Comments on: How to Conquer Overwhelming Organizing Projects {Reader Q&A}

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 13:53:18 +0000

Three and 1/2 years ago we sold our two story full basement house with four bedrooms and moved into 1100 sq ft two bedroom condo. I’d slowly been sorting and purging the house … had the goal of going thru every drawer and closet on the second floor in three months and was well on target when my husband surprised me by getting very sick and needing to move ASAP. I made it.
I changed my priority from what I needed to get rid of to only selecting what we’d need for our future home and everything else not on that list had to go. It’s a different mind set. We moved just what we needed and the rest went to family, the estate sale, off to auction (the antiques) or charity. My husband had to sort his office … and all the paperwork, I did the rest.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:18:38 +0000

In reply to Melissa George.

Great tips! I had a few boxes that made it through 2 moves and 6 years without being opened so I threw them away … still unopened. That was more than 10 years ago now and I still haven’t missed what was in them! Now to really tackle my private sewing/decor/storage nightmare 😉

By: Melissa George

Melissa George — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 18:33:44 +0000

In reply to RW.

Yes! I’m so glad you’ve figured out the right personality friend for your style and also realized how important it is to help friends implement their vision vs yours.