Hello there!
So today was the final day of my 40 bags in 40 days de-cluttering challenge!! After seeing this idea on an Instagram feed I decided to give it a go. I didn’t look into the ‘proper’ way to undertake this challenge and thought I would make up my own rules as I went along! Instead of giving up chocolate, fizzy drinks, sweets etc for lent (lets face it as a new Mum I need all the sugar I can get to make it through the day!!!!) I decided to attempt to de-clutter my home/life! My goal was to fill 40 bags, one per day, concentrating on a different area each day. So here’s my list:
Day 1: My Clothes – Trousers
Day 2: My Clothes – PJs
Day 3: My Clothes – Boots
Day 4: My Clothes – Maternity Wear
Day 5: My Clothes – Pumps and Trainers
Day 6: My Clothes – Coats
Day 7: My Clothes – Scarfs
Day 8: My Clothes – Belts
Day 9: My Clothes – Underwear
Day 10: My Clothes – Tights and Socks
Day 11: My Clothes – Tops and Shirts
Day 12: My Clothes – Jumpers
Day 13: My Clothes – Skirts and Shorts
Day 14: Jewellery
Day 15: My Clothes – Bags
Day 16: Christmas Decorations – Indoor
Day 17: Christmas Decorations – Outdoor
Day 18: Newborn Clothes
Day 19: Hubby’s Clothes
Day 20: Hubby’s Shoes
Day 21: Home Items – Kitchen
Day 22: Home Items – Bedrooms
Day 23: Home Items – General
Day 24: Nail Varnishes
Day 25: Beauty Products
Day 26: Hair Products
Day 27: Make up and Make up Brushes
Day 28: Bedding
Day 29: Magazines
Day 30: Receipts
Day 31: Cards
Day 32: Paperwork/Post
Day 33: Photos
Day 34: DVDs
Day 35: Pets Items
Day 36: Towels
Day 37: Craft Items
Day 38: Food Items
Day 39: Books
Day 40: CDs
Now don’t let this list scare you off! As you can see from my pictures below some of my bags were smaller than others, depending on the area I was doing.
I tried to upload a photo of my bag each day onto my Insta stories to keep myself accountable, but to be honest with a newborn in the house I found it almost impossible to do a bag each day so sometimes done 3 or 4 in one day when I had a spare hour. I found this was a really feel good exercise, allowing me to free up much needed space in my home as well as being able to see exactly what I stuff I have. I also was able to make some money along the way which was a big bonus!!
Some of my bags went into storage, some went to friends/family, I sold some items (online via webuyanybooks.com and set up an Insta selling page), hoping to do a car boot sale this month with some items, and some went to the skip.
At the end of my 40 days I can say I feel a lot better and my home is so much more organised. So why don’t you give it a go?? Remember your home is for living space, not storage space! Would love to hear how you get on!
Hope you enjoy reading, as much as I enjoy writing!
Jill