I have been pretty busy lately with school. I am taking 4 classes right now and it is down to the final 5 weeks where papers are due, projects are due and final reviews. This has been a great semester I ended up dropping my History class (in search of a different professor). Needless to say I haven't been getting a lot of sewing done the last little bit. I have gotten some (almost done with my daughters birthday quilt, will blog and post pictures soon). I have been working on de-cluttering my life when I am not too tired at the end of the day. I rediscovered a book that I had bought awhile back when I was still employed and forgot about it (never reading of course). This book is called It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff
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He helps you go through every room in your house and get rid of the extra stuff you don't need anymore. I have been plucking away at some of the chapters and have found it helpful in letting go of the things that I do not need anymore. Those little things that we tend to hold on to with intentions of doing something with them someday (the someday that never comes and you end up with this huge pile of stuff). I have consolidated several containers in my closet by throwing out old papers (that may have meant something to me 5 years ago but are meaningless now). Old ticket stubs that I probably had intended to scrapbook (never got around to that too). I did organize a few photo boxes and managed to go through some books I have read once and didn't really enjoy or have never read!(I will probably be posting those on e-bay soon). I even found a fabric stash in my closet. There is another great book that has been comical to read (very similar to the 1st book) 
Clutter Be Gone: Cleaning Your House the Easy Way
.One thing to remember when spring cleaning is... to not go out and buy more containers (unless of course you absolutely have to). The object is to get rid of stuff so you can make room for new stuff, or just to make room! I will admit I have too many containers because I would buy them to store stuff in. I get more stuff so I need more room to store my stuff. *sigh* I finally bought a few shelving units to go inside my closet to give me more shelf space in there and am pleased with the results. Eventually, hopefully soon I will have some of the stuff that came out of my closet back in my closet nice and neat. The rest will be posting on e-bay or donating.
There is another great website out there for organizing! Flylady.net, she also has a book now Sink Reflections
15 minutes a day makes a big difference. Don't get discouraged and give up.
