If your house is anything like my house when I first did this... Room by room could take a while. You don't want to move on to another room till you finish "dejunking" the first.
So... here is what I am envisioning. Let's just say you finished the first room. Yesterday we said it was the kitchen. So now the kitchen is "dejunked" and you can see the top of your table, counters and refrigerator. It isn't clean, but it IS "dejunked".
Now you must decide what to do next. Do you clean the kitchen, or go and de-junk the next room. Going to the boxes filled with the items you put in them can help make this decision easier. Say you have a box marked "office" so you pick it up and walk down to your office and start to put things away. There seems to be a spot clear enough on the top of the desk for the stapler, but where are you going to pile those magazines? Are there places for you to immediately file the papers that are stuffed in the box? What about the receipts you need to save, do you have someplace to keep them safe? Ahh the pictures... is the album handy or do you have a box to save them in?
If have positiveanswers to the above questions... file the stuff and go clean the kitchen. If the answer is no.. then, start on the office and leave the other boxes where they are. When you find your bra under the desk in your office you can go put that in one of the bedroom boxes and go back and finish the office like we discussed.
Basically, if you are simply in a "dejunking" mode and need to to so, this will go by fast and easy. However if you need to do an overall organization of things... this will take a bit longer, but will be worth the effort.
Personal note: I had a hard time writing this entry today. Looking at the pictures of Burma and the terrible destruction that they are dealing with is overwhelming. All I can hear is Yoda saying "There is a terrible disruption in the force Luke." I know that all of you out there are praying for the people of that area. As you are looking on the challenges in your life find comfort in knowing that there are people praying for you as well. Blessings ~Rosemary
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