Are you like me and have an overly cluttered house? I can’t stand it. There are days I call my husband (and it always seems to be the time when he is away on business) and I am near tears because I don’t know where to put all our crap. So I told him I was going to donate it, sell it or throw it away. You see, my husband is kind of a pack rat. He’d kill me for saying that, but it’s true. And my children are becoming pack rats just like him. So when I was browsing Facebook and I came across a site a friend shared about doing a 40 Bags in 40 Days challenge over at the White House Black Shutters blog, I knew I was in!
The idea behind this entire challenge is that during the 40 days of Lent, we will be decluttering our house, one bag at a time. I am not planning on focusing solely on the amount of bags I fill out or the size of the bag, but I want to go room by room and declutter. Honestly, I would love to rent a dumpster and just dump my house. But something tells me the kids and the hubby will not take to that idea all that well!
Here are a few tools to help you get started:
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Download the Printable Calendar and Goal Sheets
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Join the Facebook page and/or the closed Facebook page:
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Join in on the fun at Instagram! Be sure to use the hashtag: #40Bags40Days
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Blog about 40 Bags 40 Days (like I am!)
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Share with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, etc!
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Win FREE stuff!!
I’m really excited to take on this challenge and share with you all the awesome transformation that will be coming in our home! After I declutter, I want to start painting different rooms. Will you be joining me?!?
Am I the only one that finds it funny they want you to declutter but are giving away free stuff!? Cause doesn’t that defeat the point of decluttering?
Just kidding. I totally need to do this and may have to join in today.
I don’t know what is being given away…it could be organizational tools!
I so need to join up with this one, my psychologist suggested that organizing will be a big help for my anxiety lol