A trademark of January around here is the unusual amount of piles that are waiting to be dealt with. Piles, piles everywhere! While it’s part of the process, it’s pretty annoying. 

This is not how I enjoy living. 

Decluttering is one of the most amazing things I do in winter but, my goodness! What a process. There are piles of bags and boxes to be donated on Friday. There are piles of items for the recycling later this week when it’s a little warmer. I have to take my recycling to a place in town so I don’t really want to lug it all around when it’s below zero. There are piles of trash bags to go. There are things to be returned to the store. There are piles of books to be donated to the little free library down the road.

Then there are the piles of things that stay. Piles of recipes to try or toss. Piles of books to be read. Piles of puzzles waiting to be pieced together. Piles of papers waiting to be sorted. Piles of bits and pieces of ingredients waiting to be turned into something good. Piles of literature for trip planning. 

So many piles. So much to do. So much that I truly don’t want to deal with. Ha!

BUT I do feel incredibly accomplished as I can tell you that I have decluttered over 150 items so far during this No Spend Challenge and I still have a ton left to do. That feels pretty darn good! 

So I’ll take the trash out tomorrow and get the recycling, donations and returns out the door asap. Tomorrow I will try a new recipe and maybe start a puzzle or begin planning a trip. 

Or maybe I’ll resume decluttering and make more messes! Are you decluttering or spring cleaning this month? 

Remember, fellow adventurers, these cold winter days are the best time to get your housework caught up. You want to be free to set out on those trips, hikes and fun adventures as soon as the weather improves. So let’s get it done!