This week for Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 I decluttered the guest room closet (A.K.A. the toy closet)!

This week’s project was to clean out the toy closet.  We had this great idea that we would put half of the toys in the closet, and then keep half of them out.  Then we would rotate them every few weeks, or just make one toy go into the closet to get one out.  Sounded like a great idea, and it worked well for a while, until the toys in the closet became a bit outdated, outgrown and not played with anymore.

Then they just sat there, and sat there…

Until I finally got a chance to empty the whole thing out, which was right before the community lawn sale.  Because I was in a hurry all of the toys that were not hauled away to the lawn sale ended up on the bed in piles for a few weeks.

I was forced to clean up the guest room because…ahem…there are guests coming, so it gave me a perfect opportunity to clear out the rest of the closet, organize and put things back that were age appropriate.  I got some great blue containers at Home Depot and am totally addicted to the Real Simple closet organizers at Bed, Bath and Beyond, which I purchased for our linens (they even have built in cedar blocks…ahhh…).

Here’s the whole thing before:

And after:

(See all my pretty cedar storage containers from Real Simple??  Maybe they’ll read this and send me some more!  I’m out of 20% off coupons from Bed, Bath and Beyond!  ha )

And now I’ll continue my addiction to cedar smelling storage containers as I hit the linen closet in the hallway.  This ones is a doozy, filled with all of our wonderful toiletries (which I have been trying to use up frantically!), and more linens, that patiently await their own cedar storage container.  Did I mention I love storage containers?

Total of items eliminated this week?

• Threw out/Recycled: 74 items
• Donated/Given: 0 items (got a pile going, but I only count them when they leave the house!)
• Sold: 39 items from Amazon and my Becoming Minimalist Sale

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) – DONE!
27. Child’s Bedroom Closet 1
28. Child’s Bedroom Closet 2
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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