Spring Cleaning

@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

18 Jan

We're such overachievers, starting our spring cleaning so early! lol

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Kareng

@kareng (68240)

• United States

19 Jan

@AmbiePam If you need any help with Ebay, hit me up!

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Amber

@AmbiePam (96068)

• United States

19 Jan

@kareng OK, thank you!

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (111794)

• Marion, Ohio

18 Jan

I usually try to do mine early so I can enjoy the nice days outside

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (111794)

• Marion, Ohio

18 Jan

@moffittjc We might get a few in March. But they get started good late April to May

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

18 Jan

I agree, and that's why I felt so good getting all this cleaning out of the way today, on such a dreary day. Now, when spring approaches and the days are absolutely gorgeous out, I will not have any reasons or excuses not to get out and enjoy that warm sunshine! Nice days outside will start for us here in Florida in about another month. When will nice days start for you up your way?

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

18 Jan

@wolfgirl569 Sometimes, we'll get nice days starting in January, but this year it looks like we're having a colder-than-normal winter, so we may not get nice days until March. I've had years here in Florida where the cold has lasted well into May before we saw nice days that were suitable for being outside. That doesn't happen very often, but it has happened a few times in the past.

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much2say

@much2say (57209)

• Los Angeles, California

19 Jan

Please come here and do our house

! We've actually gotten a lot of stuff out of here . . . but there's always more to do. With kids here, we just accumulate "stuff". I'm just doing bit by bit . . . XYZ just happens and then I get side tracked. Hopefully though, we get things in order maybe by the end of the year (didn't I say that LAST year

?)!

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much2say

@much2say (57209)

• Los Angeles, California

25 Jan

@moffittjc Oh my gosh, that is seriously what happens. I was told years ago that when kids hit the school age years, time goes by quadruple time for us. Ain't that the truth. Meanwhile the clutter keeps piling up during that time too

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

19 Jan

Having kids of my own, I know exactly what you mean by stuff just accumulating. And of course, we all have the greatest intentions of getting rid of clutter or keeping our homes clutter free, but we all know that life gets in the way and then next thing you know 7 years have passed. lol

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

25 Jan

@much2say It's crazy how fast time flies, I feel like I just moved into my new house a year or two ago, but my daughter reminded me this morning that we've already lived here going on 9 years now. I was like, "What???? No way!" LOL

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (52307)

• Canada

18 Jan

That's crazy that your daughter woke feeling motivated to clean up too, you told me that you were closely connected, but that is something else.

I usually declutter beginning when I get out the Christmas decorations, as there are always some that can go, and then when I take down the decorations, and usually the first of the year. My motto is if it hasn't been used or worn in a year's time, it can be donated. I actually got a head start this year in November. I was coming out of a store and noticed that Plato's Closet (a consignment store) was taking inventory before their grand opening. I went home and scooped up 3 large shopping bags of clothing and dropped it off. They text you after they go through it and you go to the store and they pay you for what they want and if there is anything that they don't want, they return it to you. It's a nice arrangement.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (52307)

• Canada

19 Jan

@moffittjc I didn't know that it was a chain.

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

19 Jan

Nice! We have a Plato's Closet just down the street from where I live. My girlfriend gets lots of clothes from there. I haven't bought anything there yet because they don't really have a large men's selection, at least not at our location.

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

19 Jan

@Juliaacv I didn't either, until you mentioned you had one up your way!

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rakski

@rakski (132919)

• Philippines

19 Jan

I should start doing my summer decluttering while the weather is still cool.

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rakski

@rakski (132919)

• Philippines

19 Jan

@moffittjc okay, I think I will do just that this coming week

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

19 Jan

@rakski That's the spirit! Set a goal and stick to it. Get it all done and out of the way.

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

19 Jan

Definitely! You have to take advantage of opportunities no matter what time of year!

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (42449)

• United States

18 Jan

Goodness, you all have been busy! I did take down the Christmas tree today and made a pot of chili. Stay warm.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (42449)

• United States

18 Jan

@moffittjc This is the longest we've ever left our tree up, but we really enjoyed the lights. Do you ever donate to Salvation Army? I know they help a lot of people while Goodwill is for profit. I do like to shop at Goodwill, though.

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

18 Jan

@1creekgirl I do occasionally donate to Salvation Army, but there donation collection center is all the way on the other side of the city, while we have a Goodwill donation drop-off location about a half-mile from where I live. I know Goodwill is for-profit, but many years ago I used to volunteer at one of their centers, and they do a lot of good helping others. I know they use some of their profits to help the homeless, so I don't mind giving to them and letting them sell the stuff to make a profit. Plus, they also employe special needs adults, which is also important because so many of those adults have a tough time finding jobs.

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

18 Jan

Oh goodness, that pot of chili sounds heavenly. I could enjoy some of that on such a dreary day. I hope you enjoy! It's funny that both you and I took down our Christmas trees today!

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Kareng

@kareng (68240)

• United States

19 Jan

Wow! You had a super productive day today!! I have thought about a few projects to do this Spring, but it has to warm up first!! We need to re arrange the den and de-clutter to get the huge Magnavox television set out so we can get a new 65" Smart TV in! Then next project or may come before TV, is to get a new mattress on our bed. I also want to clean our our dresser and closet. Our bedroom is the only one in the house with a closet!! Since closets were taxed back in the day, they were not built in to the house. That is the main reason they used wardrobes or cedar robes back then. We will also have to start our vegetable plants and be ready to get them in the ground late March or April- depending on the weather, of course.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (75131)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

19 Jan

I still have our fake purple tabletip tree up and out. I also have something else, too. I'm a little tired, but I've been working hard to get stuff done.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (141878)

• Roseburg, Oregon

19 Jan

You did a good job of your spring cleaning.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (82565)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

18 Jan

Best of luck with your spring cleaning, I only have two rooms, and what I have are the last of my memories which one day as I get older will have to be just tossed since there is no one to leave them to,

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

18 Jan

Hold on to those special memories as long as you can!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (346573)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Jan

I love decluttering. I always feel really good when I'm cleaning out cupboards and tossing stuff.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (45509)

• Staten Island, New York

21 Jan

I should start going thru my closet again and getting rid of old stuff that I no longer fit into or like. And I’ve got many bags of clothes in the garage that have to get donated.

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

25 Jan

@lovebuglena Negative energy? I've never heard that. Most of the old stuff I've kept was because it brings back positive, uplifting memories.

@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

21 Jan

I’m getting ready to start going through all of my clothes in the next day or two. I just donated a whole bunch of blankets recently. I really hope they get distributed to the needy quickly since we are in the midst of some seriously cold weather right now.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (45509)

• Staten Island, New York

21 Jan

@moffittjc that’s great! They say you shouldn’t keep old things as they carry negative energy. Wonder how true that is.

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (121404)

• United States

18 Jan

They collect live trees here after Christmas and use them to shore up the sand dunes at a local state park. (the one Chris Christie was pictured at when he shut down the state)

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

18 Jan

There's a lot of places that do that here in the coastal areas of the state. Farther inland where I live, our city has a biomass power plant (translation: burns wood), so they collect all the trees to send to the biomass plant for fuel.

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TaxiLady

@Ghostlady (1546)

• United States

19 Jan

We are doing Spring Cleaning under Duress.

Our landlord is selling the house we have lived in for 19 years, and we are moving on the 27th, so we are going through everything and getting rid of stuff. We have a Roll Back (huge TrashBin) out in the yard. Monday we tackle the Junk Room..(Storage Room). Most of that will be going to Salvation Army or the Trash. I mean if we haven't used it in over 5 years, it pretty much won't be missed. Been that long since I took ANYTHING out of that room. Excited about moving into a new place. I really wish we had tackled that Junk Room long before now. But we will have help on Monday. Cleaned out some drawers in the bedroom, and kitchen. Filled up 2 trash bags. My van is filled with clothes to take to the Salvation Army Tuesday. Kind of fun going through stuff and finding stuff you had forgotten you even had.

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

19 Jan

Spring cleaning is much more fun when you aren't under any pressure to HAVE to get it done by a certain date. I'm sorry you are having to leave the place you have called home for the past 19 years, but I'm glad to hear you are excited about moving into a new place. And hopefully you will be fully de-cluttered by the time you move!

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (20236)

• United States

21 Jan

My mother did some spring cleaning in one closet a few weeks ago. I want her to clean out another closet which has alot of clothes she doesn't wear anymore.

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@moffittjc (122671)

• Gainesville, Florida

21 Jan

Of all the stuff I own, it always seems my clothes are the hardest to part with.

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Angie

@andriaperry (118280)

• Anniston, Alabama

19 Jan

It's been about the same amount of time for me as well, the next few months I'm going to be doing the same. Just way to much stuff. And way to go! New. Year. Clean area.

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