This week for Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 I decluttered the children’s clothes!

So I finally got around to finishing the children’s clothes.  For weeks I have been putting away laundry thinking to myself, “I’ve got to go through the clothes and take out everything that doesn’t fit anymore!”.

Well, this week was the week.  And actually, my mother-in-law was the reason behind the cleaning.  She offered to take me shopping for school clothes for the children.  That was all I needed to hear to motivate myself to tackle our clothes!  Of course, this is because I had to know what they actually needed before we went shopping.

After having the children try on their clothes, and sorting out the old ones they have outgrown, I also had a huge load of clothes to take to Goodwill.  I had been piling up things for Goodwill for weeks, so this week I took not one, but TWO trips to Goodwill to dropoff!  So freeing!

So, here’s clothes in closet one before:

And after:

And clothes in closet two before:

You might notice that there are a lot of adult clothes in there too.  Those are mine from back in January when I went through my closet for Project 333.  And now, since it’s been 7 months and more than one season and I still haven’t worn these clothes, I went through most and donated them.  The ones I kept for occasional use (like the formal dresses), I moved to the guest room closet.

And after:

I didn’t go through the actual closets themselves – I’m saving that for another week.  But, I did go through the clothes in both closets, and in both dressers as well – I didn’t take pictures of the dressers, because there wasn’t much change.  Most of our clothes we hang up.

Total of items eliminated this week?

• Threw out/Recycled: 0 items
• Donated/Given: 179 items
• Sold: 65 items (Thirty-One summer clearance!)

Overall Totals:

• Threw out 970 items
• Donated 1,110 items
• Sold 998 items

TOTAL ITEMS: 3,078 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) – DONE!
31. Guest Bedroom Dresser – DONE!
32. Guest Bathroom Vanity – DONE!
33. Linen Closet (left side) – DONE!
34. Linen Closet (right side) – DONE!
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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