This week for Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 I organized the DVD area!

We used to have a nice DVD cabinet, but I really didn’t like how it opened, or that I had to prop it up on the larger shelf with an ugly piece of plywood.  It wasn’t very efficient either, since our family would just shove the DVDs back on a shelf, or leave them on the entertainment center area, rather than opening the door and putting them back in the DVD cabinet.

So, when the community lawn sale came, I decided to sell the DVD cabinet.  But not before I took a picture:

Then, I went out and purchased some nice storage cubes from Martha Stewart at my favorite store (Home Depot), and put all the videos into the cubes, along with some miscellaneous computer mice that my husband had lurking in a basket on top of our shelves, and viola, new DVD storage area!

I did take time to go through all of the DVDs as well, to make sure that we wanted to keep them all.  Since most (99.9%) are my husbands, we didn’t get rid of many, and I didn’t go through the children’s DVDs yet – we are scheduled to do that today.

I also organized them alphabetically before placing them inside the storage cubes, and in order to tame the blankets we have (which were also shoved into the shelves previously), I ordered a large rectangle basket and liner from my Thirty-One Gifts business and had it embroidered to say “Blankets”.  It fits perfectly and I love the splash of color!

Here’s the results after:

Total of items eliminated this week?

• Threw out/Recycled: 6 items
• Donated/Given: 0 items
• Sold: 1 item from Amazon

Overall Totals:

• Threw out 691 items
• Donated 931 items
• Sold 932 items

TOTAL ITEMS: 2554 items

Here’s where we are headed for the Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 in the next few weeks:

1. Clothes (closet and dresser) – DONE!
2. Master Bath Vanity/Cabinet – DONE!
3. Nightstand and Top of Dresser in Master Bedroom – DONE!
4. Kitchen Counters (main and island) – DONE!
5. Kitchen Cabinets (upper) – DONE!
6. Kitchen Cabinets (lower) – DONE!
7. Kitchen Counters (by fridge) – DONE!
8. Pantry – DONE!
9. Fridge/Freezer – DONE!
10. Kitchen Built In Cabinet – DONE!
11. Digitizing Files
12. Computer Files – DONE!
13. Office Desk Drawers – DONE!
14. Office Desk Top – DONE!
15. Office Baskets (in, out, to do, vertical file) – DONE!
16. Office Filing Cabinet – Part 1 – DONE!
17. Office Filing Cabinet – Part 2 – DONE!
18. Office Hutch – DONE!
19. Office Bookshelves – DONE!
20. Office Craft Table – DONE!
21. Office Built In Storage Area – DONE!
22. Laundry Room Shelves – DONE!
23. Laundry Room Corner Cabinet – DONE!
24. Laundry Room Table Area – DONE!
25. Laundry Room Closet Tool Storage Unit
26. Guest Bedroom Closet (toy closet)
27. Child’s Bedroom Closet
28. Child’s Bedroom Closet
29. Child’s Desk
30. Children’s Clothes (upstairs)
31. Guest Bedroom Dresser
32. Guest Bathroom Vanity
33. Linen Closet (lower shelves)
34. Linen Closet (upper shelves)
35. Play Room
36. Living Room DVD Cabinet/Mantle/Entertainment Center – DONE!
37. Large Storage Closet
38. Small Storage Closet Shelves
39. Small Storage Closet Banker’s Boxes
40. Downstairs Bathroom Closet – DONE!
41. Downstairs Play Room
42. Screened In Porch Area
43. Downstairs TV Area
44. Downstairs Bathroom
45. Mud Room
46. Garage Left Side Shelves
47. Garage Middle Shelves
48. Garage Right Side Shelves
49. Garage Tool Storage Cabinet
50. Garage Floor Space
51. Walls/Pictures
52. Scrapbooking Supplies/Area

What did you do this week to declutter??

To your success,

Dr. Laura

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