A Young Wife’s Tale

I didn’t really do any decluttering in April. We moved from Dallas, Texas to South Jersey. Half of our things are still in storage in Texas. My goal for this month is to get the office organized. I don’t think I’ll be throwing anything away or giving anything away, but I’ll focus on controlling the clutter.

This week Works for Me Wednesday is hosted by Rocks in My Dryer. My husband is a computer programmer. We have LOTS of spare computer parts. As I was decluttering my craft closet, I found a tin where I’d hidden some money and forgotten all about it. With $30, I went to Michael’s to look [...]

David got rid of countless papers in our office. I suppose I could say we’ve already met our goal for the year, but rather than count pages, I’ll count file folders. David got rid of 16 files! I had check stubs going back 5+ years, files on companies we no longer use and a car we no longer own. Way to go David! Like I said, I can’t wait till we are retired!

Being organized means I don’t waste money buying something because I can’t find what I already own. Clutter gets in the way and wastes my time. Anyone else want to join the Declutter Challenge? Amy will post a linky at the end of each month so we can share our successes and encourage each other.

I’ve got bad news, and it’s not even health related. Yesterday I was chatting with the receptionist at my part time job about how thankful we are that David still has a job. He is a computer programmer, and he has worked as a contractor for a large company here in Dallas for two years. They got rid of most of their contractors last year. We are blessed that he is still employed, and that even though we have lousy health insurance, we’re grateful because some contracting companies don’t even offer it.