I've been trying to clean rooms at a time, rather than dust the whole house, vaccuum the whole house, etc. That way at least some rooms feel entirely clean and decluttered. I worked on our bedroom/bathroom/closet last week and it made a big difference. But as I'd walk up the stairs and see our clean bedroom, I'd also see the loft that had become the dumping ground for anything that didn't belong somewhere else. The tv cabinet was open. Hope's video game system was permanently plugged into the tv, as was Zach's xbox. The movie drawers were open, dvd cases stacked on the floor, Naomi's toys that I'd taken away were shoved on top of the tv cabinet so she couldn't reach them. Chairs were set up so the kids could watch tv, which they never sat in when they did bother to watch tv there. Chalk and markers littered the easel, and the box my printer came in was still sitting there, a year and a half after I got it for Christmas.
So the other night I decided to clean it all up. It probably only took 15 minutes to clean up, put away and throw away the things that didn't belong, dust, and shut the electronics up, but oh, what a difference. Now, when I walk up the stairs, it's like a breath of fresh air; open space that feels clear and decluttered, rather than the always-present 'stuff' that robs my feeling of peace. Now there are two, albeit small, but two areas of my house that I have taken back from the three little (and one big) clutter monsters who live with me. Small victories!!
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