I read a great article about tossing out 50 items. Fifty was the magic number that was supposed to get your mind ready to toss away a lot of unnecessary clutter. I have to say, it really worked. It worked so well for me that I decided to set a goal of getting rid of 500 items of clutter  in January.

I wanted to clean out all of the hidden clutter in the house. I started with my desk, then moved onto the kitchen drawers. I then worked on the upstairs storage closet, and the downstairs buffet. James even cleaned out his closet, and the boys were happy when I worked on their room too.

At first it was a little worrisome, but by the middle of the month I hit my stride. I worked while the kids were both at school, and Agnes was napping. I was surprised by how much clutter I could rid the house of in just an hour.

I’m really happy with the results too. My craft supplies are organized, my kitchen is cleaner. The closets look great, and it will be a snap to paint. I want to keep going through February though, I’ve finally found a clutter-busting system that is working for me.

So you might be wondering if I hit my goal… I’m happy to report that I did, 507 items of straight-up clutter are gone for good. It feels great too!