Decluttering, sorting, organising and GSD in January
posted December 29, 2024 10:04 AM RSS | iCal | +googleCal
Wed January 1 at 1:00 AM
Let's have a January Get Stuff Done.
Following on from previous decluttering events. People are welcome to interpret this how they would like - any attempts at organising, sorting and GSD for the new year can be discussed here. Let's plan, acknowledge our progress and encourage each other!
I'm in. I need to sit down and really organize all the stuff I've downloaded for teaching. I never seem to be able to find what I know I have.
posted by kathrynm at 2:52 PM on December 29 [3 favorites]
posted by kathrynm at 2:52 PM on December 29 [3 favorites]
We have a goal for the year to do one "get around to it" task per week, so I have a "non-recurring tasks" list started on a hall door, sorted by task length
posted by DebetEsse at 6:42 PM on December 29 [3 favorites]
posted by DebetEsse at 6:42 PM on December 29 [3 favorites]
I have approximately forty bags and boxes of stuff removed from my father's flat after his death earlier this month. (It was a one-room flat!) Mostly books, some papers, photographs, technology. Need to sort and move the books on to charity shops or eBay. My nieces are coming over to do college work at mine tomorrow for their own GSD, so I'm going to use that time to make a start. Unless I get pulled into the reasons for the Tudor rebellions, which could happen.
After that, I have stuff of my own to sort, but working on the policy of do one thing without thinking about the next.
posted by paduasoy at 12:07 AM on December 30 [4 favorites]
After that, I have stuff of my own to sort, but working on the policy of do one thing without thinking about the next.
posted by paduasoy at 12:07 AM on December 30 [4 favorites]
I'll try, my office can use a serious declutter.
posted by mmoncur at 3:57 AM on December 31 [2 favorites]
posted by mmoncur at 3:57 AM on December 31 [2 favorites]
I know it's not actually January yet, but I have sorted a few of my father's papers (found a 21-page poem about his life and Brexit) and two bags of books. About two-thirds of the latter are for Oxfam, and the other third I want to eBay. The pile I'm working on at the moment is here. It's about a third of the whole lot, I'm doing divide and conquer. Also need to sort out his boat, but that's lower priority. Only think of the immediate step ...
Now I'm going to make soup, which feels like a good turn of the year thing.
posted by paduasoy at 11:42 AM on December 31 [2 favorites]
Now I'm going to make soup, which feels like a good turn of the year thing.
posted by paduasoy at 11:42 AM on December 31 [2 favorites]
I'm in, there are so many things to do next year! I moved to my current home in a late December, and since then have used January first as clean-the-bookshelves day. I also have stuff that needs to find new homes, a lot of tech issues to sort out, and a long list of projects.
posted by mersen at 5:23 PM on December 31 [3 favorites]
posted by mersen at 5:23 PM on December 31 [3 favorites]
I'm in. My goal is to do one inside thing and one outside thing every day (in addition to making my bed, which I do every day thanks to UFYH).
In the interest of succeeding, these things can be very small! Like, "pull a weed" counts.
posted by inexorably_forward at 8:43 PM on December 31 [5 favorites]
In the interest of succeeding, these things can be very small! Like, "pull a weed" counts.
posted by inexorably_forward at 8:43 PM on December 31 [5 favorites]
1st Jan:
Inside: put some medical records in a folder.
Outside: untangled and put away some pieces of rope and twine that had been lying around for months.
posted by inexorably_forward at 11:15 PM on December 31 [4 favorites]
Inside: put some medical records in a folder.
Outside: untangled and put away some pieces of rope and twine that had been lying around for months.
posted by inexorably_forward at 11:15 PM on December 31 [4 favorites]
Thank you for this thread, paduasoy!
Today: My kitchen looks like someone has thrown a party there and I wasn't invited. So this morning it's dishes, counters, and mopping the floor. Also need to decant the giant dog food bag into manageable containers. Stretch goal is washing the shower curtain and rug.
posted by mochapickle at 7:25 AM on January 1 [3 favorites]
Today: My kitchen looks like someone has thrown a party there and I wasn't invited. So this morning it's dishes, counters, and mopping the floor. Also need to decant the giant dog food bag into manageable containers. Stretch goal is washing the shower curtain and rug.
posted by mochapickle at 7:25 AM on January 1 [3 favorites]
Have been out most of the day, but since I got in, have sorted a box (smallish) and a bag and most of a bag of my father's stuff (mfs). Results, a bag and a bit for Oxfam, a few books for ebay and a bag for the bin. Put a few things, mostly notebooks, aside for later sorting. Also took apart a sympathy flower arrangement and redid with the surviving flowers. So that's good, and I wouldn't have done it without this thread and seeing it on the banner (get us!).
Got a life-planning session with a friend tomorrow, so need to do some pre-planning for that this evening.
posted by paduasoy at 9:17 AM on January 1 [2 favorites]
Got a life-planning session with a friend tomorrow, so need to do some pre-planning for that this evening.
posted by paduasoy at 9:17 AM on January 1 [2 favorites]
In steps back, I broke (fused?) my oven yesterday and can't work out how to sort it, and missed a blood test appointment - it was in my diary but I didn't check and completely forgot. So those things need to go on a list at some point.
posted by paduasoy at 9:19 AM on January 1 [2 favorites]
posted by paduasoy at 9:19 AM on January 1 [2 favorites]
Sorry to hear about your father, paduasoy .
I am trying on some old clothes and taking most of them to Goodwill.
posted by NotLost at 12:15 PM on January 1 [3 favorites]
I am trying on some old clothes and taking most of them to Goodwill.
posted by NotLost at 12:15 PM on January 1 [3 favorites]
I have tidied up half of my desk, which also involved reorganizing the charging cables attached to my desk. Also replaced the shower curtain upstairs.
posted by nuclear bessel at 3:34 PM on January 1 [2 favorites]
posted by nuclear bessel at 3:34 PM on January 1 [2 favorites]
I swatched all my full ink bottles and tidied them away. Tomorrow: mail samples to penfriend!
posted by Nancy_LockIsLit_Palmer at 4:43 PM on January 1 [2 favorites]
posted by Nancy_LockIsLit_Palmer at 4:43 PM on January 1 [2 favorites]
2nd Jan:
Inside: put some other medical records in a different folder.
Outside: pulled weeds around spa pool.
posted by inexorably_forward at 8:05 PM on January 1 [1 favorite]
Inside: put some other medical records in a different folder.
Outside: pulled weeds around spa pool.
posted by inexorably_forward at 8:05 PM on January 1 [1 favorite]
posted by nuclear bessel at 2:45 PM on December 29 [3 favorites]