Get Organized Mission #1: Fill a Hu-u-uge Trash Bag

I did it!! I threw away 40-50 pounds of junk! Thanks for giving me permission to throw away clothes. I hate throwing clothes in the trash, would rather give to charity. But I didn’t want them and who else would?? NOBODY! That’s why it is trash! Thanks. btw- you are my husband’s new best friend.

We have not long moved, which I can recommend for a good chuck-out
In fact that is quite a good way to evaluate how much you really ‘love’ something – Would you be prepared to carefully wrap, pack, move and unpack it?
However… I didn’t have time to evaluate a heap of notebooks + various ‘paperwork’ that have been occupying a corner of my new office so today… with timer set… I’ve gnawed into a chunk of it -
Looking fwd to having to be accountable for another chunk next week

Done! Filled my black bin with plenty more to go in! Looking forward to the next mini-mission to prod me into action!

I love getting organised – keep the missions coming!

I did this last night and got rid of one and a half bags from my bathroom and kitchen alone!

RT @MicheleConnolly: Have u completed this week’s Organizing Mission? Give it a go – only 30 mins & u’ll feel fabulous! http://is.gd/tG6C

cathartic or what?!
I actually did this a few week ago as I was about to start a new job and thought that I would clear my head by ‘tidying’ up.
I threw out 2 black bags worth of crap, loads went to the carboot sale and some went on to a ‘freecycle’ website and were picked up the very next day.

Can’t wait for week 2!

Finally stopped procrastinating and started chucking. A big bag went to the tip and a huge pile of books has gone to a good home. My Dad always used to say “a tidy room, a tidy mind”. It may not always be true but it sure does help!

These missions are brilliant, thank you!

I did it!! I was late, but I did it this past weekend and I’m now in the mood to do more.

Thanks for the motivation!

Wow! I have so much junk. So great to see some of it gone now. Feel clean and revitalised.

Whew! Just catching up! Filled a big bag in my office and bathroom. Woo-hoo!

I just joined today and did this already. One big bag downstairs and one upstairs- plus I gathered up some stuff to donate! Woo hoo!

This just scraped a bit ice from the top of the iceberg but it is a start.
I ended up throwing:
-frozen sauces that I never used in a year from the freezer
-black bean salsa, never used chutney from the fridge
-cooking magazines that have been laying on the ground for months. I never got a chance to scrap them.
-a big can of lollipop that I have collected from my visits to a restaurant.
-4 dead plants
-empty soap dispensers that I hung onto because they were so cute.
-catalogs that accumulated
-old invitations that I thought I would use for crafting
-stale crackers

I need to repeat this again.

Very therapeutic. Going to have to do this with the desk at my office. Might start doing everything in 30 minute bursts!

I did this task by myself a year ago, but today I understood that time passed and lots of new things could be thrown away. I went around 2 rooms and found a lot of little objects to give to my friends and to charity as well as real dross.

on my side, I can recommend to try to sell several lots on Ebay or some other local auction, and you’ll see that only few people would like your staff, and they aren’t ready to pay a lot. it helps not to buy a lot of new useless and inutile items in future.

RT @micheleconnolly Get Organized Mission #1: Fill a Hu-u-uge Trash Bag | Get Organized Wizard http://tinyurl.com/dgcxh3

Well I’ve steped this one up a notch for myself. I put in my personal calendar a 30 min trash bag full for each day this week, for each room.

I will be starting with my office when I get home tonight from work. I can’t wait to get started.

I’ll tell you how I do by weeks end, and how many garbage bags I fill up.

I’ve done it…it wasn’t so bad…actually it was quite easy to find a big garbage bag full.

woohoo!!!

Done. But I could easily have kept going for a few hours. Looking forward to more missions. And I love that 30 minutes in one go. I tend to tell myself that I will do 30 min of this or that to get myself motivatet. Always ends up spending an hour or two instead. Great!

Done. I did it for a little more than 30 minutes. My wife was just watching and approving my decisions to throw away unnecessary stuff. Not a big bag but still the feeling was quite good – to get rid of unwanted things. It felt like we were cleaning our minds. Thanks a lot. We are looking forward to the following missions!

I was really slow at getting started but after I started I filled three (3) bags. This is great!! I was so empowered after I got started that I even washed a few windows to make things seem even cleaner. I am ready to start on the next mission!!

Getting the 4th of July started with a bang by filling giant garbage bag!!! Look forward to Mission #2

Done. Can’t wait for the next mission.

Done!

Did this. I had a HUGE trashbag full of needless useless stuff.
I felt so good after. I also did my daily chores and my husband was so inspired that he degreased and washed his motorcycle. Thank you

Done. I think this was just the push I needed to take care of some long neglected piles!

Done!

It was difficult to me to separate from my stuff!!!
But I did! And now I am lighter!!!

I periodically go through my stuff so I didn’t think I had anything to discard, but instead found stuff I was hoarding and got rid of that! Gonna share with my girlfriends to see if they want any of it, then it’s off to donate.

Well, I confess to tripping myself up on my first 30 mins by starting with the cupboard I keep meds, first aid bits etc. Reading the packets, checking dates was time consuming and I didn’t feel I achieved much – until I realised that having that cupboard straight was an achievement in itself.

Anyhow I’ll spend 7 x 30 mins this week making a more general sweep of a fresh room each day. It will be a superb start! I’ll let you know how I get on!!

Well,

I didnt’ quite do the spirit of this either, but I worked with my son to re-organize his toys, and we got rid of more than a huge trash bag just from that area, (although it took more than 30 min), so I guess that’s something.

Done! I thought it would be difficult because I’ve been working through clutter for a few months, but no!

Once I got into the swing of not ‘umming and aahing’ over everything, it has become easier. Three days of 30 mins each day have yielded a sack full for the Charity shop, a sack full of recyclable paper and one bag of non-recyclables. I’m hoping to get two more sessions in this week and this will be an excellent start.

It’s done but there sure is a lot more to collect

To be honest, I had my doubts if I had enough junk to fill an entire bag, but I ended up filling two – and now I see so much more unnecessary stuff, waiting to be tossed

Done:) this was so satisfying, took no time at all, wish i had’ve started this sooner!

Throwing away is exhilerating. That I added recycling has made me feel very smug.

Done! I have been renovating for several months, so at first I didn’t think I’d have much to toss, until I discovered the contents of my (now) grown up and moved away kid’s bathroom cabinet. ewwwww! Half opened bottles of stuff from the mid 90’s!! GONE!

I helped my hubby clear out our garage today (took a lot longer than 30mins!), but we both felt really good afterwards and have been able to set pool table up in there for the kids, so they were pleased too. Kids are on school hols now, so going to get them to help me do a 30min clear out every day this week!

I definitly can get rid of some things around here…. See you in 30 min. with 1 garbage bags of stuff that I am ready to be seperated from!

How good does that feel!!!

I filled one bag this afternoon and plan on filling at least one more before the week is done.

Done! This was a very liberating task!

I am moving house so what a great opportunity to get started. I went straight upstairs and grabbed two green garbage bags and started in my office. I got rid of two bags full in around 30 minutes. My office is now so much more organized in readiness for the move. Thanks! It was so easy.

I got this mission done a week ago. I filled several big bags of trash and around 4 or 5 to take to the local donation center. It feels great! Thanks for these missions.

I did this last week and got rid of 3 laundry baskets full of junk. Don’t tell but quite a bit of as seen on t.v. junk got tossed. My girlfriend is a believer of the junk. She knows on tv it sells for 19.95 so when she finds it for 3.00 she buys it.

I filled one more bag during the week and I didn’t even make it the basement where my office is located.

Done,

Though to let go but now I want to do a couple more bags before the next mission!

Got rid of lots of stuff! Thanks. Mission 2: bring it on!

DONE!!! Two very large bags in the trash. Actually done last week, but I forgot to report..

I find this a little difficult as I am disabled and can only stand/walk for 2 minutes max – so I did lots of little chunks and I had to count my husbands help too – he did the bathroom for me. Also I am a dedicated recycler, so throwing stuff out is a real no-no (even old clothes can go to certain charities/recyclers to be used as rags), so I listed loads of stuff on freecycle and watched other people take it away and put other bits out to recycle (washed plastic bottles/bags and glass jars all get recycled, as does paper of any description and cardboard). So it’s taken me longer but it is cathartic to get rid of stuff (especially if I feel I have done my best to recycle).

Having a time limit and instructions makes filing the bag easier! I filled 3 trash bags. I will need to do this exercise at least one more time this week.

Done!

I did what i thought was a big clean up a few weeks ago so didn’t think I would be able to find enough stuff to fill a bag. But following your room by room list I started at the pantry – I filled a bag before I moved onto the next room. I had all this out of date food! Things that I was given in Christmas hampers etc that I was saving to use when we entertained etc. So I ended up getting too much rubbish and I couldn’t fit it all in the bin!

Last night I decided it was time for another huge bag effort and got rid of another bag of stuff.

Loving the missions. and I’m telling so many people and they are all exactly the same – their lives need organising!

I completed exercise 1 on Monday but gave it a second round today.

A 30 minute organization exercise http://bit.ly/hZxWD

Check! That was easy.

I was suprised to see how much could be accomplished in 30 minutes!

I was surprised to see how much could be accomplished in 30 minutes!

I did it…can’t wait to get back to it because I am finally making a dent…and eliminating clutter

Done….I got rid of ‘old’ food that expired in 2007!!! Now it is gone! And it feels great. I think I will do this every week!

Well, as I said, got kids helping me during school hols. Their rooms have never been so organised! I’ve found someone who’ll come and collect unwanted toys, etc., and sell them at “table top sales” for children’s charity.

Still not done! But trying

Are we supposed to only do this once this week? Because quite frankly, I didn’t really get passed my kitchen/dining room. Who knew so much junk could be crammed in such a small space???

Done!

The first bag was easy, a huge plant that has been almost dead for weeks filled over half of it. So a grabbed a second one and filled it too

DONE — AGAIN. I had already completed Mission #8 (Declutter 50 Items) last week when I happened upon the site. So I simply confined this mission to paperwork that’s been accumulating. I’m on a roll, so now I’m purging 50 books to resell or give away. Those are my only 2 options because I can’t bring myself to throw away a book! And this will obviously take longer than 30 minutes. I’m looking forward to the next challenge.

Well I thought this was going to be really hard because I have been doing this for a few weeks now and have thrown out what I thought was HEAPS of stuff but to be honest I think I just rearranged a lot of it.

The first 15 minutes were a little slow but once I got going I was amazed at how much more STUFF I really don’t need, am never going to fix, or really don’t think will come in handy one day.

I feel as though I have made such a small dent in what needs to be done but I also feel as though I have made a start and that is great.

i filled up one bag. but i stopped in the middle to look at old pictures i found (kept half). so i tacked on 15 more minutes to make up for it. and i threw away a pile of ratty underwear. yuck!

thanks!

Threw away so much stuff ! Feel a lot less decluttered now !! Bring on Mission 2 !

Done. I did it! 30 minutes of purging! I realized that purging isn’t my biggest issue… It’s organized the stuff that’s left behind. Well, that will be another mission for another 30 minute missions day! This feels pretty good.

I did it! Went to the dump with it today

IT FELT SUPER AWESOME CARRYING THOSE BAGS DOWNSTAIRS INTO THE TRASH CAN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE, AWAYY FROM MY ROOM!!!
Sigh, I should do this every month.

wow did that feel good!

This felt really good! Can’t wait to do more.

Ok, so I started, I walked and filled. Suddenly I noticed, the bag was dragging and was bursting at the seams. Huh, ok another bag. hey my 30 minutes is up, still I can’t stop now I’m just into the swing of things. So on and on and on. 4.5 hous later 6 bags….and I haven’t even went into my garage yet. Hey this was a wonderful task, not only did I feel I uncluttered my home, I feel more room in my brain too. I origanially decuded to sighn up for this for my wife…..ah hum….she said no way. So I decided to do them all myself. One of the best ideas I ahve had in a long time. Ah, I know she’ll catch on.

Done…today. Tomorrow I´ll do it again. I need more time for each room !!

This is a good one to do. I try to do it often, but now with this mission, I’m going deeper and see that I still have more to do. That’s okay. This has reignited my ‘mission’ to declutter on an ongoing basis.

Filled three bags. Took a little longer than 30m, but I had the time and wanted to purge! Feeling lighter!!!

Yeah! Even though I have done a few recent cleanouts this one was different and I actually chucked out some things like wedding gifts and crockery that were chipped – and even some wooden flowers my mum gave me ages ago whichwere ok but were taking up a spot for something beautiful … which I ahve yet to find. Fiona

Done!

Mission number one done and dusted!

Tips & tricks that are working for me:

* decided to hold an impromptu garage sale (with 2 days notice), which enabled me to throw items into a pile and keep adding to it, even the morning of the sale. we didn’t sell much, but once I’d disconnected from items enough to sell them, it was easy to get rid of them
*hung a large purse in the boiler room, which I’ll fill but never open (no peeking means no changing my mind) until it’s ready to donate
* since the chaos of clothes is in the laundry room, I put a bag to be filled there so that I’d constantly be reminded of needing to get rid of clothes. I’ve filled 2 already and have another bag waiting to be filled

Thanks to Michele and good luck to you all.

Done! But there is so much left to do. One step at a time, right?

I read the mission and then instead of just the trash bag, I also used a box for charity. I only had 30 min. with my work schedule, but I felt so good I’m going to tackle more. I feel “cleaner” after this first purge. I should be awesome after another.

Just finished my 30 minutes . Decided to do it at 10:30 in the evening after procrastinating too long. Feels great. tomorrow I am going to try it again.
thanks for the great positive motivation from you Michele and everyone else who is participating. Good to know that I am not alone out there.

OK, I did it! Threw out a lot of junk, random papers, and some stuff that was painful to get rid of but REALLY needed to go. Not sure I made a huge dent or tossed as much as I could have, but it was a start and it feels good. Will have to do another purge soon. My entryway looks almost clean now!

I started this mission today and filled one trash bag before I even left my kitchen. I think I did not do this mission justice. So I am going to fill another one tomorrow.

I am glad I did this. I didn’t get through all the house but I did get some freed up room in my kitchen. There were things in there that I hadn’t seen in years and really didn’t need. They would have stayed in there too if I hadn’t done this challenge.

Done! I think I need to do this mission once a week for a while…

So it is Sat. Mission 1 has proven to be a huge success. I filled 3 large trash bags (for trash) and 1 huge trash bag for donate. I finally began working my way through the 4 trunks in the garage with all of my childhood and family stuff in it. Yay!

WOW! I had no idea that I had so many things to throw out. I got the biggest strongest lawn bags I could find, and started tackling the clutter. Needless to say, I did several go arounds and still have more to go. I have done a great deal of reading on decluttering and organizing and have picked up some new behaviors along the way. I am going in the right direction to becoming clutter free for life.

Its Monday. When do I receive my new mission in my email. I’m waiting and ready to get started?

Hi Joey,
Thanks for your enthusiasm.
Your next missions should be turning up real soon. The emails are are set to out each 7 days, but this might not be at the exact same time of the day you signed up… that said, we are in the process of moving over to a new email system, which will improve things.
Cheers,
Craig

OMG…I can’t believe I am going to do this tonight!

I did it! The bag wasn’t as huge as it probably should have been, but I did it.

DId it!!!! Can’t believe I tossed so many clothes! Looking forward to next mission!

Just finished! 1 bag of trash and 1 bag of recycling later (and that was just from my bedroom!)

i found this site few days ago and its great and exactly what i needed this days.
I started my de clutter mission 2 monthes ago and it help me to clear my head and to be more focus and have some balance in this crazy time of my life.
thanks guys.

oh i forgot to say- DONE

That was better than a chocolate binge!

I did it! My 3 year old wanted to ‘help’ so I took 1 hr instead of 30 min (and 2 big bags!) to allow for her little helping hands meddling! Feels better already.

This bag was not so much garbage but recycling all unnecessary paper. Looks so much better, I’m doing a second bag.

trashbag=check, 2 filled with old clothes

declutter briefcase= check
computer bag totally empty of crap

no more freebies= check
relativley easy one

organize bills= check

i feel so much better with every bag and box
i have to move another mountain so much paper so much junk

I DID it!!!! I filled up a garbage bin, AND the recycle bin!!

While doing this I also reorganized my laundry room so ONE room can begin to have a sense of organization!!

It feels GOOD to be rid of that stuff!!!

WHEW!!!

jim

Done!
2 baskets of recycling in the bin, 7 small bags and 1 large bag in the bin and a bag of clothes to the Samaritans.
Can’t wait for next week. In the meantime I’m about to tackle the mountain that is the laundry.

Done!

Rock on! The bigger the bag got, the more liberating it felt!

Done! Ready for the next mission…

DONE! Felt great!

First step is done!

I also asked my husband to help me, since there are a lot of stuff that belongs to him. Actually the greatest thing is that he is willing to participate in this ‘program’.

We sent our child to have a bath, took the bag and started out. OK we only stuffed one bag but in 30 minutes we couldn’t do more. I haven’t even opened my wardrobe yet… I think tomorrow I’m going to continue with another bag.

Waiting for next week’s mission! Thanks!

Viki from Budapest, Hungary

I did it!!!!

Next!!!

I finally did this
feel wonderful
can’t imagine why it took me months

did not think i could fill a huuuuugggee bag. believe me when i say i did. this feels great.

Well, this one was easy. I had been meaning to clean out my hallway of all the junk that has accumulated there-it has been used as extra storage of clothing, etc. I cleaned out 3 bags and one big box full of old clothes that no one looks at or even thinks about anymore. I so love the nice clean, empty look to my hallway. I am thinking of doing this one once a day for a while to clean out the other areas of my home as well. I have a tremendous amount of unused items laying around…the kids left for college and left behind their castoffs.

I did not want to stop when the 30 minutes were up! I am going to do this once a week.

Well it took me a few days to do this Mission but boy when I did. Lets just say in 30 minutes I got three bags full. Imagine if it had been an hour. LOL

Thanks so much. Can not wait til the next one

Wow! I filled one with trash and two with give aways! Thanks for the inspiration!

My fam filled 2 bags of throw away stuff and 3 bags of giveaway, we went above and beyond! (took a little more than the 30 minutes but it was well worth it!) Now if I can do this in my storage basement….Can’t wait to try this technique out again in my master bedroom aka storage room!

I have completed the first mission. Thought I wouldn’t find anything, because I’ve been attempting the declutter thing for a while, but managed to fill my garbage bag anyway. Need to be more ruthless I think.

Done!! How can I have declutted that much and STILL have my house look like a tornado?

I did it. It was strange at the beginning, I thought I wouldn’t find anything I didn’t love or use, but I managed anyways. Threw away a few books I’ve had for over a decade and didn’t really liked them anymore and of course much other stuff. I should do that weekly…

done on wednesday.

Mission #1 Accomplished!

great, i’m in !

Mission #1 Accomplished! And I’m oh so happy that the clutter doesn’t feel overwhelming anymore….but my hubby and I did it together! It really was a total team effort and in a surprising way turned into a new bonding time for us =) Who knew we would actually enjoy cleaning as much as we did?! lol

Sarah & Dave Grup

Gone 1 Bag!!! Lots more to go.

We had to move rather suddenly the end of August. Didn’t have time to organize and purge then. We downsized from 2600 sq. ft. to 1400 sq. ft. I have taken 15 large bags to charity and innumerable others to the dumpster. I’m so proud that our unexpected “downsize” has turned into a gloriously organized space full of only the things we love, use and need!

Done and Done!! NEXT!!!!!

I must be really really disorganised because I do this at least twice a month, so when I do it this week, I will be more ruthless.

I filled five large trash bags and put them out for garbage collection. I still have a ton of stuff but it felt good to begin. The 30 minutes flew by. I was surprised. Am thinking of doing more.

Done – in NO time!

That was good, but I barely made dent…every little bit helps though.

I recently ‘went through’ everything in every room, closet, drawer in my house and got rid of many many bags of junk/trash/charity etc…. I was surprised by how easy it was to find another giant bag full of trash that I thought worthy of hanging on to. Let’s see if I can continue with this mission beyond this one short 30 minute task!

Done! Could get past the closet, though, before the 30 min were up. There were loads and loads of yukky stuff: almost transparent t-shirts, hideous underwere, ghastly outfits. Strange thing was: the things I kept were all second hand finds. Why buy “new” if you’re only going to wear it once?

i worked on my home office – got rid of books and stuff, hard time not trying to start organizing but didn’t.
i’m going into my dressign room now – i tried that first but couldn’t do it – maybe i’m ready now.

#1 done. Right in time for Thanksgiving at our house. good pick for first mission. Ready for more

all done, even my eldest daughter got on the band wagon, her room has been transformed!

Done – Soundtrack: loud mambo music. I only got to 2 rooms in the 30 minutes, but I’m looking forward to another sweep of the house with another sack.

I did it … took a whole boot load of garbage to the dump and it felt SO good.

Have filled my garbage bag with junk that was taking up precious space. How great is this!!

Forgot to check in on Thursday, but I did it last week! I had already gone thru the house about 2 weeks before and thrown away a ton of stuff. I threw away even more this week. I also went thru the Christmas decorations as we were putting them out and got rid of several that were looking pretty ratty – mostly silk flower arrangements & ribbons & bows that were being saved to be used on a wreath “someday!” I also donated some that were in good condition but just didn’t go with anything I use anymore. I’ve got another donate box that’s full of clothes I will be taking to the local charity. YAY! I feel lighter already!

figuring this out. Shared the challenge with friends. Gathering up trash beginning NOW.

OK, I’m disabled and unable to lift a 50 lb bag but I am using smaller ones, I did my mission yesterday and I think I’m going to have to do it again and again, my problem being that I can’t be on my feet for too long without lots of pain. I just moved into a new house and my family keeps giving me things, lots of things, like I now have 2 coffee mills, 2 blenders, 2 toasters (I’m rebuilding my household after losing everything.. Things that have been in storage for years are now in my garage, my living room is full of boxes and clothes are everywhere in my den, I need all the suggestions/help I can get or my house is going to to horrible.

I would love to talk to people who are going thru the same thing as me. Email – melissamengler@yahoo.com

I did this before I found this website, but I am ready for number 2!

I recently joined 52 missions, and my boyfriend and I completed the first mission (and then some!) yesterday in thekitchen where we through out a bunch of plastic storage containers that were cracked, unusable, and not needed. and also spent a few hours in my sewing room which has been unusable for months since it became a storage bin for things I didnt know what to do with. He moved in with me at the beginning of the year and is very spartan and my holding on to things I didnt need has been driving him nuts. I too like Felicity am physically challenged (my problems are respiratory related) and he has been the one to do most of the housework that I cant do and all my stuff has been making it difficult for him to clean. So he’s been helping me break my hold on stuff. Sometimes it’s hard, but I know life will be easier for both of us. Looking forward to the next missions.

well, its funny i was all ready started doing this to day, thats what triggered me to go to this web site. strange thing are happening to me .

Mission one completed….I sent 10 garbage bags to the Red Cross

Finished mission 1…. and filled 2 large contractor bags with clothes that are going to my free cycle group. If any one is interested you can go to freecycle.org to find a group in your area.

well in half an hour i only filled one bag working solidly but at least it’s a step. i decided to actually stop after half an hour because if every mission blows out to a whole day etc I won’t be able to make myself continue.

Done!!! Feel absolutely fantastic!

Mission # 1 completed. Ready for #2!

I started in the closet and was really surprised how many of my little paper notes I had.

Then I moved on to the medicine cabinet — how liberating that was. Next time I won’t have to sort through a bunch of “just in case” expired meds to get to the 2 or 3 our family really uses.

Also, old shoeboxes didn’t have a chance against my mighty trashbag today! Thanks for the focus and encouragement…looking forward to more!

Mission 1 accomplished. Cleaned out the plastic storage containers, got rid of old drinking cups and purged my dresser. Ok, I worked longer than 30 mins but it feels great. Thanks for the encouragement.

Mission accomplished! Toys, clothes, the expired items in the medicine cabinet and linen closet. Once you start, it is easy to fill 3 or 4 trash bags! It is just a matter of looking around and finding a place to start! I went over the time limit this time, because I had a few hours, but I think I will make it a habit to repeat this mission often so it doesn’t accumulate again. I feel so free, week two, here I come!!!

Done – now to fill a bag of usable items for charity too!

Done!!!

All done! I ended up with 11/2 bags. So I am pretty please with myself.
Week two, here I come!!

My husband has been very good recently going through many of the areas of our home and decluttering. There was still work to be done in the basement. We managed to get rid of a lot of things that had “made the cut” in previous decluttering sessions. It was fun working on the project together and we relived some memories while sorting through certain items. My husband tends to be a bit of a pack rat (fortunately in a neat and organized manner!). He keeps a lot of items that I would be ok with throwing out. The solution to that is I don’t chuck anything I know he would like to keep, and he’s responsible for organizing and managing those items. It works out very well!

Mission #1 complete!!

Three carloads to Goodwill, woohoo!

@1 done – three contractor bags– know more has to go. Shock for family too.

Done and will do it again next week probably! Could do many of those garbage bags!

Mission #1 complete.

I do this every Sunday night since trash/recycle day is on Monday. I also keep a box in the bedroom for donations and can usually fill the box every month. If I try someting on and it doesn’t fit or looks terrible on me, it goes in the box and I don’t look at it again. When this mission came up (I’m late on posting) I was having a french foor put in which required me to remove some kitchen cabinets. In 30-45 minutes I had filled 2 large garbage bags of trash, 3 boxes of donations, and 1 box of recyclables. It was a success. I just need to pick a room each week because there is lots more to go……..

When my husband first sent me this site in Sept. I thought it sounded perfect for what I needed. I did the first mission on a Saturday with the whole family. We easily filled eight large trash bags. Things got busy after that, so I rededicated myself for the new year. I was again able to easily fill two large trash bags by myself in about 20 minutes. I’m on to the next mission, but when my family gets home I’m sending them on mission #1 again (ha ha ha).

Hi finished mission one! Took out papers from last year, ads, old food in refridgerater, trash from basement dungeon, aka laundrey room.

Hi did I miss the next mission? I don’t know how many were posted yet?

Finished Mission 1, but need to do it again. Wasn’t that good at throwing things away without thinking too much.
Am I the only one?

Done!

Will be making this a weekly job!

We did the FIRST bag. I have so much clutter I need to sort, too! But we got it done. Old books nobody would want, old magazines, trash, etc.

Thank you!

Mission 1 is complete…I filled a large kitchen trash bag in 30 minutes. Yay.

done

Mission #1 is complete thanks to the help of my husband. We couldn’t believe how easy it was to fill up one bag in so little time. WOO-HOO!

Been doing this “all” week….made several trips to the thrift store to donate!

One h-u-u-u-g-e box filled and burned. On to step two.

Wow! Filled up a huge bag, took it to the trash, came back, and still had 20 minutes left!! Mission 1 completed. I have another bag half filled, and will make it 2 by garbage night (tomorrowt). Looking forward to Mission 2.

Done!

Done! Actually, we filled the trash can with yucky stuff and the back of the van with boxes we’d broken down and we took them up to the school to their recycling bin. So, the school gets some cash and I get a cleaner space!

I’m hesitant to post, but going to risk it for the sake of accountability. I’ve been working on my own all week and found this just last night. I’ve filled more than 1 bag this week, so I’m marking this as DONE. Feel free to follow my progress… hopefully… at http://messieconfessions.blogspot.com/. Fingers crossed!

I actually did this a while back when we reno’d the floor and after Christmas to sell/donate old toys and kids clothes. So I made it my mission to finally haul the stuff to the thrift store!

Done. Late, but better late than never!

Did this one again today… I’m thinking of continuing Mission #1 daily (or at least every other day). I can tell I could do this a few more times if I tried! I also tackled my kitchen junk drawer! And I actually made a trip to Goodwill and the local recycling center to get rid of a lot of stuff I’d worked on earlier this week before finding this site! I’ve got a long way to go, but this week has been a really good start!

Done, On to mission 2

Done with Mission 1 – Actually, it was harder than I thought it would be. But I made it & ended up with way more than 1 bag full and several other things. Will work on this one throughout the coming week.

Done. Fairly easy. Want to do more – Have a huge house with lots and lots of junk.

Done, I didnt have a HUGE bag, so I did 4 biggish grocery bags, i ran out of time before i finished the fourth bag, but i declutter pretty often already. My 4 bags were mostly bits of paper from around the house that needed to be thrown out. Also some old stuff in the bathroom cabinet that we havent needed or used in over a year.

Finally… We just moved, so I didn’t think I had much to get rid of. Boy was I wrong. Keep it coming!

Done #1-phew!

I finally did it! Took me a week to get started, but it’s done. But I see I still have so much to go, it is overwhelming. I’ll just keep taking it a mission at a time….

It was great to accomplisch this first mission! My locker is free and the trash bag is full!!

I had done that 1 month ago before I visited the site but to complete the mission I checked for new unuseful stuff and damn there was still something !:)

One garbage bag, DONE! WooHoo! Wonderful feeling!

I got one bag just on one floor in 30 minutes. I topped it off by doing a run through of my vehicle. It is a wonderful feeling!

I like to think that I chuck out most of the useless stuff as soon as I come across it. I decided to go through my pantry (I’ve been meaning to do it for 2 years!) so while the kids were asleep I set the kitchen timer and off I went. Admittedly, I didn’t throw out much as there wasn’t much to throw out, but I now have a sink full of containers and empty cannisters that have been sitting in there for goodness knows how long needing to be washed then I can put them to better use!!

Thanks for the great ideas and the missions! I might not have followed it to the letter but my pantry is neat and tidy and not full of junk!!

one mission down, 51 to go. Bring on the next one!

What a relief to get rid of clutter. I am excited to have a plan and have someone keep me accountable! Looking forward to a nice clean and organized home!

Mission 1 – Completed !! First came relief , then joy to have wonderful space !!

Done, will do again tomorrow… I’ve got to let it go!

All done. On to week two!!