladies…
25 Comments
The before shot looks like my counters too! Our house is a clutter magnet.
I’m going to be a wee bit sneaky and enter twice, although the second one isn’t really a proper tackle it does prove that I have finally conquered the scanner!
I love teddy bears but I don’t think mine would ever end up neat and tidy like that they’d be all over the carpet instead.
Cheers
This is my real tackle [with the links!] hence my remark about mess.
Cheers
It feels so good to get rid of some clutter, doesn’t it! I love a clear countertop!
Ugh, clutter… I can never seem to stay on top of it either. Great tackle!
I am a total clutter person and even if I get a counter cleared off it just means I moved the clutter.
Nothing feels better than to clear out clutter!
Wow-that looks great!! I love the way it feels when I complete a project like that!! I just finished my storage area-which I couldn’t walk in 2 weeks ago-Now it is clean!! Thank you tackle it tuesday!! On to my next project!!
I tackled stuffed animal mania in our house this week.
Counters just scream out “put junk on me”, don’t they? Great tackle:-)
Isn’t it amazing how fast clutter accumulates? I feel like I’m in a never-ending battle with the junk and paperwork that collects on our desk!
i tackled the kids closets!!! WOOT!
Reminds me of my house
I am so excited. I have a fellow “can’t see the clutter” friend. I really have a hard time with this. I see it, but I don’t know what to do with the clutter. This post is actually helping me a lot because I know I am committed to tackling my clutter and being held accountable because I am posting here every Tuesday. Keep up the tackles and I will be right there with you!!!
I swear counters are a clutter magnet. I struggle with that too!
I stashed the winter boots and am moving on to coats, scarves and hats. Thanks for the jump-start! Your counter looks 10 times better btw.
Yes, clutter is a problem in our house as well. My kids just can’t seem to remember to put things away! LOL Great job on yours!
Great job! Hmmm… I think I need to get to tackling!
I have tons of spaces like that to tackle!! I decorated a space instead. =P
I can walk by an enormous pile of clutter for a week and then when I finally clean it up (usually only takes a few minutes!), the space looks so much bigger and cleaner!
Great tackle!
Clutter just sneaks up on us, doesn’t it? I’m guilty of just plain IGNORING it cuz it never ends…
This is my first time linking to Tackle it Tuesday. Thanks for hosting!
WOW! I need to tackle the storage room it’s scary……want to help Susan?
Wow! You are one brave momma! See, I prefer to ignore the stacks and stacks of junk mail and handmade pictures on my coffee table… I just don’t have company over!
I did some de-cluttering yesterday too. Just where are we suppose to put all of that stuff? It’s amazing how quickly it piles up! Good job!