Showing posts with label DIY home organization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY home organization. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

31 Days, 31 Ways to Bring Joy: Day 7: Purge

Purge.
I have to admit, the word itself sounds kind of off-putting in a weird way...but to me it evokes thoughts of cleaning, clearing, and organizing. 

In fact, here's what Merriam Webster has to say about it:
Yesterday's way to bring joy was "Let Go", and in many ways this is synonymous.

If we are talking about a physical purge (i.e., of things), think of this:
 How does this translate to bringing joy?
Think of this: how thrilled would you be if you could shop, 
come home with new goodies, and not spend ANY money. 
Pretty happy, right?
How about getting a group together to do a "purge merge"? 

Everyone takes the opportunity to "clean out" and gather up things they don't use or need anymore. I would suggest an overall category: clothing, craft items, kitchen items, etc. 

Then, you all bring your junk, er, wonderful stuff to one central location. 
Everyone then takes turns "shopping" from the collective pile! 
Anything left over can be donated to your local thrift shop, church group, or other charity. 
You get new goodies.
Your pals get new goodies.
You get rid of clutter.
Your pals get rid of clutter.
Some lucky local organization get s a LOT of new goodies.

That's a lot of joy to spread from a purge!

Monday, January 5, 2015

31 Days, 31 Ways to Bring Joy: Day 5: Love Your Home

One of the great joys in my life is having the privilege of knowing so many amazingly talented writers, artists, and DIY-ers. When I announced my blog series theme for 2015, I reached out to my Blogtalk friends and asked for some assistance. My girls didn't let me down!

Today's post takes you over to a blog that I love called Mrs. Hines' Class. In October 2014, she did a beautiful series called 31 Days to Love the Home You're With. As many of you may know, I moved in with my fiance in July and...well...let's just say that decor is not necessarily his strong point. I am taking the advice I found in this series and applying it to our home beginning in 2015.
http://www.mrshinesclass.com/2014/09/30/your-way-to-a-better-home/

I invite you to take a moment and see if you can implement any or all of her 31 suggestions on ways to Love the Home You're With!