Well, I have moved and we are settled in the new home (did I mention how easy it was to unpack?)…mostly.

So what will happen to Minimalist Monday Mission now?

I have to step back and tell you a little bit about the journey so far.

First, in October 2010, I started with the 75 in 75 Challenge.  This got the ball rolling, with an initial goal of eliminating 1 item each day for 75 days that turned into 1,150 items eliminated.  I was hooked.  I could see progress being made (finally) and noticed a loss . . . → Read More: What’s Happening to Minimalist Monday Mission?

I finished the storage closets!!  Yeah!!

I know you probably were wondering where I had disappeared to for the past few weeks.  I went into the black void called…

Packing and Moving!!

Yes, although I actually DID finish the storage closets weeks ago, I haven’t been able to post them here because I have been packing…and packing…and packing.

But, with the moving day nearing, I still have more packing to do.  And, I must say, I am SO grateful that I have eliminated 7500+ things from my home in the past 15 months!  I can’t even . . . → Read More: Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 – Storage Closets and Moving

Because of the holiday this week, I didn’t get to finish the storage closets (although I am almost there), partly because there were things “hiding” in there…if you know what I mean…but I did get to do a bunch of shredding and narrowed down my digitizing pile!

Perhaps you have noticed that “digitizing files” was really high on my list (below), yet it was not done yet.  There was actually several good reasons why this turned out to be for the best.

Originally, I was just continuing to add to the pile of things to be . . . → Read More: Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 – Shredding and Digitizing

This past week, I finally moved on to another new area, having covered most of the areas I have done before.  So, I decided to start on the storage closets!

I have two storage closets – a large one and a small one, and both are chock full of things that I would love to sell, so they made an ideal next step in my decluttering process.

Originally, my plan was to do the large storage closet, the small storage closet shelves, and the small storage closet banker’s boxes in three separate weeks.  But, when I . . . → Read More: Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 – Storage Closets – Part 1

This past week, I continued revisiting the areas that I have already done again to see what else needed to go!

I thought the easiest thing to do with revisiting the areas I have already done is to go in much the same order I have already done!

So, this week, I got tired of the office (and of the clutter from one of my children that was blocking parts of my office), so I went to the other parts of the house in a bit of a whirlwind.  I also spent a lot of time . . . → Read More: Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 – All Around the House Revisited

This past week, I continued revisiting the areas that I have already done again to see what else needed to go!

I thought the easiest thing to do with revisiting the areas I have already done is to go in much the same order I have already done!

So, this week, I went back into the office…again.  I also spent a lot of time listing and selling products.

With the office craft table, I threw out 13 more items.

I also sold 2 more things on Amazon, and sold 103 items to local people!

I didn’t . . . → Read More: Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 – The Office Revisited – Part 2

This past week, I continued revisiting the areas that I have already done again to see what else needed to go!

I thought the easiest thing to do with revisiting the areas I have already done is to go in much the same order I have already done!

So, this week, I went back into the office.  I also spent a lot of time listing and selling products.

With the office desk drawers, I threw out 25 items.

With the office desk top, I threw out 35 items.

With the office baskets, I threw out 27 . . . → Read More: Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 – The Office Revisited

This past week, I continued revisiting the areas that I have already done again to see what else needed to go!

I thought the easiest thing to do with revisiting the areas I have already done is to go in much the same order I have already done!

So, this week, I tackled the kitchen cabinets, and the fridge/freezer.  I also spent a lot of time listing and selling products.

With the upper kitchen cabinets, I threw out one item.

With the lower kitchen cabinets, I threw out 48 items (primarily expired spices…).

With the fridge . . . → Read More: Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 – The Kitchen Revisited Part 2

This past week, I started revisiting the areas that I have already done again to see what else needed to go!

I thought the easiest thing to do with revisiting the areas I have already done is to go in much the same order I have already done!

So, this week, I did the clothes, master bath vanity and cabinet, nightstand, top of dresser in master bedroom, and the kitchen countertops.

With my clothes, I threw out 7 items and put several more in the Goodwill pile.

With the master bath vanity/cabinet, I threw out 8 . . . → Read More: Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 – The Kitchen and Bedroom Revisited

This past weekend, we had some nice weather, so I took the plunge and did the entire basement and garage…and a few other things too!

I did several things this week.  First, I did go back and clear out the pantry (again).  It was the only spot I was able to revisit that I have already done, but at least it was a start.  From the pantry, I tossed/recycled 55 items, donated 12 items, and returned 3 items to the store for credit.

I also sold my elliptical machine, an infant walker, and several CDs that . . . → Read More: Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365 – Massive Garage Overhaul